Artists and sex workers will offer their insights at Public School Los Angeles. https://hyperallergic.com/author/matt-stromberg/
2020 Some Members of Congress Want To Study Sex Workers – SF Weekly
new bill is the first step toward their rights part of the national conversation. Read on http://www.sfweekly.com/news/some-members-of-congress-want-to-study-sex-workers/
By Veronica Irwin, Author at SF Weekly
2020 VT: Out in the Open
Out in the Open statement on H. 568, 569, and 651 - A trio of proposed legislation affecting the lives of sex workers in Vermont
1/16/2020
Out in the Open stands with sex workers throughout Vermont, in all rural places, and in all places. Sex work is work. It is long past the time to decriminalize sex work in Vermont and we are pleased that this conversation is on the table during this legislative session. Justice for sex workers is interconnected and part of our fight for collective liberation.
There are three bills being currently considered by the VT State Judiciary Committee: H. 568, 569, and 651.
2020 SBB On Super Bowl and Trafficking
Super Bowl used as excuse to arrest consensual adult sex workers. FACT: Mass incarceration: an LGBTQ issue 1 in 2 transgender prisoners is sexually abused. 1 in 2 homeless children is LGBTQ and half of homeless people experience incarceration. 1 in 3 American adults has a criminal record and sexual minorities are three times more likely to be incarcerated.
2020 Package Anti Legislation In PA
Pennsylvania ranked 10th nationally with 127 cases reported in 2017. Pittsburgh ranked 10th among all U.S. cities. In most cases, victims of human trafficking endure sexual violence and exploitation.
2020 PA SB60 + HB12
Current in PA: SB60 and HB12
2020 VT H.568 569
Vermont H 568 / 569 2020
2020 VT H.568 Effort
VT H.568 2020 Effort
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2019 Year in Review
December 2018 - December 2019 (Simplified) Year In Review (YIR). "We, as one global community renew our commitment to solidarity on December 17,” said Melanie Dante, one of the organizers at the Philadelphia events [last] year. "December 17 Events aim to raise outrage at violence against sex workers and strengthen sex worker communities and responses to the systematic, daily violence and exclusion sex workers experience.”
2019 ESPLER Project Commends ‘SAFE SEX Workers’ Study Act
The SESTA/FOSTA Examination of Secondary Effects for Sex Workers Study Act (aka the "SAFE SEX Workers Study Act") received praise today from the Erotic Service Providers Legal Education and Research Project (ESPLER) XBIZ Drew Fox Dec 20, 2019
2019 DSW Newsletter on Harms of Criminalization
Defense Lawyers Understand the Harms of Criminalization. November 20-22: DSW attended the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers’ (NACDL’s) 2019 Defending Sex Crimes Seminar, an annual event that brings together defense attorneys and criminal justice reform advocates. NACDL is an opportunity for experts to exchange knowledge around protecting the rights of defendants and promoting a more equitable justice process.DSW’s Kaytlin Bailey and Melissa Broudo (left to right) on the first day of the conference.
2019 The Downside of Criminalizing Sex Work — Dr. Celia Williamson
Named one of the top 30 most influential social workers alive, Dr. Celia Williamson has over 25 years of anti-human trafficking practice, research, and teaching. Get in touch with Dr. Williamson to see how she can support you in turning your anti-trafficking advocacy into action.
2019 How L.A. Activists and Allies Are Fighting to End Violence Against Sex Workers
December 17 is International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, a day of both solemn remembrance and activism. The commemoration began in 2004 when the founders of the Sex Workers Outreach Project and sex educator, artist and activist Annie Sprinkle joined forces to remember the victims of the Green River Killer
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