International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers- 10 Years of Organizing Under Criminalization In 2003, renowned sexologist, educator, and former sex worker Annie Sprinkle organized the first “International Day To End Violence Against Sex Workers.” Today we mourn for the 48 sex workers who were lost to violence in 2019 and we renew our …
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COYOTE uses multiple ways of advocating for better sex work policies. We are sex worker-led and informed by the experiences of people in the sex industry. We partner with community organizations with similar aims in fighting state violence. Additionally, we work closely alongside academics to understand how research can enrich our understandings of community …
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International Sex Workers’ Rights Day’s history goes back to 2001 when over 25,000 sex workers gathered in India for a festival despite efforts from prohibitionist groups who tried to prevent it from taking place by pressuring the government to revoke their permit. Sex worker groups across the world have subsequently celebrated the day as International …
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Let’s unpack this headline Robert Kraft’s Prostitution Arrest Isn’t Just A Tabloid Scandal — Especially For The Women There is no evidence that the women were trafficked, or lured in with the promise of other jobs. Let’s not forget when the K girls were arrested in Seattle, the cops said these women just don’t understand …
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When You Are not the Right Kind of Victim. Thomia Hunter, a woman who was sentenced to life in prison for, the 2005 killing of the abusive man who had trafficked her into prostitution, has reportedly been granted clemency by Ohio Governor John Kasich. Hunter will be released in June 2019. Hunter’s lawyer, Tiffany Smith, …
1) Amia Tayrae, a 27-year-old, black transgender woman, was shot and murdered on March 26th, 2018 in Baton Rouge, LA 2) Angela Nielson, a 29-year-old, cis white female, was found dead in the trunk of a burned car, on February 8th, 2018 in Detroit MI. 3) Angie Romero, 43-year-old, white female, went missing in Albuquerque, NM in mid-October 2018 and …
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Atlanta GA Atlanta SWerfs and Allies- December 17th, 2018 @ 6 pm Vigil @ 4425 Fulton Industrial Blvd, Atlanta, GA 30341 Anchorage, AK 12/16/2018 @ 6 pm to 9 pm 233 E 5th Ave Anchorage AK 9950 Asheville, NC 12/17/2018 @ 7pm-9pm More info and RSVP Here SWOP Baltimore, MD 12/17/2018 6 pm – 8:30 pm …
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Let’s take a closer look at how the media covered this story. 7 NY police officers have been arrested for running 8 NY brothels. They used women from Central America and yet the media doesn’t mention the word trafficking. This shows how much prosecutors and the police control the narrative in the media, because …
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 …
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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 …
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