Rally for Repeal of new Loitering with Intent Law

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Español abajo Democratic Party State Convention Moscone Center 3rd/Howard, San Francisco Saturday, February 21, 11AM to 1 PM     Join us in demanding that state elected officials repeal the “loitering with intent to purchase a commercial sex act” section of AB379 that was … Continue reading

Public Release of Guaranteed Care Income San Francisco Pilot Results

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For immediate release November 5, 2025 Español abajo WHAT: Public Release of Guaranteed Care Income San Francisco Pilot Results WHEN: Wednesday, November 12, 12PM CONTACTS: Rachel West 415-640-4250 guaranteedcareincome@gmail.com; Sharon Lungo 562-659-1183 sharon@riseup.net Spanish Interpretation. Pre-interviews possible.   Groundbreaking San Francisco Pilot Addresses Poverty, … Continue reading

US PROS letter to California Assembly Safety Committee opposing Assembly Bill 379

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April 25, 2025. We are writing to urgently ask you to oppose AB 379, the Survivor Support and Demand Reduction Act introduced by Assemblymember Maggy Krell. The language of this bill is based on misinformation and is vague and confusing. Most importantly, it … Continue reading

In Defense of Prostitute Women’s Safety Project Open House

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In Defense of Prostitute Women’s Safety Project celebrated its new office space with an Open House at the Crossroads Women’s Center on Friday, June 21, 2024. Rachel West, Sharon Lungo and Jane Welford (pictured above from left to right) welcomed … Continue reading

Action Alert Update: Bills reinstating loitering for prostitution as a crime have stalled in committee

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Due to public pressure, none of the three new California bills to re-criminalize loitering for prostitution, AB 2034, AB 2646 or SB 1219, have made it out of committee and are not now expected to pass, but we remain vigilant … Continue reading

Action Alert: Stop Criminalizing Sex Workers. Oppose bills making loitering for prostitution illegal again.

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Three new California bills, AB 2034, AB 2646 and SB 1219 aim to re-criminalize loitering for the purposes of prostitution. This is a very harmful move as criminalization undermines sex workers’ safety and puts them at greater risk of rape … Continue reading

Action Alert: Stop Criminalizing Sex Workers. Oppose AB 2034. It makes loitering for prostitution illegal again 

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A new California Assembly Bill, 2034, re-criminalizes loitering for the purposes of prostitution. The loitering law (Penal Code Section 653.22) was repealed in 2022 following decades of organizing by the grassroots sex worker rights movement in California, which pointed in … Continue reading

Submission to the UN Rapporteur on Violence against Women and Girls

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US PROS urges the UN Rapporteur on Violence against Women and Girls to seriously examine the connections between criminalization of prostitution and violence against women and girls. Criminalization has a harmful and damaging impact on the lives of sex workers. We urge … Continue reading