International Sex Worker Rights Day 2022

International Sex Worker Rights Day History: This 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 taking place by pressuring the government to revoke their permit.  The event was organized by Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee, a Calcutta …

COYOTE August 2018 Newsletter

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 …

US Sex Workers Affected #AfterFosta- Next Steps

Understanding Sesta & Fosta (Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act) March 22st, 2018 The war on US sex worker is real and it’s on steroids.  Cityvibe.com shut down yesterday, The Erotic Review removed all their US escort ads today and then   Reddit’s like r/hooker Indie forum, Parts of Verify Him,  and Craigslist just shut down their dating section.  On March …

Coyote RI Supports #SheDecides

  Together we are standing up and speaking out, changing the rules and unlocking the resources that are essential for every girl and every woman – everywhere – to be free. We are inviting everyone who supports the values and principles of SheDecidesto sign the manifesto, become a Friend of #SheDecides and take an action for change – big or small – in your community. …

Sex Trafficking Inside the Trump Campaign- This is not Fake News

  How a future Trump Cabinet member gave a serial sex abuser the deal of a lifetime Then– January 2018: Trump declares January ‘National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month’ Wait for it —- February 2018: Trump Campaign Co-Chair Sentenced to 20 Years for Trafficking Minors and Sexual Abuse Some of his criminal behavior occurred during the campaign. ByTom …