Sex Work Law Reform
@CDNSWAlliance
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#SexWorker and Allied Organizations Advocating for Sex Workers’ #Rights & #Community Well-Being. Advocates 4 Full #Decriminalization of #SexWork in #Canada
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"In New Zealand where decriminalization has been in place since 2003, “violent incidents in brothels are now rare,” sex workers have recourse for discrimination and sexual harassment in their workplace, & the ways sex workers are portrayed and treated by society and in the media
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**We are back in the court at 9am tomorrow to hear from the intervenors for the case**
Follow & RT for visibility
#RepealPCEPA
#decrimNOW
#sexwork
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#Sexworkers
can't wait any longer for our human rights to be protected by this govt.
Today we launched a constitutional challenge 2
#sexwork
laws.
Media inquiries: contact
@sexworklawreform
.com 514.916.2598
#RepealPCEPA
#cdnpoli
@MinJusticeEn
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Global: Experts back decriminalization as the best means to enhance the rights of
#sexworkers
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“One of the important messages of this case is that victimizing sex workers through criminalization is actually more dangerous for sex workers.”
#RepealPCEPA
#cdnpoli
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Prohibitionists rejoicing over a court decision that leans hard into the idea that violence, discrimination, and rights violations against sex workers is justified, have really lost the plot. These are not feminists, and their cause is not equality.
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Watch this space from Oct 3-7 as we tweet a live play-by-play of what's happening at 300 University Ave
#Toronto
in our court case 2
#repealPCEPA
#sexwork
#rights
. Media can contact 514 916 2598 or contact
@sexworklawreform
.com for comment
#cdnpoli
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"Much research has been done on the benefits of decriminalizing
#sexwork
, incl work done by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. They based their stance on solid research about the harms of criminalization." via
@ConversationCA
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"This is a long, deep-rooted issue with financial institutions. People like exotic dancers and drag performers also often face barriers when trying to deposit a large amount of small bills."
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We were just reminded that today is the prohibitionist "International day of no prostitution". Bahahahah. Good luck with that.
And to our comrades of the night: we hope you make a shit#%* of money today and put lots of smiles on people's faces. You are loved and appreciated.
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How did the court also get it wrong?
#Sexworkers
are not only NOT immune from prosecution but are NOT able to legally work from an indoor location b/c
#sexwork
is considered a crime.
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Women's coalition argues there is no such thing as choice in
#sexwork
. What does that mean for 1000s of
#sexworkers
who claim otherwise in our case? This gaslighting tactic of just pretending women didn't say something is a deep form of patriarchy that radical feminists practice.
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It's so disingenuous of prohibitionists to say that
#sexworkers
"ignore the voices of survivors" when
#sexworkers
ARE the same survivors & workers that have the histories and stories of violence that drive our calls for decriminalization of
#sexwork
.
#RepealPCEPA
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Rally to end criminalization of
#sexwork
Rally and Speak-Out
12:45pm - 1:45 pm, October 3, 2022 (Mon)
Ontario Superior Court, Toronto (ON)
393 University Ave (Location may change, please check 4 updates)
Bring red umbrellas!
#RepealPCERPA
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“SW was particularly helpful when I was a single mom. Sex work allowed me to support my family and buy nice things for my children – new shoes, nice clothes, and pay for school field trips. Sex work allowed me to spend more time with my family. I didn’t have to work forty...
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We will not back down in fighting for
#sexworkers
rights. Our Charter challenge is not about what the public "feels" about
#sexwork
- its a fight 2 respect
#sexworkers
living & working conditions & to end violence & exploitation that is exacerbated by criminalization
#cdnpoli
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When prohibitionists refer to us as "fuckable meat" "happy hookers" or "people with no self-respect", then in the same breath pretend not to vilify us or admit to contributing to violence against us, we know better than to stay in conversation. Blocked.
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“Every day we see how anti-trans narratives work in tandem with anti-sex narratives to push our people further into isolation and into precarity, and further into violent circumstances,” says Calvin Lachance, the coordinator of
@ASTTeQ
.
@XtraMagazine
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have improved, as have relationships between sex workers and police."
