The Center for Constitutional Rights is excited to support the #FreeAshleyNow team and partners for a letter writing event for our client, Ashley Diamond, a Black trans woman and social justice activist who is suing the Georgia Department of Corrections after repeated sexual assault and denial of medical care while she has been incarcerated. 

Abolitionist organizer and writer Mariame Kaba and Ky Peterson, a formerly incarcerated Black trans man and survivor, will speak. Ky was one of the first trans people inside a Georgia State prison to receive gender-affirming care after Ashley won her first lawsuit in 2015. Center for Constitutional Rights Bertha Justice Legal Fellow Rafaela Uribe, a member of Ashley’s legal team, will share updates about Ashley’s current situation and the status of our lawsuit, Diamond v. Ward. Ashley is represented by the Center for Constitutional Rights and the Southern Poverty Law Center.
 

Event Schedule:

7:00 - 8:00 p.m. EST special speakers including Mariame Kaba, Ky Peterson, and Rafael Uribe

8:00 - 8:30 p.m. EST letter writing

Accessibility: the event organizers are currently working on ASL interpreters and will have automated zoom captions. Please let them know any accessibility needs at [email protected].

Read more about the #FreeAshleyNow campaign.