We are the Chicago Chapter of the nation-wide Sex Worker's Outreach project. Check out http://www.swop-usa.org for more in depth info.
"SWOP, at its most basic, is an anti-violence campaign. As a multi-state network of sex workers and advocates, we address locally and nationally the violence that sex workers experience because of their criminal status. Operating in one of the most prominently violent societies today, sex workers in America experience this phenomenon pointedly in the context of their criminal status. Yet, sex workers are seldom afforded protection or recourse from violent acts committed against them because of the precarious, often graft-ridden relationship between sex work and law enforcement. Society tolerates violence against sex workers because of the stigma and myths that surround prostitution. Only until these falsehoods are corrected and sex workers are legitimized will we be able to effectively prevent and minimize the structural and occupational challenges of sex work. We are here for the Whore Revolution"
Sex Workers Rights March-- December 16th
Violence is NOT an occupational hazard! 2007-12-16 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16th @ 3pm-4pm
ADDISON AND HALSTED POLICE STATION
The current criminal laws surrounding prostitution make the REAL crimes of kidnap, rape, blackmail, and even murder of sex workers unreportable to police. Every human, regardless of who they are and what they do, deserves a right to be safe from violence. While the U.S. government is spending tons of taxpayers dollars to eliminate prostitution, the criminalization that results from the application of these laws prevents sex workers from having any social protection, thus making sex workers the easiest and most visible target for violence without consequences.
Join us in this GLOBAL EVENT as we rally and send a message to the justice system and to our community that we are no longer easy targets.
For more informatiom please visit: http://swop-chicago.org/home.php
and : http://www.myspace.com/sexworkerschicago
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