Mean Streets

City Studies

Mean Streets

Stand Clear of the Rising Fares

Urban Investigations

Stand Clear of the Rising Fares

Language Rights are Civil Rights!

Public Access Design

Language Rights are Civil Rights!

I Got Arrested! Now What?

Making Policy Public

I Got Arrested! Now What?

Show Up

Public Access Design

Show Up

Es Tu Dinero, Decides Tú

Making Policy Public

Es Tu Dinero, Decides Tú

Print SERVE!

For trans and gender non-conforming youth of color, police profiling and harassment is a dark reality of every day life. Some youth get stopped by police several times a week—some even get stopped more than once a day. Part of the struggle to stay safe in these interactions is knowing and exercising your rights. That’s why CUP teamed up with Streetwise and Safe (SAS) and designer James Dunphy to create SERVE! Street Safety for Trans and Gender Non-Conforming Youth.

This pocket-sized know-your-rights guide helps youth advocate for themselves when they’re detained, searched, and in custody, as well as after they’re released. SERVE! is also the first publication of its kind to publicize rules that protect the rights of trans and gender non-conforming people in the NYPD Patrol Guide, the rulebook that governs how police interact with the public. The easy-to-follow design breaks down personal rights and provides examples of language youth can use to advocate for them. SAS Youth Leaders were an essential part of the design process, and provided feedback that made sure the guide became a unique symbol of their community. 

Level Up

City Studies

Level Up

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Making Policy Public

Shine a Light on Your Utility Rights

Don't Get Iced

Public Access Design

Don't Get Iced

Keep Your Family's Home

Public Access Design

Keep Your Family's Home

Is Your Landlord Using Construction to Harass You?

Technical Assistance

Is Your Landlord Using Construction to Harass You?

Snack Attack

City Studies

Snack Attack

Tenants' Rights to Repairs

Making Policy Public

Tenants' Rights to Repairs

TGNC-NYC

Public Access Design

TGNC-NYC