Testimony from US PROS in Support of the DC Community Safety and Health Amendment Act of 2019

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                   Hearing of the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, October 17, 2019 The US PROStitutes Collective (US PROS) is in strong support of the Community Safety and Health Amendment Act … Continue reading

Int’l Whore’s Day Rally @ CaDemState Convention

This year International Whore’s Day coincides with the 2019 California Democratic Party State Convention.

Let’s make our voices heard on what’s happening to sex workers!  There is a crisis of poverty and criminalization in the US.  55% of people are poor or low-income in California.  More women, particularly mothers are going into prostitution as a result.  Daily we face arrest and jail with women of color, trans and street workers most targeted. Criminalization makes us vulnerable to violence — 60% of sex workers have experienced violence while working. CA bill SB 233 bill calls for an amnesty from arrest for sex workers reporting violence.

As the national momentum for our rights grows, decriminalization is within our reach. There will be at least 10 of the Democratic Presidential hopefuls in attendance, many of whom voted for #FOSTA, the federal bill which criminalized online advertising, which has undermined safer ways of working.

Rally with us to make our voices heard, for an end to poverty and criminalization, #RepealFOSTA, support CA bill SB 233.  Bring your signs and banners!

 

“Welfare Reform” Is Pushing Women Into Unwaged Work — It’s Time to Change That

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Direct link to article: https://truthout.org/articles/welfare-reform-is-pushing-women-into-unwaged-work-it-s-time-to-change-that/ BY Sarah Jaffe, TruthoutPUBLISHED June 29, 2017 I spoke with several supporters of the Act at the People’s Summit in Chicago recently, starting with Reverend Annie Chambers from Baltimore, Maryland. Next, I spoke with Rachel West … Continue reading

San Francisco Sex Workers Battle For Rights, Legitimacy

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July 6, 2017 6:00 AM CBS SF Bay Area SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — “Did you f*** her first or did you pay her first?” a man nonchalantly asked his friend outside a cluster of massage parlors on Kearny Street in … Continue reading

Photos: US PROS at Rally, International Women’s Strike (IWS) Oakland & Our Sex Worker Contingent

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US PROS took part in the IWS in Oakland with women in 50 other countries participating.  We spoke at the main rally (see video link) at Oscar Grant Plaza, which was packed with thousands of people, and our statement was … Continue reading