Community Activism, Education
FREE NARCAN SUPPLIES AND OVERDOSE PREVENTION TRAINING
IF YOU WORK AT A PORTLAND-AREA VENUE AND WANT OVERDOSE PREVENTION SUPPLIES, contact oregonsexworkers@protonmail.com, subject: narcan/plan B Our director of Harm Prevention Program, Stoney is in Philadelphia but still running this ship in Portland, and we are happy to help fight death and overdose, and unplanned pregnancy. _________________________________________________________ *FOR SERVICE INDUSTRY WORKERS… Read More
Education, Interviews, sex work
Sex Workin’ Moms – A Stripper’s Guide Podcast Episode
I was a guest on A Stripper’s Guide Podcast! It’s just a fact: lots of sex workers are moms, and lots of moms are sex workers. In this 2-part Mothers Day Special, we hear directly from different sex working moms who offer up some hard-won wisdom about parenting while living under society’s microscope. Elle Stanger… Read More
Community Activism, Education
UPDATED – NOV 4th, 2023 FREE ZOOM TRAINING: TRAUMA, DV AND HEALING
HI! I’m co-hosting our 2nd Free Zoom group for folks interested in learning about trauma, domestic violence impacts, and tools for healing and wellness. This is not a therapy group, but can give skills for coping individually and supporting others. WHEN: NOVEMBER 4TH, 2023 2-5PM PST WHAT: What is “threat?” What is “survival mode?” What is a “trigger?”… Read More
Community Activism, decrim, prostitution
JOIN OSWC – Oregon Sex Workers Committee
Are you a current or former sex worker who wants to shape policy, network with other proponents of harm reduction, and support efforts to de-criminalize sex work? Our SW-only zoom meetings welcome you every 1st Tuesday 5:30-6:30 pm, and ALLIES meetings are every 2nd Tuesday, same time. Email oregonsexworkers@protonmail.com for more info to join meetings.… Read More
Community Activism, Education, prostitution, sex work, Uncategorized
WEBINAR – DEMYSTIFYING SEX WORK Jan 27th, 2023
This class is intended for educators, social workers, and mental/health care providers, but is useful for any person who wants to understand sex work and how to prevent exploitation of Sex Workers, and to reduce harm and discrimination among many peoples. I’m honored to be teaching for ISEE and providing tools to earn AASECT CEs. *REGISTER… Read More
Articles, Blog, sex work
Day To End Violence Against Sex Workers – PORNHUB
Originally published on PORNHUB – read full piece on PH ErikaPH: When we think of violence, we tend to think of blatant physical attacks, but violence is far more nuanced than a fist fight, especially when it comes to marginalized communities. To help us better understand how violence affects sex workers and how we can… Read More
Articles, Community Activism, Education, prostitution
STOP PUNISHING SEX WORK – TheCrimeReport.org
Read full piece on TheCrimeReport.org We should all want to fight exploitation and human trafficking. Yet some of the current, popular methods of disrupting sexual labor are highly abusive, and waste resources. I’m talking about partial criminalization and full criminalization of consensual sex work. Both derive from a “tough-on-crime” stance, which is both archaic… Read More
Education, prostitution, sex work, Updates
SYMPOSIUM on Sex Work – watch online
Tuesday, March 22nd, 6-7:30pm EST – On why Decriminalization of Sex Work is harm reduction and criminal justice reform: questions will be welcome at the end, the link to join is: https://yeshiva-university.zoom.us/j/95515890787 Read More
Articles, prostitution, sex work
How to prevent trafficking and police violence? The answer might surprise you – Decriminalization of sex work
Decriminalization of prostitution and sex work laws will encourage victims to come forward without fear of punishment, lower STIs and violence, and re-allocate funds to addressing reported rapes and assaults. Doug* is a would-be client with a terminal illness, a divorce, and grown children. He spends most days indoors and alone except for his cat… Read More
Blog, Education, sex work, Updates
8 Reasons Why Supporting Sex Workers is Important
Originally featured on MomotaroApotheca.com Supporting sex workers doesn’t mean you have to become one or become a client. It means having literacy of the reasons why our culture continues to shame, punish, or pathologize those who do engage consensually. Want to combat human exploitation? Support full decriminalization of prostitution related laws, so that… Read More