#RepealPCEPA
#decrimNOW
#sexwork
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As we think about trans visibility today let's not forget trans
#sexworkers
who bear a huge brunt of intersecting forms of hatred & oppression, & who often need 2B less visible b/c of impacts of criminalization.
#TransDayOfVisibility
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Thanks
@r_garrison
and
@NDP
for endorsing full decriminalization of
#sexwork
#Decriminalization
of
#sexwork
has been the policy position of
@NDP
for quite a while now!
#RepealPCEPA
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Canadian
#sexworkers
went before the Ontario Superior Court last week to argue against the county's prohibition on paying for sex
#ReasonRoundup
via
@reason
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Today's rally to demand
#decrimNOW
and to
#RepealPCEPA
was on fire! Dedicated collective action and movement building makes our fiery hearts beat faster ❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️
@ASTTeQ
@SocietyAnswer
#BCCEW
@ButterflyCSW
@HIVlegal
#Émissaire
@MaggiesToronto
@PeersVictoria
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Thanks all for tuning in. The support of the
#sexworker
community in this case has been UNREAL, as has the support of allies and other warriors. Thank you for it all and we'll keep you updated on next steps. Stay strong. Stay alive. Stay solidaire.
#RepealPCEPA
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Will our next PM commit to full
#Decriminalization
of
#SexWork
? Repeal criminal & immigration laws as 1st step & looking at province; education, housing, poverty, & health.
#elxn43
@justintrudeau
@andrewscheer
@thejagmeetsingh
@elizabethmay
@yfblanchet
@maximebernier
#UpForDebate
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The Supreme Court is set to decide
@sexworkers
' future. Why won't the justices hear what we have to say?
#cdnpoli
#sexwork
via
@torontostar
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Big day today with the release of the decision in our constitutional challenge from the Ontario Superior Court. Watch this space!
#sexwork
#decrim
#RepealPCEPA
#someonegivethoselegssomeroyalties
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PARLIAMENT SET TO HEAR THE HUMAN RIGHS VIOLATIONS CAUSED BY CANADA’S
#SEXWORK
LAWS
#PCEPA
#RepealC36
#cdnpoli
@hoccommitees
#JUST
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#SexWorkers
: Do not let the words or faulty justification of the court decision make you feel like you don't matter and that you don't understand your realities. Your truth has value. The ways we are criminalized matter. Our communities have value.
#RepealPCEPA
#decrimnow
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"Decision was welcomed by Alliance but ruling is just partial victory. It doesnt address other provisions in act including banning the purchase of sex and communication for the purpose of purchasing sex"
#sexwork
#RepealPCEPA
@MinJusticeEn
@TorontoStar
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🧵Reading the comments to this piece - prohibitionists still asking the wrong questions:
1.
#Sexwork
is NOT a job like any other, but it IS still a job. Criminalization of the income, & the means of gaining it & of the ppl involved make it unique.
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"The legacy stereotype of the Asian sex worker as naive, passive, and incapable of consenting to sex work bolsters the belief that they need to be “saved” by police, resulting in police raids that predominantly target and shut down Asian-operated massage businesses and the...
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This is, in part, why the conflation of
#sexwork
& trafficking has become so problematic - b/c banks can claim they R saving victims of trafficking while treating
#sexwork
income as a crime. Removal of
#sexwork
laws R essential 2 removing murkiness & tackling real exploitation.
“Banks say they have a responsibility to monitor and stop the proceeds of financial crime, including sex trafficking. Trade body UK Finance said decisions to freeze or close accounts were often linked to risk management and regulatory obligations.”
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Thread: Calling on
#sexworkers
& allies 2 submit to this
@HeritageCanada
consultation re: "online harms", due Sep 25th. It includes a wide ranging framework with new regulations: proposes new regulations 2 govern user activity online with more regulatory agencies 2 enforce them.
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“Human trafficking hysteria & all this funding for anti-trafficking initiatives, banksbeing told they have 2B partners in this & if they tolerate sex work within their banking system, they are encouraging human trafficking,”
#FEWO
@HoCCommittees
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"New Zealand has reported “increased confidence, well-being and a sense of validation among sex workers,” resulting in a “positive spin- off in many areas, such as improvement of employment conditions, and the ability to ensure...
