Posted in Activism, Sex Work, bound not gagged, tagged Day to End Violence Against Prostitutes, December 17th, Gary Ridgeway, Green River Killer, prostitution, Serial Killer, SWOP, Violence on December 17, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Information about actions, workshops, and vigils see: http://www.swopusa.org/dec17
Today, Monday, Dec. 17th is the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers.
Over the past year, the international sex worker community has mourned the loss of thousands of our comrades, with an estimated 2,000 killed in the United States alone. Over the last year, serial killers have [...]
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Posted in Activism, Human Rights, Sex Work, tagged Desiree Alliance, Human Rights, International, International Organizations, prostitution, Sex Workers Rights, Social Justice, SWOP on December 17, 2007 | No Comments »
Desiree Alliance’s listing of
Sex Worker Organizations around the world
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For Immediate Release Media Contact: swopeast@gmail.com
December 13, 2007
Sex Workers Outreach Project East
International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers
Two-Part Online Event
1) Repository for International Day to [...]
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Posted in Activism, Sex Work, tagged December 17th, Gary Ridgeway, Green River Killer, prostitution, Serial Killer, SWOP, SWOP East, Violence on December 16, 2007 | No Comments »
December 17th is International Day to End Violence Against Sex
Workers. This event was created to call attention to hate crimes
committed against sex workers all over the globe.
Originally conceived of by Annie Sprinkle (prostitute/porn star
turned sexologist) and started by the Sex Workers Outreach Project
USA as a memorial and vigil for the victims of the Green [...]
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20/20 will be featuring this preview clip on tonight’s broadcast.
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I’ve been neglecting this space, but it is only because I have been insanely busy with work. In the immediate future, I will continue to be this busy, if not more.
I will return with more random thoughts on sex, health care, and popular culture as soon as possible.
In the meantime, join the SWOP East team [...]
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Posted in Activism, Hypocrisy, Politics, tagged Cocaine, Crack, Drugs, Legal System, Legislation, Race, Supreme Court on December 10, 2007 | No Comments »
Justices: Judges can slash crack sentences
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Posted in Media, Sex Work, tagged Legal System on December 5, 2007 | 2 Comments »
This story, as presented on a local news website, featured the headline “Man Gets Prison for Attack on Exotic Dancer”.
Notice the difference between the original title and the title of this posting.
Yes, a man who hit a woman with a hammer approximately 30 times, in the head
and arm, did indeed get sentenced to 5.5 years [...]
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Top 2007 Health Breakthroughs for Women
Let’s face it. We live in a time when a “Your Friends Make You Fat” story gets headlined and blogged 24-7 (no matter that it was just one study in a doctors’ journal), while the recent discovery of two (two!) genes linked to multiple sclerosis (MS) rates nary a peep.
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