December 17 Philadelphia

Lit On Fire. Left In An Abandoned Building. 

“Anonymous Teenage Hooker” had a face and a name, though we don’t know her id.

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ALL THESE MURDERED WOMEN HAVE FACES AND NAMES AND FAMILIES OR FRIENDS WHO LOVED THEM

ESSEX COUNTY JAIL Khalil Wheeler-Weaver, 20, is under investigation for the slaying of a teenage Philadelphia hooker whose burned body was left inside an abandoned building in Orange, N.J., WNBC-TV reported Wednesday. Sources told the station that law enforcement was actively investigating whether the suspect might be a serial killer.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/new-jersey-man-accused-murders-suspected-killing-article-1.2918881

Original artwork of Lady Liberty crying courtesy of Zuchman Studios West Philadelphia. D/17 Flyer by Eris Vale Philadelphia. “Say Her Name” poster SWOP-USA.
Memorial candle photograph flyer  also SWOP-USA

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Goddard College adviser Katt Lissard wrote, Melanie was always a pleasure to work with. She's articulate, intelligent, highly creative, and has a strong sense of justice and the individual's right to personal freedom. Her work moves between the transgressive & the transformative, always including compassion & heart." www.BDC-Lancaster.net MELANIE DANTE Critical & Creative Writing, Commentary, Interviews, Blog. 800 North 2nd Street (102) Phila, PA 19123 EDUCATION: Goddard College BA 2003 / Goddard College HAS MA 2005 I have a passion for taking complex information and creating easy to understand presentation materials. Plus - I have published poetry, critical writing and creative non fiction. My writing has even been on display as art exhibition, recorded, and also read in museum environments! My 2003 BA senior study investigates consensual sex work, forced prostitution during war, and sex trafficking. Since 2012 I've revisited the topic, generating educational materials for live presentation, plus I moderate two WordPress sites on the topic of cultural perspectives, policies, and laws relative to sex work. My Master of Arts is in the Health, Arts & Sciences where I studied technical writing for health care, qualitative research methodologies and women's health. Sex work v Sex trafficking is my primary ongoing discussion topic, with secondary and tertiary facets of coverage on criminalization concerns relative to street based economies and health care / policy.