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Decision incorrectly raises a "constitutional right to engage in
#sexwork
” - noone is asking for that.
#Sexworkers
are asking for right to bodily autonomy and security and safety and equality
We will release an official statement shortly. This fight is not over.
#RepealPCPEA
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#SEXWORK
is NOT decriminalized in
#Canada
.
#PCEPA
made
#sexwork
illegal for the 1st time. When people lie or "get it wrong" & say that
#sexwork
is "legal" you R putting the health, safety & respect of
#sexworkers
rights at risk.
#RepealPCEPA
#Decriminalizenow
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“The reliance on criminal law rather than education approaches to regulate the use of pornography is problematic,” Clamen added. “The continued stigmatization of the sex industry leads to criminal law initiatives and dangerous human trafficking efforts that protects no one.”
Canadian MPs want to verify people who watch online pornography, but they admit they’re not sure how their law would actually work.
Experts say the idea is likely unconstitutional and would also block access to websites unrelated to pornography.
#cdnpoli
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A social movement is nothing without allies & solidarity. The intervenors that will present 2day R nothing short of fabulous. But they have submitted 2 this case not b/c they R allies, but b/c they know the realities of im/migrant, Black, Refugee, HIV+, 2SLGBTQ...,
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Any measure of "protection" that relies on policing and surveilling our most marginalized communities of
#sexworkers
to fulfill its mandate - the way anti-trafficking measures do - is neither feminist nor helpful.
#FEWO
@HoCCommittees
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Is anyone going to comment on how prostitution laws were explicitly written as an exclusion here? This is beyond unjust. More soon from us on this.
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When police say they don't arrest
#sexworkers
on
#sexwork
charges this is true - they often arrest
#sexworkers
on drug charges, public space charges, & use other surveillance mechanisms that lead 2 arrest on other charges. Police protectionism causes harm 2
#sexworkers
.
#JUST
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Starting March 20 yet another « study » on human trafficking begins in parliament. Led by
#FEWO
, we hope it will avoid typical conflation w/ sex work, polarized debate b/w anti sex work zealorts and
#sexworkers
...
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Today and every day we stand proud with the
#sexworking
community across the globe in the fight for the protection & respect of our right.
#ISWRD
#ISWRD2022
#sexworkerrightsday
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Recc of SR
@TomObokata
to
#canada
is clear: 'I am seriously concerned about the misuse of anti-trafficking legislation to target
#sexworkers
, which seriously impacts their human rights.”
“Full
#decriminalization
of
#sexwork
is necessary to prevent further abuses.”
#cdnpoli
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We are studying the decision in detail -there is A LOT of incorrect information to parse out and respond to....
In the meantime....
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INFOSESSION FOR
#SEXWORKERS
IN CANADA: OUR CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGE
Join us on July 21st at 1pm EST. to learn more about our constitutional challenge to
#sexwork
laws that we launched in March 2021. RSVP only. Contact contact
@sexworklawreform
.com to register.
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The numerous reasons for engaging in sw include economic empowerment, the ability to have more control over one’s working conditions than in other work sectors, and job satisfaction.
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Canadian Alliance for
#SexWork
Law Reform wants immediate
#decriminalization
@georgiastraight
#RepealPCEPA
@liberal_party
@HedyFry
@MinJusticeEn
@MaryamMonsef
@theJagmeetSingh
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Our 26 member groups representing 1000s of
#sexworkers
across the country R front & centre this morning @ Ontario Superior Court.
#RepealPCEPA
@ASTTeQ
@SocietyAnswer
#BCCEW
@ButterflyCSW
@HIVlegal
#Émissaire
@MaggiesToronto
#MaggiesIndigenousSexWorkDrumGroup
@PeersVictoria
...
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#Decriminalization
means something to
#sexworkers
& term often coopted. Read our recc 4
#sexwork
law reform. As a start it means systematically removing the tools police use to over regulate, over surveil, over police, detain & deport us.
