This event is co hosted by: SWAP – Sex Workers’ Action Program Hamilton, SWAN Waterloo – Sex Workers’ Action Network of Waterloo Region, Butterfly: Asian and migrant sex workers support network, Maggie’s: Toronto Sex Workers Action Project, Sex Workers Advisory Network Sudbury – SWANS, SafeSpace London, and Les ami(es) de Stella. It is sponsored by the McMaster Office of Community Engagement, and the Women & HIV/AIDS Initiative (WHAI).
The panel discussion will include (at least) these speakers:
Executive Director of Butterfly – Elene Lam
Executive Director of SWAP Hamilton – Jelena Vermilion
A Member of SWAN Waterloo – Jaz
Executive Director of Stella Montreal – Sandra WesleyAbout the June 2nd commemorative date:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Whores%27_Day
International Whores’ Day or International Sex Workers Day is observed annually on June 2 of each year, honours sex workers and recognises their often exploited working conditions. The event commemorates the occupation of Église Saint-Nizier in Lyon by more than a hundred sex workers on June 2, 1975 to draw attention to their inhumane working conditions.[1] It has been celebrated annually since 1976. In German, it is known as Hurentag (Whore’s Day). In Spanish-speaking countries, it is the Día Internacional de la Trabajadora Sexual, the International Day of the Sex Worker.
Executive Director of SWAP Hamilton – Jelena Vermilion
A Member of SWAN Waterloo – Jaz
Executive Director of Stella Montreal – Sandra WesleyAbout the June 2nd commemorative date:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Whores%27_Day
International Whores’ Day or International Sex Workers Day is observed annually on June 2 of each year, honours sex workers and recognises their often exploited working conditions. The event commemorates the occupation of Église Saint-Nizier in Lyon by more than a hundred sex workers on June 2, 1975 to draw attention to their inhumane working conditions.[1] It has been celebrated annually since 1976. In German, it is known as Hurentag (Whore’s Day). In Spanish-speaking countries, it is the Día Internacional de la Trabajadora Sexual, the International Day of the Sex Worker.
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