Dear LavNix Community, I am sending my most heartfelt greetings to you. As many of you already know, my name is Tina, and I’m humbled to officially step into the Executive Director role of LavNix. First, I’d like to acknowledge what’s happening in Minnesota and extend solidarity to people on the ground resisting unchecked brutal
Hi LavNix community! 👋 I’m excited to announce Lavender Phoenix is officially opening applications to identify our future Executive Director! Please read on to learn more about the role, the expectations, & the application process. Please also share this email with anyone you think would be a great fit! In case you missed it, check
Dear beloved community, One of the first things I did as LavNix’s Executive Director was speak to a small group of our elders—Vince Crisostomo, Lori Lai, Doreena Wong, Dino Duazo, & Gisele Pohan—about what it meant to them for us to change our name to Lavender Phoenix. I smiled as Doreena said she co-founded Phoenix
🎉Apply to the Summer Organizer Program today! Every year, LavNix embarks on a paid intensive summer fellowship to develop the next generation of transgender and queer Asian and Pacific Islander social justice organizers. At LavNix, we know trans and queer APIs are targets of interpersonal abuse, state violence, and systemic oppression. These forces have only
Do you want to work with trans, non-binary, and queer Asian and Pasifika communities?Do you have a commitment to social justice, liberation, and collective transformation?Are you ready to learn concrete organizing skills and build movements for change? The APPLICATION for Lavender Phoenix’s Summer Organizer Program is OPEN! Applications are due February 24th, 2025! PURPOSE: Every
Dear community, In August, when Lavender Phoenix celebrated our organization’s 20th birthday, we watched a personal video sent from Cecilia Chung, one of our beloved elders. She said 20 years is not a short time—but, apparently it’s not a long time either. She shared her grief for the renewed, historic onslaught of violence trans folks
Hello community, What a year this has been! I joined the Lavender Phoenix staff team in January this year, and it’s been a whirlwind journey. We have honored LavNix’s 20 year history through a sweet community celebration. We have built power with young people organizing against the ongoing genocide in Palestine. We have supported our