#anti69
#cdnpoli
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The outstanding number of allies, students, and other
#sexworkers
who have contacted us today to say "thank you" and "how can I help?" is so appreciated & indicative of how long people have been waiting for national community mobilization for
#sexworkers
rights.
#RepealPCEPA
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“The criminalization of sex work makes sex workers ashamed of what they are doing. Sex workers are scared to tell their loved ones that they are doing sex work, and potentially violent people know this and target sex workers because they are aware that sex workers are much...
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Claiming
#sexworrkers
R “decriminalized” under Nordic regime is 100% bold faced lie. Canada’s
#sexwork
laws make exchange of sexual services for money illegal 4 the 1st time in Canada.
@Puglaas
@AHousefather
@theJagmeetSingh
@R_Boissonnault
@MurrayRankin
#cdnpoli
#RepealPCEPA
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#Sexworkers
know what
#sexworkers
need for
#sexwork
law reform. These recommendations are a step-by-step how-to for govt on how to make
#decriminalization
happen & how 2 protect & respect
#sexworkers
rights. …
#cdnpoli
#RepealPCEPA
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Rally to end criminalization of
#sexwork
Rally and Speak-Out
12:45pm - 1:45 pm, October 3, 2022 (Mon)
Ontario Superior Court, Toronto (ON)
330 University Ave (Location may change, please check 4 updates)
Bring red umbrellas!
#RepealPCEPA
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#Sexworkers
the world over will tell you about importance of decriminalization & recognition of our work. We are not a fringe 1% movement as prohibitionists would have others believe. Watch these stories compiled by
@GlobalSexWork
#RepealPCEPA
#decrimnow
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Media Release: Media Release:
#Sexworkers
are deeply disappointed with the Ontario Superior Court decision dismissing systemic harms experienced
#RepealPCEPA
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Backpage was seized by the feds in 2018. As former Backpage execs await an August 2023 trial,
#sexworkers
—and civil liberties—are still suffering from the site's shutdown via
@reason
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Anti-
#sexwork
views are misogynist, not equality seeking: Women hold harsher views towards
#sexworkers
, polling finds
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Thread: We R watching the case with great interest.
#Decriminalization
is an important first step to protect and respect the rights of
#sexworkers
. The case relates to sex workers’ charter rights, which are violated by provisions that criminalize third parties in
#sexwork
.
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To mark
#January11
, National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, sex worker rights groups across the country are highlighting the harms of anti-trafficking efforts. Media release:
#humantrafficking
#sexworkisnottrafficking
@Puglaas
@AHousefather
#cdnpoli
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Another effect of stigma is reduced access to social services and government supports. Because the provisions are specifically aimed at eliminating sex work, many programs are contingent on SWs agreeing to leave this line of work. I am aware that sex workers without plans to...
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One cannot argue that violence is inherent to
#sexwork
anymore than it is inherent to
#sex
or being female-identified. Teaching men to respect women extends to
#sexworkers
. Violence is not inherent to our job.
#RepealPCEPA
@Puglaas
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Starting Monday Oct 3
#sexworkers
take the govt 2 court over their failure 2 protect Sex Workers' rights. See you on that day at 330 University Avenue (
#Toronto
) for our 12:45pm rally.
#cdnpoli
#RepealPCEPA
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"Sex workers are demanding the right to personal and sexual autonomy. Sexual assault laws are designed to provide equal protection to all, including people who sell sex."
#RepealPCEPA
#decrimNOW
#sexwork
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#Sexworkers
are integral to feminist movements.
Here we join the ones who work in solidarity with
#sexworkers
and trans communities to denounce the ways that our communities are being harmed by political right winged carceral politicians
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@StevensonLDN
This is ridiculous:
#sexworkers
need housing supports, particularly in a context where most housing programs reject
#sexworkers
. Also, if you are looking to "exit"
#sexworkers
from our industry, providing us housing helps us have more options.
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The conflation of
#sexwork
& trafficking brings so much harm to the lives of
#sexworkers
whereas decriminalization would help remove some of that harm for EVERYONE. This fab comic by
@KerryPorth
@JohnsonFuji
tells it all!
