Sex Worker Outreach Project Writing in the Works
Tell me what you think, folks! It’s not done yet, but I am looking to finish it sometime this weekend or next week.
Sex workers face violence from multiple directions. They not only end up dealing with abusive clients, but they also have to worry about the violence of the state being brought to bear against them. Every year, the violence against sex workers is spoken out against, and this year was no different. The annual International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers took place last December 17th. This report was written to bring you the scoop on what went down last year.
First off, I want to thank all the following organizations for being sponsors. The respective groups were:
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SWOP (Sex Workers Outreach Project)
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Desiree Alliance
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SWANK (Sex Workers Action New York)
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Scarlet Alliance
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Stella
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ESPU (Erotic Service Provider’s Union)
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SWIRL (Sex Worker’s Internet Radio Lounge)
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Spread
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PONY (Prostitutes of New York)
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Venus Envy
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Charis
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Star Light Ministries
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Lady Monster
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SWAN (Sex Worker’s Advocacy Network)
SWAN is a coalition of groups from Central Europe, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia. It includes:
Aksion Plus, Albania, www.aksionplus.net
HESED, Bulgaria, www.hesed.bg
Bliss Without Risk, Czech Republic, http://www.rozkosbezrizika.cz/01_htm/100_ENGLISH.htm
MPEE, Hungary, www.prostitualtak.hu
Kovcheg, Kazakhstan, fsz@mail.ru
Tais Plus, Kyrgyzstan, gkurmanova@yandex.ru
Dia+Logos, Latvia, dialogs@diacentrs.lv
I Can Live, Lithuania, www.galiugyventi.lt
HOPS, Macedonia, www.hops.org.mk
Tada, Poland, www.tada.pl
ARAS-Romanian Association Against AIDS, Romania, www.arasnet.ro
Humanitarian Action, Russia, www.humanitarianaction.org
Siberian Initiative, Russia, http://www.sibin.ru
Jazas. Serbia, www.jazas.net
Odyseus, Slovakia, www.ozodyseus.sk
All Ukrainian Association on Harm Reduction, Ukraine, www.uhra.org.ua
(I was able to copy and paste the above list from the SWAN press release on December 17th)
The events that took place that day occurred in multiple venues. They were not only limited to the United States of America – my current country of residence. And one of them even occurred online – the Sex Worker’s Outreach Project held an online conference.
Natasha | Civil Liberties, Ethics, Feminism, LeftLibertarian.org, Personal, Sexuality
