Astraea News

The Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice seeks to rent four office spaces to fellow non-profits in the New York City Area. [More]

Announcing the Summer 2010 edition of eThreads! Read on for the latest from Uganda, Colombia and Arkansas.  Meet the Lesbian Writers Fund awardees and read their work. Hear from a donor partner. Explore our new interactive map. Get connected! [More]

Astraea Executive Director Katherine Acey will be honored by the North Star Fund for her commitment to social justice and her visionary leadership of Astraea on April 29th. On May 3rd, Lambda Legal will honor Katherine for her work to further the civil rights of LGBT people and people living with HIV.
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Astraea is proud to present Justice in the Making: Astraea’s 2009 Annual Report. Its pages reflect the growing global reach of Astraea’s network of donors, grantees and colleagues working tirelessly for LGBTI human rights and social, racial, economic and gender justice worldwide. [More]

The Astraea Foundation is deeply saddened by Tuesday’s earthquake in Haiti and its devastating aftershocks. We stand with the people of Haiti, their friends and their families in this time of crisis. Among many, many others, Flo McGarrell, the director of our grantee partner, Fanal Otenik Sant D'A Jakmel (FOSAJ), did not survive the earthquake. Our condolences go out to his family and to all who knew and loved him. Haiti and the LGBTI community have lost a brilliant and committed activist, humanitarian, and artist. [More]

This year’s Lynn Campbell Memorial Fund Benefit was a night to remember, bringing home the theme: Live, Laugh, Love. At the pre-event reception, wall-to-wall friends sipped drinks, made connections and buzzed over the promise of the show to come. In the theater, we shared a moment to remember Lynn Campbell and were touched by letters from her family honoring her work and the joy she brought to the lives of those who knew her. Then comic extraordinaire Karen Williams let loose with the healing power of laughter and kept the packed house in stitches. [More]

Now in eThreads! Ending hate crimes in South Africa. A funding collaborative across South America. Astraea Visual Arts Awardees artwork. Two remarkable donors. An interview with an activist in Jamaica. A new memorial fund. A new staff member…
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Astraea honors the committed work and invaluable contributions of our colleagues Alex and Beverly, as both transition from Astraea staff to Astraea friends and ardent supporters. [More]