coyotewebadminComments Off on Coalition condemns Cranston Police’s perpetuating anti-Asian violence and whorephobia by charging 11 alleged sex trafficking victims and calling it “rescue”
Coalition condemns Cranston Police’s perpetuating anti-Asian violence and whorephobia by charging 11 alleged sex trafficking victims and calling it “rescue” COYOTE RI, in coalition with The Womxn’s Project, and several other organizations, condemns the raids on six Cranston massage parlors on the evening of June 17 and stands with the 11 alleged sex trafficking victims who were charged in… Read more »
coyotewebadminComments Off on REST IN POWER MARGO ST. JAMES
With profound sadness, COYOTE announces the death of the most storied among our founders, Margo St. James, the founder of COYOTE (Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics), the organization that was the germinating force of the movement for sex workers’ rights, died on January 12th, 2021 at age 83. She had been in hospice for some time after suffering a… Read more »
coyotewebadminComments Off on International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers 2019
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 commitments to the on-going struggle… Read more »
coyotewebadminComments Off on COYOTE-RI Interviews Scott Cunningham- Baylor University
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 dynamics and make policy recommendations… Read more »
coyotewebadminComments Off on ADVOCACY GROUPS SUPPORT NEW BILL THAT WOULD CREATE A LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE HEALTH AND SAFETY IMPACT OF SEX WORK LAWS
Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics (COYOTE) Rhode Island 69 Brown Street, Providence, RI, 02906 Email: info@coyoteri.org NEWS RELEASE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2019 ADVOCACY GROUPS SUPPORT NEW BILL THAT WOULD CREATE A LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE HEALTH AND SAFETY IMPACT OF SEX WORK LAWS The sex worker advocacy group COYOTE-RI today released a statement of support for a new… Read more »
coyotewebadminComments Off on Global Implications Of FOSTA by Meghan Peterson
On April 11, 2018, the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA) and Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act (FOSTA) were signed into law. FOSTA/SESTA outlined new provisions to amend the Communications Decency Act; importantly, they note that websites can be prosecuted if they engage “in the promotion or facilitation of prostitution” or “facilitate traffickers in advertising the sale of unlawful sex… Read more »
coyotewebadminComments Off on Exploring “Craigslist’s Effect on Violence Against Women” January 2019
Exploring the groundbreaking study. Craigslist’s Effect on Violence Against Women “The ability for sex workers to move indoors and advertise online resulted in less violence/ rape/ female homicide rates and increased the number of workers who became independent sex workers. “ PAGE 14 “We can calculate the number of saved female lives using a back-of-the-envelope calculation. Using the year prior to… Read more »
coyotewebadminComments Off on Transgender Day of Remembrance 2018 Memorial List
1) Brandi Seals, a 26-year-old Black transgender woman, who was a sex worker was murdered on December 13th, 2017, in Houston TX 2) Christa Leigh Steel Knudslien, a 42-year-old white transgender woman, who was a sex worker, was beaten with a hammer and stabbed in the back by her husband, on January 5th, 2018 in Pittsfield, MA 3) Viccky Gutierrez, a Latina transgender woman in her… Read more »
coyotewebadminComments Off on The 2018 USA International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers Event List
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 More information and RSVP on… Read more »
coyotewebadminComments Off on Know Your Rights Cards (English)
IF YOU ARE STOPPED BY THE POLICE…KNOW YOUR RIGHTS… 1) STAY CALM, No matter how agitated or hostile the police act, DON”T lose your temper. 2) ASK THE OFFICER, if you are “BEING ARRESTED OR IF YOU ARE FREE TO GO”. 3) DON”T TALK: TEll the police officer that, “YOU WOULD LIKE TO INVOKE YOUR RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT” 4) DO NOT WRITE OR… Read more »
