COYOTE August 2018 Newsletter Happy August! We’ve had a busy month planning new campaigns and partnering with other community organizations in Rhode Island, nationally, and globally. In this newsletter, we’ll talk about COYOTE-RI’s work both nationally and in the community, research findings and a report back on sex worker-led actions from #AIDS2018 in Amsterdam, as …
The USA Further Endangers Sex Workers and Threatens Internet Freedoms. Sex Workers are dying and are at an increased HIV risk under the recent passing of USA policy (SESTA/FOSTA) with global implications. The legislation SESTA/FOSTA, signed by President Trump on April 11th, 2018, shuts down websites where sex workers advertise, and it removes the …
I saw someone post that they encountered an ICE checkpoint in NYC. Here’s the deal -Border Patrol can verify citizenship within 100 miles of a border or “external boundary.” This includes coastlines, so NYC, Philadelphia, and all of NJ are within the 100-mile zone. -Border patrol can only ask brief questions about citizenship, and …
Read more “WHAT TO DO AT AN ICE CHECKPOINT: ESPECIALLY IF YOU’RE A WHITE CITIZEN”
Did Congress really think that Sex Workers were gonna just lay down? I have always said that sex workers are some of the most resilient people I know. Last week Bella Robinson, executive director of Coyote RI (Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics) attended a historical US sex worker Summit in LA. It was awesome. Coyote RI was …
Read more “Watch Out Congress, US Sex Workers are Coming for Their Rights”
Crockor @CrockorUS to the Rescue. US President Donald Trump signed a combined bill into law known as FOSTA (Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act) SESTA (Stop Enabling Sex-Trafficking Act) in the hope of combating illegal sex trafficking online. The move means that what has been dubbed one of the most important pieces of internet legislation, Section 230 …
Taking back the neighborhood, Rally Against Criminalization Rally! A huge thank you to Sophia Wright & Ria Moni & Julianna Brown for helping to organize this event. Thank you to Christopher Johnson for being our MC, and all our volunteers and speakers. A special thank you to our community who came out to support sex workers rights. We …
Read more “International Sex Workers Day in RI- June 2nd 2018”
Jeffrey Epstein
Coyote RI surveyed 63 RI sex workers from 2014-2016, and 24% of them reported being robbed, raped or assaulted by the police
As I was driving down 95 in Rhode Island, heading south on Friday, May 25th, 2017, I spotted ICE getting off at exit 16- Elmwood Avenue. I wanted to show everyone, an example of what REAL human trafficking looks like. Our current system is not set up to help or protect these victims, especially during …
Read more “The US Fails to Protect Undocumented Kids from Exploitation”