In this current political climate, the need for sex worker organization is greater than ever. That said, I am only one person running this account, and I have been mainly focusing on in person meetings for sex workers in Madison. If you are a SW in Wisconsin, please reach out!
We are continuing our annual tradition of making a #December17 list
#D17 is the international day to end violence against sex workers, and every year, we release names of sex workers who have passed on so that they can be remembered & memorialized.
This year, we have 2 lists.
I was there at the first #IDEVASW in 2003 out in front of San Francisco city hall. I remember Robyn Few and Michael showed up right as the sun fell. I remember Rachel West and Lori being there and a few other people. Robyn was going on and on about a gal named Angela who had
Sweden was the first country to implement the Nordic Model in 1999.
Despite appearing to shift the focus of policing away from sex workers and towards the buyer, the Nordic Model has functioned as a smokescreen for an increase in punitive and racialised policing.
@swopbehindbars has published this year's list of sex workers lost this year. This will be included in our December 17th vigil in Madison. Join us in mourning these beautiful souls.
https://t.co/uTDpZasAht
Under the current systems of partial criminalisation, in England, Scotland & Wales, and the Nordic Model, in N. Ireland and Ireland, sex workers cannot work together for safety.
Two or more sex workers using the same space, even without a manager present, is criminalised.
Sharing for an unhoused Chicana worker trying to raise $500!"I'm staying in a motel to help me stay clean and trying to stay off the streets to make my life better. Needing some help to pay my motel rent to keep on the right track"
Cash app $drea7577
Venmo @ dream1977
Cracking down on massage parlours (MPs) doesn’t stop sex work, it only pushes im/migrant women further underground where it’s more dangerous for them to operate.
https://t.co/VEPGbPDids
☂️Join us on December 17th, 2023 at 5pm at the Wisconsin State Capitol for the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers
#idevas#idevasw#idevas23#d17