Länderberichte U.S.A.:
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Marc of Frankfurt
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Zwerg
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Die Webseite der Botschaft der Vereinigten Staaten in Wien hat ein Update erfahren....
Der absolut unstimmige Text wurde um den abstrusen Satz "Prostitution ist nicht das älteste Gewerbe, sondern die älteste Form der Unterdrückung" erweitert.
http://www.usembassy.at/de/policy/prostitution.htm
Vielleicht sollten wir auch "ein Briefchen" verfassen?
Christian
Der absolut unstimmige Text wurde um den abstrusen Satz "Prostitution ist nicht das älteste Gewerbe, sondern die älteste Form der Unterdrückung" erweitert.
http://www.usembassy.at/de/policy/prostitution.htm
Vielleicht sollten wir auch "ein Briefchen" verfassen?
Christian
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Aoife
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Hab mir dieses Machwerk grad mal angetan - völlig absurd!
"ein Briefchen" wäre wohl was zum Dampfablassen, bewirken wird es m.E. nichts. Zuviel Arroganz auf der US-Seite, alleine dass sie sich überhaupt trauen, Kriegsveteranen und Opfer staatlicher Folter zu erwähnen, dabei gehören die USA ja wohl wirklich zur Weltspitze.
Liebe Grüße, Eva
"ein Briefchen" wäre wohl was zum Dampfablassen, bewirken wird es m.E. nichts. Zuviel Arroganz auf der US-Seite, alleine dass sie sich überhaupt trauen, Kriegsveteranen und Opfer staatlicher Folter zu erwähnen, dabei gehören die USA ja wohl wirklich zur Weltspitze.
Liebe Grüße, Eva
It's not those who inflict the most, but those who endure the most, who will conquer. MP.Vol.Bobby Sands
'I know kung fu, karate, and 37 other dangerous words'
Misspellings are *very special effects* of me keyboard
'I know kung fu, karate, and 37 other dangerous words'
Misspellings are *very special effects* of me keyboard
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Marc of Frankfurt
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SW Forschung
Laura hat sich mit der US-Politik auführlich befasst.
Hier ihre neuesten Postings:
http://www.nodo50.org/Laura_Agustin/us- ... n-cambodia
Möglicherweise wirkt sich die US-Politik des TIP Berichts und Länderrankings (Trafficing in Person Report) auf Sexworker in Kambodscha nicht grundsätzlich anders aus als in Österreich?
Und wenn man die Geschichte der sog. "Undokmentierten Migration" und der dafür benutzten Worte bedenkt. Gerade in einem Land wie den U.S.A., wo nicht gerade wenige von irgendwelchen irgendwie Zugewanderten abstammen:
http://www.nodo50.org/Laura_Agustin/why ... ten-a-myth
Zu TIP und TIR mehr z.B. im Thema: Migration vs. Menschenhandel:
viewtopic.php?p=38708#38708
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Hier ihre neuesten Postings:
http://www.nodo50.org/Laura_Agustin/us- ... n-cambodia
Möglicherweise wirkt sich die US-Politik des TIP Berichts und Länderrankings (Trafficing in Person Report) auf Sexworker in Kambodscha nicht grundsätzlich anders aus als in Österreich?
Und wenn man die Geschichte der sog. "Undokmentierten Migration" und der dafür benutzten Worte bedenkt. Gerade in einem Land wie den U.S.A., wo nicht gerade wenige von irgendwelchen irgendwie Zugewanderten abstammen:
http://www.nodo50.org/Laura_Agustin/why ... ten-a-myth
Zu TIP und TIR mehr z.B. im Thema: Migration vs. Menschenhandel:
viewtopic.php?p=38708#38708
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Zuletzt geändert von Marc of Frankfurt am 26.06.2010, 12:05, insgesamt 2-mal geändert.
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Marc of Frankfurt
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wenns wichtig wird: SW unerwünscht :-((
Sperrbezirk:
Sexwork-Berufsverbot zur Ernennungsfeier des Präsidenten
PFZ
prostitution free zone
300 $ Strafe
http://mpdc.dc.gov/mpdc/cwp/view,a,1238,q,560843.asp
http://newsroom.dc.gov/show.aspx/agency ... 06/month/8
http://inauguration.dc.gov/index.asp
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Sexwork-Berufsverbot zur Ernennungsfeier des Präsidenten
PFZ
prostitution free zone
300 $ Strafe
http://mpdc.dc.gov/mpdc/cwp/view,a,1238,q,560843.asp
http://newsroom.dc.gov/show.aspx/agency ... 06/month/8
http://inauguration.dc.gov/index.asp
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Zuletzt geändert von Marc of Frankfurt am 01.02.2009, 15:36, insgesamt 2-mal geändert.
