A huge thanks to everyone who supported our first Dance Party Benefit at Rubulad! 
DJ Stylus, Dirtyfinger, Geko Jones, and OJ San Felipe brought the beats. Generous community members donated raffle prizes.  Activists, philanthropists, neighbors, defenders, dancers, and party people like  you brought the fun and community! And Duwan Jones photographed it all! 

Check out the fabulous and professional photos Duwan took at the party!

The Dance Party raised $4,500 dollars! Because of the generosity of all our supporters, we can provide more free document translation to people facing deportation. For many people experiencing forced migration, high quality translation is hard to find and the difference between a successful asylum application or a rejection.

Plus all of these donations will be matched by a generous donor!

And great news, the match will continue through December 15th for any donation made to RTP, including our Translation Stops Deportation Campaign!

Join us Sunday November 16^th for our End-of-Year Dance Party Benefit!

Featuring:         

DJ Stylus (Brooklyn Wonderland)

Dirtyfinger (Freak For All)
Geko Jones (Micasa BK)
OJ San Felipe

Dancing, drinks, raffle!

Purchase tickets early and get 10 free raffle tickets (see raffle prizes here)! 

All proceeds support our Translation Stops Deportation campaign to raise funds to provide free document translation to people who face deportation after they have fled ethnic, political, gender-based, and anti-LGBTQ+ violence. RTP receives dozens of cases every month from people who are in desperate need of translation services to support their cases, but cannot afford the exorbitant costs of translation during this vulnerable time in their lives. Demand is still outpacing funding. Without your support, our clients face a greater risk of deportation back to dangerous and deadly situations. 

Your contribution makes a huge difference!

Every event admission, every raffle ticket, and every dollar raised enables us provide essential translation services that help people fight deportation!

See you there!

Marco (name has been changed) reunited with his family in New York after he won his asylum case and was released from detention in Pennsylvania. We provided translations of crucial evidence for Marco, whose case was assisted by our partner organization ROCC NYC. Marco fled Venezuela after he was brutally assaulted by security forces at a peaceful anti-government demonstration. For his safety and that of his family, he had no choice but to come to the United States. US immigration authorities later detained him and moved him to an out-of-state detention facility. After Marco’s wife and ROCC NYC built his case, Marco was empowered with the evidence in hand to represent himself virtually in court from the detention center. The professional translations of medical reports and other documents that we provided free of charge convinced the courts that he had a valid claim for asylum. 

Court victories like this stop deportations and return people to their loved ones. Translation plays a crucial role in winning these cases, because it is the only way asylum seekers can tell their story of persecution to the court and back it up with enough translated evidence. 

Your contribution makes a huge difference! Please join our efforts to protect community members.