Archive for March, 2008

“An Agent, a Green Card, and a Demand for Sex” from the NY Times

« 25 March 2008 | 20:24 | general | No Comments »

March 21, 2008
From the NY Times
An Agent, a Green Card, and a Demand for Sex
By NINA BERNSTEIN
No problems so far, the immigration agent told the
American citizen and his 22-year-old Colombian wife at
her green card interview in December. After he stapled
one of their wedding photos to her application for
legal permanent residency, he had just one more
question: [...]



How Many Child Prostitutes Is Bush Responsible For?

« 24 March 2008 | 14:20 | general | No Comments »

How Many Child Prostitutes Is Bush Responsible For?
By Bob Fertik, Democrats.com
Posted on March 18, 2008, Printed on March 24, 2008
George Bush has been tied to a prostitution ring involving as many as 50,000 women and girls. The prostitutes, some as young as 13, are among the 1.2 million desperate Iraqis who fled to Syria after [...]



Model Letter- Protest Federalizing, Expanding Prostitution Criminalization

« 15 March 2008 | 20:34 | general | No Comments »

Model Letter- Protest Federalizing, Expanding Prostitution Criminalization
Please send to your Senator and distribute widely!
Below is the cover letter :
Dear Sex Worker Supporters,
Sex Workers Outreach Project-Northern California and the US PROStitutes Collective have joined together to oppose changes in the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2007 (TVPRA H.R.3877). On December 4, [...]



Sex Workers Blow Spitzer a Farewell Kiss

« 15 March 2008 | 20:27 | general | No Comments »

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contacts
Madeleine Dash, Sex Workers Action New York (SWANK), 877-776-2004 x 2
swank@riseup.net
Audacia Ray, 718.554.1714
Sarah Bleviss, Sex Workers Outreach Project NYC (SWOP-NYC),
swop.nyc@gmail.com
Prostitutes of New York (PONY), pony@panix.com
Desiree Alliance, http://www.BoundNotGagged.com
Sex Workers Blow Spitzer a Farewell Kiss
New York, NY - In the wake of former Governor Spitzer’s resignation, sex
workers and human rights advocates remain concerned about [...]



SPITZER SCANDAL HIGHLIGHTS THAT CURRENT POLICIES AROUND SEX WORK AND TRAFFICKING ARE NOT EFFECTIVE

« 15 March 2008 | 20:23 | general | No Comments »

STATEMENT FROM THE URBAN JUSTICE CENTER
For Immediate Release:
Contact: Sapna Patel, SWP, 646/602.5626, spatel@urbanjustice.org
Juhu Thukral, SWP, 646/602.5690, jthukral@urbanjustice.org
Friday, March 14, 2008
ELIOT SPITZER SCANDAL HIGHLIGHTS THAT CURRENT POLICIES AROUND SEX WORK AND TRAFFICKING ARE NOT EFFECTIVE
(New York City, March 14, 2008) – Eliot Spitzer resigned from his position as Governor of New York [...]