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DESCRIPTION:Tina D'Elia, Hate Violence Survivor Program Director\n(415) 777-5500 ext. 
 304\n\nAlexandra Byerly, EL-LA\nProgram Coordinator\n(415) 
 864-7278\n\nCommunity Mourns Murder of Latina Transgender Woman\nRequests 
 Attendance at Vigil to Demand Change\n\nSan Francisco, California (March 
 22, 2007) - A\n\nNicaraguan transgender woman, Ruby Rodriguez, 24 years 
 old, was murdered on\nFriday, March 16, 2007. Her body was found on the 
 corner of Cesar Chavez and\nIndiana Streets in the Mission District of San 
 Francisco. The murder\nis currently\nunder investigation by the San 
 Francisco Police Department. Community United\nAgainst Violence (CUAV), 
 EL-LA, San Francisco LGBT Community Center,\nTRANS Project,\nallies, and 
 community members will hold a community vigil in her honor\non 
 Friday,\nMarch 23, 2007 at 6:00PM, on the corner of 24th Street and 
 Mission\nStreet in the\nMission District.\n\nOrganizers request that the 
 community bring a white candle to the vigil.\nThere will also be an 
 additional altar set up on Cesar Chavez and Indiana\nStreet, and community 
 members are encouraged to bring flowers,\nphotographs, cards and good 
 wishes to this site. Let us not forget Ruby.\nShe was an exceptional woman 
 who was intent on improving her life. Ruby\nparticipated in various support 
 groups and language classes, and idolized\nChicana singer Selena.\n\nThis 
 murder comes at the heels of at least two other violent deaths 
 of\ntransgender\nwomen of color in the San Francisco Bay Area over the past 
 six months.\nTransgender people,\nparticularly low-income transgender women 
 of color, are\ndisproportionately poor, homeless,\ncriminalized and 
 imprisoned as a result of systemic discrimination in our\ndaily attempts to 
 access safe housing, healthcare, employment, and 
 education.\n\nUnfortunately, Ruby's murder is not an exception, but an 
 everyday fear for many\ntransgender people who are targeted and brutalized 
 by institutions and society\nat large. Our communities mourn Ruby's death 
 and ask for a renewed\ncommitment to\nreal safety for transgender 
 communities. It is vital that the Mayor's\nOffice, the\nSan Francisco 
 Police Department, and the District Attorney's Office\nwork to end 
 the\ncycles of criminalization, poverty, and violence in transgender 
 communities and\ncommunities of color.\n\nPlease direct any questions about 
 the vigil to Tina D'Elia or Alexandra Byerly.\nIf anyone has any 
 information regarding Ruby's murder, please contact Inspector\nKaren Lynch 
 at (415) 553-1388 or Inspector Tom Cleary at (415) 553-9569\nof the SFPD 
 Homicide Unit.\n\n----------------- ### -------------------\n\nCommunity 
 United Against Violence works to end violence against and within 
 the\nLGBTQQ communities, providing free and confidential 
 counseling,\nadvocacy, and education\nin English and Spanish. CUAV's crisis 
 line is (415) 333-4357\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/03/23/18381994.php
SUMMARY:Vigil for Ruby Rodriguez, murdered trans woman
LOCATION:24th Street and Mission\nStreet in the\nMission District.  There will also 
 be an additional altar set up on Cesar Chavez and Indiana\nStreet.
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/03/23/18381994.php
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