For immediate release… November 1, 2012 Issued by: Legal Action for Women; Pier 5 Law Offices; Queer Strike; US PROStitutes Collective, part of a coalition of groups opposing Prop 35 Contact: Rachel West, US PROStitutes Collective (415) 640-4250. LA Times, … Continue reading
Category Archives: Trafficking
Queer Strike vs Proposition 35
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Statement by Lori Nairne from Queer Strike at a rally called by sex worker groups to protest Prop 35, October 29 Queer Strike is here today to oppose Prop 35. Many LGBTQ people are sex workers; criminalization is not new … Continue reading
BRIEFING AGAINST THE CASE ACT/Proposition 35
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The Californians Against Sexual Exploitation Act (CASE Act) is on the November 2012 ballot (Proposition 35). The Act claims to address child trafficking by increasing fines and sentences, channelling money to victims’ services, promoting law enforcement training and clamping down … Continue reading
California Coalition for Women Prisoners say VOTE NO ON PROPOSITION 35
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CASE ACT (Californians Against Sexual Exploitation) Prop 35 exploits the public’s concern about human trafficking and the trafficking of minors to heighten criminalization of sex workers and all those associated with them. It increases prison sentences and fines, expands sex … Continue reading
Trafficking – a justification for increased deportations and a moralistic crusade against prostitution
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1. The public’s understandable concern for victims of trafficking including young people is being used to promote a moralistic and dangerous crusade against prostitution. The anti-trafficking campaign allied with law enforcement and the religious right claims that all prostitution is rape/sexual exploitation. It … Continue reading
Bringing the heat – SF Bay Guardian
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San Francisco Bay Guardian 06.16.12 – | Yael Chanoff | A banner at the June 13 protest: “fucking to survive is life under capitalism” On June 13, more than 400 people, mainly from law enforcement and non-profits, gathered for a … Continue reading
Trafficking Victory
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Victory against change in trafficking law which would have criminalized sex workers and our families and undermine safety. Our efforts are paying off! As you know, US PROStitutes Collective and Sex Workers Outreach Project have been circulating letters, including … Continue reading
US PROStitutes Collective model letter to oppose trafficking bill in Congress
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Dear Friends, Sex Workers Outreach Project-USA and the US PROStitutes Collective are asking for your help in opposing provisions in House Bill HR 3887 passed in the US House of Representatives on December 4, 2007 and now before the US … Continue reading
