Category Archives: Decriminalization
Int’l Whore’s Day Rally @ CaDemState Convention
“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
Action Alert! Seventy year old woman facing trial for brothel keeping
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Please see Action Alert issued by the English Collective of Prostitutes, sister organization of US PROS, and share it with your networks on social media and contacts. Also see sample letter below that you can adapt and send in to … 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
International Women’s Strike, March 8, 2017 — Declaration from the Global Sex Worker Movement
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100 Years of the Sex Workers’ Rights Movement
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Tenderloin Museum and the Center for Sex & Culture present: Wednesday January 25th, 2017 Doors: 5:30 pm Program: 6-8 pm Procession: 8-9 pm Presented by the Tenderloin Museum and the Center for Sex & Culture SAN FRANCISCO, CA (January 2017) … Continue reading
Why Decriminalization?
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Decriminalization would: 1. Increase safety. Police crackdowns break up safety networks. Raids, arrests and prosecutions make it harder for sex workers to collectively assert their rights to better working conditions. Street workers are forced into isolated areas and … Continue reading
Support Lawsuit to Decriminalize Prostitution in California
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A lawsuit led by Erotic Service Provider Legal, Education & Research Project (ESPLERP) calls for the removal of California Penal Code 647(b), which criminalizes soliciting or engaging in prostitution. This law is used for most prostitution-related arrests in California. The court case … Continue reading