Paying for sex with prostitutes who are controlled by pimps will be made a criminal offence in England and Wales, the government has said.Two women with experience of the sex industry gave the BBC News website their contrasting perspectives on the planned changes to the law.SUE, 48“I support the government on this one. Something needs […]
!!Urgent call to action!!People of Asian descent and of all ethnicities and nationalities!When: Monday, November 3rd 6pm,Wanted: lion head masks, lion dancers!Asian drummers (taiko?), horns, kazoos and signs!Please call 1-877-776-2004 x5 for info or if you plan to show up!Bring a red umbrella. It is going to rain!Meet up point: o’farrell and polk streetsMarch through the […]
WHAT: Public Speaks Out in Support of Prop K CONTACT: Rachel West 415.640.4250 or Carol Leigh 415.751.1659 DATE: Saturday, November 1st, 2008 TODAY’S ACTIVITIES: precinct walking; phone banking Legal Professionals Speak Out On Prop K Jeff Adachi, San Francisco Public Defender “Since the passage of the California Trafficking Victims Protection Act, I am not aware […]
Thursday, October 30, 7pm -9pm First Unitarian Universalist Church, 1187 Franklin Street, San FranciscoInfo:415-626-4114, sf@crossroadswomen.net http://www.YesonPropK.org, https://www.prostitutescollective.net For the last century, year after year, sex workers in SF have been hounded, arrested and jailed, evicted, raped and even murdered, their children taken away. Those of us who have least – often women of color – […]
On The Issues Magazine – Fall 2008Rachel WestOn election day many hope for a transformation away from the politics of war, greed and repression. Many San Franciscans also hope for a transformation for sex workers and our families, away from violence and criminalization.Proposition K on the San Francisco ballot calls for the decriminalization of consenting […]
Margaret Prescod, Every Mother is a Working Mother and Black Coalition Fighting Back Seriel Murders”Racist implementation of the law means that for sex workers on the street it is Black and Brown women who will be first arrested.There is an economic crisis going on in this country and the millions of dollars going into criminalising […]
The police, DA and the diversion program with the misleading name of Standing Against Global Exploitation (SAGE) as well as so-called anti-trafficking feminists.How do they make money from criminalizing sex workers?- The police working the lucrative vice squad make money on hundreds of hours of overtime pay, paid for by you the tax payer, as they hound and […]
On November 4th, day of the US presidential election, another historic vote is taking place. The people of San Francisco will vote on Proposition K. Decriminalizing sex work – Prioritizing sex workers’ safety & rights. US PROStitutes Collective (US PROS) is part of a coalition supporting Proposition K. Five days before the election, we are […]
by DENISE WILLIAMS | PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICASex work should be decriminalised and regulated by the same labour legislation as other sectors of the economy, an Institute for Security Studies report recommended on Thursday.Senior ISS researcher Chandre Gould told media in Pretoria at the launch of the Selling Sex in Cape Town study that the only “rational” […]
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 a model letter to Senators, opposing a change in the law which would remove the need to […]