STOP PRESS… STOP PRESS… STOP PRESS… STOP PRESS… STOP PRESS… May 22, 2014 Contact: Rachel West (415) 640-4250; Maxine Doogan (415) 265-3302 On May 19 sex worker groups went to Sacramento to protest against Senate Bill 1388, only to find … Continue reading
Category Archives: Moral Crusades
Opposition to California Senate bill SB 1388
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US PROStitutes Collective opposes SB 1388 on the following grounds: Summary of provisions in the bill: Bill SB1388 would make clients guilty of a misdemeanor for buying sex, punishable by imprisonment in jail for at least 48 hours, but not … Continue reading
The massage parlor mistake
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Mobilize against anti-sex censorship passing for anti-trafficking
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Defend Village Voice under attack for adult ads. Protest Women’s Funding Network undermining sex workers’ rights & safety. Village Voice is under attack for running Backpage.com the on-line adult classified ads service. Advertising allows many sex workers to work in the … Continue reading
Sex workers groups and other oppose protest of Craigslist
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STOP PRESS…STOP PRESS…STOP PRESS… Thursday July 8, 2010 Contact: Rachel West (US PROS) 415-640-4250 US PROStitutes Collective (US PROS) and others will be holding a counter protest at Craigslist today at 12 noon. We strongly oppose the false claims about … Continue reading
Stop the closure of massage parlors!
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Protect workers’ safety! Stop the closure of massage parlors! Stop targeting immigrant sex workers! Under the pretence of stopping sex trafficking, Supervisor Carmen Chu and Mayor Newsom want to impose criminal charges and exorbitant fines on massage parlors despite workers’ … Continue reading
The massage parlor mistake
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SF Bay Guardian Fearing arrest and/or deportation will mean fewer women will report rape or other violence and exploitation when they occur BY RACHEL WEST Tuesday June 30, 2009 OPINION Taking advantage of the recent turmoil over the huge city budget … Continue reading
SF Chronicle article invites violence against sex workers
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May 2, 2007 Contact Rachel West 415/640-4250 Stop Press…Stop Press…Stop Press…Stop Press…Stop Press…Stop US PROStitutes Collective (US PROS) and supporters will be at the San Francisco Chronicle office, 901 Mission Street at 9am Thursday, May 3 to protest the April … Continue reading
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