Sex work is work!

Belgium SWers now qualify for pensions, maternity leave, & other labor rights like health insurance, holidays, and unemployment support.

The law also states SWers can decline clients or refuse to perform certain acts & stop at any point.

Power to the people.

“The re-criminalization of people who rely on public space by banning drug-use in public places, including hospitals, parks, bus stops, door stops and other locations is not evidence-based and undermines the human rights of people who use drugs.”

CW: Robert Pickton, violence, incarceration
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#AESHAproject opposes the BC Govt’s decision to re-criminalize drug-use in public places. This decision is not evidence-based & undermines the human rights of people who use drugs & rely on public spaces. Full statement here: bit.ly/oppos-recrim-d…
David Eby BC NDP BC Government News

#Update : A $2,000 speeding fine for a police officer who hit and seriously injured Dennis Hunter on East Hastings Street doesn’t reflect the seriousness of his injuries, say his advocates and friends.

Jen St. Denis reports.
thetyee.ca/News/2024/05/1…

We are watching #SECU & #BillS210 process closely & waiting for our invitation 2 appear. This Bill could cause enormous damage 2 #sexworks & marginalized communities. In Committee members should NOT be bullied by Conservative Party trying 2 push it through.

Listen to our latest episode about the recriminilization of drugs in BC, featuring Garth Mullins, Sam Fenn 🇵🇸, and Hannah Dempsy from VANDU.

crackdownpod.com/episodes/episo…

Using the law as a tool for justice has had benefits and pitfalls for our community - so many of our realities don't fit neatly into legalese. We need strong social movements to accompany legal interventions. #sexworkersstrong

Bravo Belgium!
'The law is the first in Europe — and the world — to provide sex workers with social security provisions such as pensions and maternity leave, as well as an official employment contract.'
euronews.com/2024/05/13/cou…
#sexworkiswork

““This crisis demands immediate action, it’s not only necessary but long overdue. How many Indigenous people have to die before changes are made?””
CW: mention of murder by police, state violence
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#acab gitanyowchiefs.com/news/gitanyow-…

Policing, Race, Gender & #SexWork panel. Attendees will need to RSVP for location at: bit.ly/sexworkdecrim2…
Pivot Legal Society @maggiestoronto PACE Society

Join SWAN Vancouver for a workshop series launching during B.C.’s Anti-Racism Awareness Week. We’re encouraging the public, service providers and journalists to participate and learn about im/migrant women in sex work.
Register now: swanvancouver.ca/events2024/

Tuesday May 7th & Wednesday May 8th RESIDENTS OF CRAB PARK WILL BE IN SO CALLED VICTORIA!! ✊✊🏕️🏕️

May 8th on front lawn of #Leg . from 9:30am-4:30pm for MLAs to meet with them and hear their concerns.

Press Conference at 11:00 am on May 8th.

#solidarity between Vic & Van! ✊

Susie....just susie.... Triple-X Workers Also, bad date programs run by non- #sexworkers are so dangerous: the reason that these lists were created was so that #sexworkers could report to each other without the risk of arrests for anyone, recognizing that arrests are haphazard & flag us in the end.

““The fact that sex workers are reporting an uptick on Reddit is particularly concerning because it has been one of the last places where this type of content is allowed,””
#sexworkiswork rollingstone.com/culture/cultur…

TW: MMIWG2S+
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The government of 'Canada' continues to be complicit in colonization, contributing to violence against Indigenous women, girls and 2S folks

Sending love to our members, community, and all those who are mourning the loss of loved ones today. ❤️

💜MUTUAL AID REQUEST🩷

Help one of our members raise funds for her citizenship application! Goal is $630, and every bit counts.

Please share widely and help support her!

#MutualAid #CallForDonations #dtes #SupportSexWorkers