In the Press

2013

Press Releases:

Canada, Sex Professionals of Canada

Canada, PEERS Victoria: DEC. 17 SEX WORKERS AND THEIR ALLIES MARCH TO END VIOLENCE

Canada, POWER Ottowa: Ottowa-Area Sex Workers Mark International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers/Supreme Court Ruling Imminent

Canada, HIV Community Link

Canada, Native Youth Sexual Health Network: Responding to the Violence of Ongoing Colonialism on December 17th: International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers

United States, Women with a Vision

Europe, La Strada International, International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers

Europe, ICRSE – SWAN – TAMPEP joint statement

United Kingdom, Avon & Sommerset Police Crime Commissioner, Avon & Sommerset PCC Supports Piorneering Scheme on International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers

United Kingdom, South House

Media Coverage & Op-Eds

US

Alaska Dispatch – Jerzy Shedlock, Advocacy Group Hopes to Rewrite Alaska’s Sex Trafficking Laws, Make Sex Workers Safer

Bitch Magazine: On Our Radar – Feminist News Roundup

Gambit – Missy Wilkinson, A Second Line Parade Honors Sex Workers Lost to Violence

Edge Boston – Winnie McCroy, The 11th International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers

The Hairpin – Jia Tolentino, In many states, including Louisiana, police are permitted to use carrying condoms as evidence of prostitution

Huffington Post – James Nichols, Sex Workers Outreach Project Rallies for Victims of Violence

LA Times – Susan Rohwer, Are sex workers’ Lives Worth Less than Everyone Else’s?

KGNU (Denver Community radio) – Morning Mag

Nerve – Kate Hakala, Why We Celebrate International Day To End Violence Against Sex Workers

Sin City Siren – International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers: In a civilized society, every person gets basic human rights

Slixa – Siouxsie Q, International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers

Vice Magazine – Is Montreal’s Mayor Serious About a Massage Parlor Crackdown? 

Washington Post – Samantha Majic, What Prostitutes Can Teach the Canadian Government

Maggie McNeil, Honoring our Dead

SheRights, Sex Work Is Work

Canada

The Globe and Mail – Kyle Kirkup, With Sex-Work Ruling, Supreme Court Can be on the Right Side of History

Rabble News – Chanelle Gallant, Sex Workers Around the World Fight Back to End Violence and Create Justice

UK

Liberal Democrat Voice – James Shaddock, As Liberals, We Must Stand Up for Sex workers

The F-Word: Contemporary UK Feminists – Guest Post by Molly (SWOU)

Ruth Jacobs

 Yemisi Ilesanmi, Sex Workers Need Rights, Not Rescue!

Europe

Turkey: Başka Haber, 17 Aralık Seks İşçilerine Yönelik Şiddetle Mücadele Günü: “Seks İşçisiyim Diye Beni Öldüremezsin”

Australia

ABC Australia – Simon Lauder, Sex Workers Take Fight Against Criminalization to the Streets (Interview)

Africa

Kenya: Ghetto Radio – Claret Adiambo, Sex Workers Mark International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers

2012

• National Center for Transgender Equality and many many organizations signed a letter on behalf of December 17th.

2010

• Review of events in the US by Kate of SWOP-NYC
• NBC coverage of SWOP-NYC

2009:

• Montreal, QC   — Stella flyer.pdf
• SwopUSA – Boston flyer.pdf
• Toronto, ON  –  Maggie’s December 17th Toronto Speakout Event poster.pdf

2008:

• swopusa – Washington DC
• Stopping the Terror: A Day to End Violence Against Prostitutes by Annie Sprinkle from On The Issues Magazine.

2007:

• Tucson, Arizona(SWOP-AZ)
• Tucson, Arizona(SWOP-AZ)
• Chicago, IL
• Ottowa, Canada
• Lansing, MI
• SWOP-USA (press release)
• SWOP-USA (letter)
• ESPU
• New York, NY .pdf or .jpg
• STELLA
• Prince George, Canada
• Sydney, Australia
• San Francisco, CA
• Toronto, Canada
• Toronto, Canada
• Indybay/Womyn
• East Godavary, Andhra Pradesh, Indi
• Ottowa, Canada
• ESPU
• Atlanta, GA
• San Francisco
• STELLA on CKLN Radio

2006:

• Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
• Montréal, (Québec) Canada
• Hong Kong
• Book mentioning our event
• Myspace
• San Francisco, Harvey Milk Club
• Los Angeles, CA
• SWOP-USA

2005:

• San Francisco, California
• San Francisco, California
• Montreal, Canada
• WTO Protest

2004:

• Cleveland, OH

2003:

• Washington, DC Press Release
• Washington, DC Indymedia.
• Norway
• News Announcement
• Candye Kane
• New York, NY Press Release