Posted in Hypocrisy, Politics, Sex Work, bound not gagged, tagged DC Madam, Deborah Jean Palfrey, Suicide on May 2, 2008 | No Comments »
Discussion at Bound, Not Gagged reigns supreme. I commented there. Beyond that, I’m in another moment of ‘no words’ this morning.
Posted in Activism, Hypocrisy, Politics, Sex Work, tagged Amanda Brooks, Blogs, Constance Sisk, Jill Brenneman, Radical Feminist, Renegade Evolution, Samantha Berg, William & Mary, XBN on April 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Following historical precedent, both Samantha Berg and John Foubert have removed themselves from this evening’s panel discussion at William and Mary. I reference historical precedent because this is the most common reaction by radical feminists when asked to debate sex workers’ rights activists.
Judging from Sam’s communications with event organizer Constance Sisk and undisclosed recipients, she [...]
Posted in Gender, Hypocrisy, Sex Work, bound not gagged, tagged Jill Brenneman, Pornography, Radical Feminism, Renegade Evolution, Sam Berg on April 18, 2008 | 3 Comments »
A few days ago I posted about the upcoming debate Jill Brenneman and Renegade Evolution will have against John Foubert and Samantha Berg.
Well, the appearance of Ren has caused quite a stir! It looks as though the usual suspects are trying to censor the views represented on the panel.
You can read the words of Ren [...]
Posted in Hypocrisy, Politics, tagged Barack Obama, CNN, Elitism, George Bush, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, President on April 17, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I really enjoyed this article.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/04/15/roland.martin/index.html
Bottom line: The narrative about our presidential candidates being just regular folks is a tired myth that gets repeated each and every day. And their efforts to show that they are “just like us” are really pathetic.
You don’t have to go duck hunting, be seen buying milk at the grocery store [...]
Posted in Hypocrisy, Sex Work, Trafficking, bound not gagged, tagged eliot spitzer, Hypocrisy, Media, Politicians, prostitution, Sex Work, Sex Workers Rights on March 12, 2008 | No Comments »
Want to know what sex workers have to say about the Spitzer “scandal”?
Get thee self over to www.boundnotgagged.com!
Posted in Activism, Hypocrisy, Media, Sex Work, tagged eliot spitzer, PONY, prostitution, Sex Workers Rights, SWANK, SWOP, Trafficking on March 12, 2008 | No Comments »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts
Shakti Ziller, Sex Workers Action New York (SWANK), swank@riseup.net 877-776-2004 x 2
Audacia Ray, 718.554.1714
Sarah Bleviss, Sex Workers Outreach Project NYC (SWOP-NYC), swop.nyc@gmail.com
Prostitutes of New York (PONY), pony@panix.com
Desiree Alliance, http://www.desireealliance.org/
WHAT ABOUT KRISTEN? New York Sex Worker Organizations Respond to Spitzer Scandal
New York, NY - In the last few days, Governor Eliot Spitzer has publicly [...]
Posted in Hypocrisy, Politics, Trafficking, tagged Coerced Labor, Human Rights, Iraq, Labor Rights, Sex Work, United States on January 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
New evidence reveals previously unreported instances of appalling living conditions, abuse and coerced labor in the building of the U.S. embassy in Baghdad.
Soon after the State Department awarded a $592 million building contract to First Kuwaiti General Trading and Contracting in July 2005, thousands of low-paid migrant workers recruited from South Asia, the Philippines and [...]
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
Posted in Hypocrisy, Media, Multiple Sclerosis, Sex, tagged Amanda Brooks, Blogs, Children, CNN, Condoms, Minister, Pedophile, Stripper, Suicide, SWOP East, Violence on November 5, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Yes, I’m lame and read cnn.com for news each Monday morning, and most other days as well. It’s not that I don’t read other things, but moreso that I find the CNN homepage best for a wide mix of news. (Again, Amanda is keeping track of news that might be of interest to sex workers [...]
Posted in Hypocrisy, Sex Work, Trafficking, tagged Coerced Labor. Flawed Research, Sex Workers Rights on September 24, 2007 | No Comments »
I’m catching up on my internet life after a stressful weekend spent away from a computer. First, and most importantly, I got this link in my inbox this morning: Human trafficking outrages, with little evidence. I am just now reading the complete piece, and then I’m off to check the activity on BoundNotGagged.com, where their [...]
