| Sex workers are taking part in the International Women’s Strike (IWS), with women in over 40 countries participating. A Declaration from the Global Sex Worker Movement has been issued which says some of the reasons why sex workers are striking: | |
| “On March 8, in the spirit of solidarity as part of the International Women’s Strike, sex workers will strike against poverty, criminalization and stigma, whether by refusing to go to work, charging double rates or by any other action possible.” | |
| The Women’s March on Washington is calling for a ‘Day without A Woman’ on March 8 too, International Women’s Day. The contingent is part of the IWS march in Oakland. | |
| Meet at: 12th St & Broadway, near Oscar Grant Plaza, 4:30pm (Look for pink US PROStitutes Collective banner)Dress up (red is the IWS color), bring masks, signs & banners, pots and pans to bang, drums, whistles . . to make noise with women in other countries at 6pm. See you there!Called by: BAYSWAN; Erotic Service Providers Union; SWOP Sacramento; US PROStitutes Collective |
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| For more info, contact uspros@prostitutescollective.net or call (415) 626-4114 | |
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International Women’s Strike, March 8, 2017 — Declaration from the Global Sex Worker Movement
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Report: International Day to End Violence against Sex Workers-Oakland
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Posted by thenationreport SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA – The 14th Annual International Day to End Violence Against Sex workers was organized by the US PROStitutes Collective (US PROS), a network of former or current workers and their supporters in all areas … Continue reading
US PROS statement supporting the New Hampshire bill, NH HB 287
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We support the New Hampshire bill NH HB 287 to establish a committee to study the decriminalization of sex work. Such a study is urgently needed and could play a crucial role in understanding the impact of criminalizing sex work … Continue reading
Report of UK Parliamentary Symposium: Decriminalization — The Evidence
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3 November 2015, House of Commons.
http://prostitutescollective.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Online-Symposium-Report.pdf
D17 International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers
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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
SF Chronicle- Protest Against Raid on Backpage (click for more photos)
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From Our Sisters in English Collective of Prostitutes-Save Soho from Gentrification
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Key Things to Know about LEAD for Sex Workers
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LEAD (Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion) for sex workers is NOT a voluntary, non-arrest, no jail program as proponents suggest. It is NOT an alternative to the criminal justice system. LEAD programs authorize police to refer sex workers to a … Continue reading

