Our committee was granted a surprise hearing in this legislative session, five of our members spoke for twenty minutes in total about why legislators should repeal crimes of prostitution, commercial sexual solicitation and promoting prostitution.

Our other speakers are:

Alex Andrews, International Human Rights Advocate, Executive Director SWOP(Sex Worker Outreach Project) Behind Bars, Former BOD member of SWOPUSA and Global Sex Work

•a former Oregon sex worker and law student, Nicole Gilliland

•Angela Jones, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Sociology at Farmingdale State College, State University of New York

•Amy Merrell,  Executive Director of the Cupcake Girls

Follow me on twitter @ElleStanger for updates and you can watch the informational hearing here, live on June 3rd, 1:55-2:15 pm PST.

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Twitter is @ORSEXWORKERS