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
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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
Petition: Support Decriminalization of Sex Work
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BACKGROUND ● The criminalization of sex work has a devastating impact on the lives of sex workers, overwhelmingly women, and their families. It increases vulnerability to violence, discrimination and exploitation, and stigmatization. Millions face arrest, imprisonment, deportation, being separated from … Continue reading
US PROS report from Desiree Alliance Conference 2016
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Rachel West from the sex worker’s organization US PROStitutes Collective (US PROS) and Alex Berliner from All of US or None (AOUON), an organization of formerly incarcerated people, recently participated in the Desiree Alliance Conference: The Sex Worker Rights Movement: … Continue reading
Sex Workers Say California Bill Gives Police Too Much Power
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CBS SF Bay Area Sex Workers Say California Bill Gives Police Too Much Power June 24, 2016 6:56 PM SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Sex workers are fighting to do away with parts of a California bill that they say would give … 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
Sex Workers Urge Removal of Prostitution Clauses from Diversion Bill, SB 1110
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE… Sex Workers Urge Removal of Prostitution Clauses from Diversion Bill, SB 1110 Contact: Rachel West, US PROStitutes Collective 415-640-4250 Sex worker organizations and supporters will bring their concerns about Senate Bill 1110 to the Assembly Public Safety … Continue reading
DEFEND SEX WORKER RIGHTS! URGENT ACTION NEEDED!
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URGENT: Please join the sex worker and other organizations listed below and support their opposition to the sex worker aspects of SB 1110, a bill in the California legislature that establishes a LEAD (Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion) program. The … Continue reading
Sex Workers Join Quest for Democracy Day: Press Release
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For immediate release May 9, 2016, Contact: Rachel West, US PROStitutes Collective 415 640 4250 Sex Workers Join Quest for Democracy Day. Legislators urged to Defend Sex Worker Rights. The US PROStitutes Collective (US PROS) and supporters will be in … Continue reading
Empower Foundation Support Statement on LEAD
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“Dear Sen. Hancock, Greetings from Thailand. Empower Foundation is a Thai sex worker organization with 30 years experience of promoting justice and opportunities for sex workers. More than 50,000 sex workers in Thailand have joined us since we first began … Continue reading
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