Category Archives: Police Illegality & Racism

Victory: Amnesty from arrest for sex workers reporting crime

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January 11, 2018,  ***PRESS RELEASE*** San Francisco announces first in-the-country policies to support sex workers who are victims or witnesses to violence in reporting to law enforcement. “Prioritizing Safety for Sex Worker” policies would protect a sex worker reporting a violent … 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 →

US PROS film show at Sex Worker Film & Arts Festival: Saturday, May 27th, Roxie Theater, 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, 4:00 – 5:30 PM

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US PROS flyer sex worker film festival Les Prostitutées de Lyon Parlent  – The Prostitutes of Lyon Speak  by Carole Roussopoulos On 3 June 1975, 150 prostitute women occupied the church of St. Nizier, one of the main churches in the centre of Lyon, … 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 →

News Articles on Oakland Police Scandals

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http://abc7news.com/news/i-team-exclusive-woman-at-center-of-opd-scandal-speaks-out/1403842/ _________________________________________________________________ http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_30084402/oakland-police-scandal-prostitute-who-sued-city-recounts _________________________________________________________________ http://reason.com/blog/2016/06/29/its-not-sex-trafficking-when-cops-do-it

Some Mother’s Daughter – No to Poverty, Violence and Criminalization

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A Women’s History Month event:  Saturday March 19,  2pm Redstone Building, Rm 302, 2940 16th St. SF (near 16th/Mission BART) Over 200 women missing in LA! 100 believed to be victims of serial murderers. Participate in a Day of Solidarity with … Continue reading →

US PROS Speaks Out at Cages Kill-Freedom Rally in Santa Cruz: Bay View Article

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Cages Kill-Freedom Rally in Santa Cruz January 30, 2015 by Courtney Hanson and Willow Katz of Sin Barras, Santa Cruz “Rachel West, US PROStitutes Collective (US PROS), expressed outrage, compassion for the family members and others who’ve lost loved ones, … Continue reading →