#FEWO
@HoCCommittees
#cdnpoli
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2day is the last day of our hearings 2 strike down
#PCEPA
provisions. We'll hear from longtime prohibitionists who erase agency of
#sexworkers
living & working in poverty; we will hear from religious right who cloak their concern for sexual depravity in talk of women’s safety…
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Criminalization is NOT an element of harm reduction. It is, in fact, quite the opposite. Listening to politicians & the media pretending to know anything about harm reduction & calling the very active policing of drug user communities "harm reduction" is infuriating.
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1/2 INFOSESSION FOR
#SEXWORKERS
in Canada ONLY
July 21st, 1pm, RSVP ONLY. contact
@sexworklawreform
.com
Are you a
#sexworker
in Canada who wants 2 know more about the constitutional challenge underway?
Are you a
#sexworkers
who wants to join our movement to
#RepealPCEPA
....
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“It is depressing to even have to be arguing that sex workers deserve access to health and support services. This should be something that both sex worker rights advocates and those "feminists" who believe in attempting to eradicate the sex industry thr…”
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"The ruling "completely dismisses a lot of the concerns that sex workers have raised around the reality of what criminalizing sex work does" and how it impacts their work and their lives. -
@maggiestoronto
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Word has it that April 1 and April 5 are more
#PCEPA
#JUST
@HoCCommittees
hearings. We truly hope that this display of ideology arrives at something that is helpful in protecting
#sexworkers
rights. Watch this space for updates.
#decrimnow
#repealPCEPA
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When
#sexwork
is understood as criminal,
#sexworkers
suffer. Arrest plays a role in this, but being part of criminal activity — and all of the surveillance, isolation, stigma, discrimination, and targeted violence that comes with this — its what is also dangerous.
#RepealPCEPA
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So,
@CanadianLabour
is convening in
#Mtl
May 8-12 to "lift everyone up". Here's the
#sexwork
resolution allies pur up 4 vote - AGAIN. Retweet & tag
@CanadianLabour
&
#CLC2023
2 raise visibility around need 2 once & for all support
#sexworkers
& our human & labour rights.
#decrim
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October 4th is Sisters in Spirit Day where many of our community members are gathering to honour and remember the lives of Indigenous women who have been targeted for violence. Standing in love, solidarity and hope with all Indigenous
#sexworkers
today and every day.
#MMIWG2S
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Montreal
#sexwork
activists gather in support of the
@CDNSWAlliance
constitutional challenge to
#PCEPA
that took place last week in Ontario via
@theconcordian
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When prohibitionists claim accepting
#sexwork
is a disappointing "4th wave feminism" they R ignoring centuries of prostitutes who've supported their families & created community.
#Sexwork
is not "sex positive" or "new age", it's just work. And workers needs rights.
#RepealPCPEA
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@UNSRVAW
Also, Our submission is omitted from the list along with others. Sex workers worked hard to put together these reports knowing you would ignore the evidence. At least correct this additionally erasure
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The characterization of clients as preying men who jump out of corners on children & "decent" residents is incorrect. Clients R dentists, fathers, teachers, brothers, & just about anyone you know.
#Sexworkers
bear the brunt of client criminalization.
#RepealPCEPA
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“The assumption or language used by many social service organizations that all Indigenous women are “exploited” has created substantial barriers for Indigenous sex workers to exercise their agency and be treated with dignity.”
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Sex work is a fact. It is not acceptable for
#Canada
to deny the right of SWs to make autonomous decisions concerning their safety, boundaries, and sex practices
#repealPCEPA
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It is infantilizing and patronizing and completely unfeminist to claim that
#sexworkers
are trauma bonding with clients or have cognitive dissonance. Its ok 2 change your mind about your own experience, but back off of other's.
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The "anti-racist" coalition of Asian women is accusing Elene of
@butterfly
of "not speaking properly" in her evidence so her evidence should be discounted. This is possibly the biggest lack of solidarity & direct attack we have witnessed in this case so far. Not equality, by far.
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There is no exception to WHICH
#sexworkers
amongst us are deserving of non-violence & respect for our rights - whether we love, hate, or find our work boring, all
#sexworkers
tell you that the criminalization of our work & lives exacerbates violence & exploitation.
#RepealPCEPA
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