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Treat sex work as work

June 8, 2009October 20, 2021
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SEX PLAY / Support decriminalization, rather than legalizationTodd Kinck / Xtra.ca / Monday, June 08, 2009 I was in the green room waiting to go onto the set of Jawbreaker, a talk show hosted by Brad Fraser back around 2002.

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In defence of women who want to sell sex – Columnist says book tells only half the story

May 13, 2009October 20, 2021
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Antonia Zerbisias / The Star / May 13, 2009 Victor Malarek is practically shouting over the phone. Maybe it’s because he’s talking on his mobile, on his way to satisfy a craving for strawberries and ice cream. More likely because the

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Craigslist’s Bans Erotic Service Category

May 11, 2009May 11, 2021
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SPOC condemns Craigslist’s decision to ban its Erotic Services category. By capitulating to the recent bad publicity, the website is conceding that it played a part in the murder of our colleague. It did not. The murderer is the one

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re: article found in the Toronto Star, April 25th 2009

April 28, 2009October 20, 2021
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Letter to the Editor / Toronto Star / Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 By Valerie Scott & Amy Lebovitch, from SPOC. re: Sex & Charity article found in the Toronto Star, April 25th 2009. Click HERE for original article. Your article exposes as

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A closer look at decriminalizing prostitution

March 5, 2009October 20, 2021
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Jessie Murdock / Thursday, March 5, 2009 The Gazette / Western University, London ON “We need to be a lot less uptight about sex and realize there are problems occurring in Canada.” The sentiment expressed by Western philosophy professor Samantha

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Pickton not the only one responsible

January 21, 2009May 11, 2021
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Our murdered colleagues in Vancouver. Our hearts go out to all families and friends of our murdered sisters. Hearing the evidence from this trial will be one of the most difficult things for anyone connected to our profession, which is

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15 Ordinary Things Non-Sex Workers Never Need to Think About

December 15, 2008May 11, 2021
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by Sarah Jasper I can be pretty sure that my neighbours, in any location I may want to live, will be neutral or pleasant to me, and that I will not be followed or harassed by them. I can be

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British Columbia’s Ruling Against Sex Worker Legal Challenge

December 15, 2008May 11, 2021
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The court has refused to hear a constitutional case that our B.C. colleagues have brought forward with PIVOT Legal Society. SPOC vehemently rejects Justice William Ehrcke ruling. It is yet another insult to our colleagues’ valuable contributions. Simply because the

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Laws put sex workers at risk

November 14, 2008October 20, 2021
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Antonia Zerbisias / Nov 14, 2008 / Toronto Star If there’s one thing that divides feminists, it’s the sex business. On one side, you have those who regard the world’s oldest profession as a form of slavery, which only desperate women

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Talking about a tough job – Decriminalize it, don’t legalize it, prostitute says

October 17, 2008October 20, 2021
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By DAN ARSENAULT Crime Reporter The Chronicle Herald / Halifax Fri. Oct 17, 2008 By handing out a nickel to about 120 people gathered to hear her talk, Valerie Scott said she’d turned them into pimps who were living off

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Sex trade workers call for decriminalization of their trade

October 17, 2008October 20, 2021
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JON TATTRIE, METRO NEWS HALIFAX October 17, 2008 {Rene Ross, the executive director of Stepping Stone, a non-profit organization that supports individuals involved in the sex trade, hosted An Evening with Valerie Scott last night. Scott is the head of

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On the stroll – Sex work and fireworks at Homewood and Maitland

September 12, 2008October 20, 2021
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Xtra! Magazine / Shawn Syms / National / Friday, September 12, 2008 “I was surrounded by an angry mob,” says Paul Hyde. He’s talking about the night that 80 people showed up to protest his group, the Homewood Maitland Safety

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