Many interpreters and translators have been discussing social justice interpreting in New York City for some time now; a core group of women of color decided to get together and begin visioning and planning for the creation of our Interpreter and Translator Coop. The core group is composed of the following women: Ana del Rocío, Karen Lopez and Telesh Lopez. The three of us have worked, supported and are invested in social justice. We’ve worked with social justice groups around the city and the country in various capacities. Therefore our commitment to providing this service is deeply connected to building a strong and diverse social justice movement which is inclusive of all our voices. Today we are asking you to support us in making this happen. With your support we will develop a coop that is conscious, committed and will provide quality interpretation services for the long term. Our commitment is that this cooperative will be a source of training and sustainability for all those in the social justice community that would like to become interpreters.