Late last year, the Colorado Anti-Violence Program began monitoring an investigation by the Aurora Police Department regarding the death of Amie Wilcoxson. A community meeting was held in November for community members to voice concerns and provide additional information to law enforcement.Amie Wilcoxson was a peer outreach worker for It Takes a Village Transaction program and was very active in the transgender community. She passed away on Monday, November 3, 2008. Amie strongly advocated for the rights of the transgender community in employment, health care, substance abuse treatment, housing and more.
A community meeting will be held with law enforcement to announce the cause of death on Friday, February 6 at 1 p.m. at It Takes a Village (1475 Lima Street, Aurora, CO). This is an open meeting. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Kelly Costello at 303-839-5204 or kelly@coavp.org.