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Marc of Frankfurt
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on-line umfrage
THE STATE BUDGET:
Under consideration: Tax brothels, consider legalizing prostitution in Las Vegas
By David McGrath Schwartz
Thu, Jan 22, 2009 (2 a.m.)
Should prostitution be legalized in the state's urban areas?
Reader poll
* Yes. Make it legal in Las Vegas and Reno.
(316) (82%)
* No. Keep it illegal in the urban areas, but it's OK in rural areas.
(24) (6%)
* No. In fact, it should be illegal in all of Nevada.
(43) (11%)
Total Votes: 383
State Sen. Bob Coffin says legalization would create new revenue source, be safer for those who participate.
Carson City — In these tough budgetary times, the chairman of a key state Senate committee is willing to consider the world’s oldest profession as a potential source of new tax revenue.
State Sen. Bob Coffin said Tuesday he would be willing to grant a hearing on proposals to legalize and regulate prostitution in Las Vegas and other urban areas of the state where it’s illegal.
The Las Vegas Democrat, who heads the Senate Taxation Committee, said he also wants to look at taxing the state’s legal brothels in rural counties.
Only “the most naive person on the planet would believe there’s no prostitution going on in the urban areas,” Coffin said. “It’s going on now unregulated and unsafe.
“I have not decided about whether or not I’d support the legalization and control of it in urban areas. But I think it’s an idea worth entertaining.”
Prostitution is legal in most of Nevada’s rural counties, but state law prohibits it in counties with populations in excess of 400,000. That means there are no legal brothels in Las Vegas or Reno.
Previous suggestions that Nevada consider legalizing prostitution throughout the state have gone nowhere. This is the first time in recent memory that a legislator has taken up this issue, but such a proposal would face long odds.
Coffin, who is serving his final term in the Senate because of term limits, said he will focus primarily on getting additional money from legal rural brothels, strip clubs and escort services.
“I’d be happy to listen to arguments for legalization anytime,” Coffin said. “In the meantime, I know we have to get some money from the world’s oldest profession.”
Nevada is the only state to legalize prostitution. But it has an uneasy relationship with the industry. Though rural counties sometimes collect large fees from the businesses, the state has resisted taxing brothels because of the stigma attached to prostitution.
Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, who has floated the idea of legalizing prostitution as a way to redevelop downtown Las Vegas, said in an interview Wednesday that he thinks there should be an open debate on legalizing it in Nevada’s cities.
Goodman said he recently met with a legislator, whom he declined to name, and “people in the industry” to discuss legalizing prostitution in Las Vegas.
“I’ve always said there should be a serious discussion,” Goodman said. “People assume it’s legal anyhow.”
The mayor said legalizing it would provide a good source of revenue for education and social services, would create a safer environment for all parties involved and reduce sexually transmitted diseases.
“Smart people can have serious discussions without fear of reprisal,” Goodman said. “Right now, there’s no benefit coming out of it for anybody and it’s rampant.”
Asked if he would initiate the conversations, Goodman said no. “But I’ll certainly join into the discussion.”
Coffin said he would consider the idea not only because of the state’s dire financial situation, but also to make the industry safer.
Las Vegas’ red-light district was shut down in the 1940s, when the Army, which operated the military base that would become Nellis Air Force Base, demanded the city close its brothels.
City leaders did and were satisfied when the servicemen spent money in casinos, according to the book “Las Vegas: A Centennial History.”
In 2004, Goodman suggested building a “little Amsterdam” red-light district downtown, but the resulting furor seemed to stall the idea.
County Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani, then a member of the Assembly, said the idea was worth a debate. Casino executives opposed it.
Any change in the law would require the approval of the Legislature, which is unlikely.
As one ranking Assembly Democrat said Wednesday: “There’s no chance in hell this passes.”
Correction: The original headline on this story about legalizing prostitution mischaracterized state Sen. Bob Coffin’s stance. As chairman of the Senate Taxation Committee, Coffin said he was willing to grant a hearing on proposals to legalize prostitution in the state’s urban areas, not that he supported doing so.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/ja ... rostituti/
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Under consideration: Tax brothels, consider legalizing prostitution in Las Vegas
By David McGrath Schwartz
Thu, Jan 22, 2009 (2 a.m.)
Should prostitution be legalized in the state's urban areas?
Reader poll
* Yes. Make it legal in Las Vegas and Reno.
(316) (82%)
* No. Keep it illegal in the urban areas, but it's OK in rural areas.
(24) (6%)
* No. In fact, it should be illegal in all of Nevada.
(43) (11%)
Total Votes: 383
State Sen. Bob Coffin says legalization would create new revenue source, be safer for those who participate.
Carson City — In these tough budgetary times, the chairman of a key state Senate committee is willing to consider the world’s oldest profession as a potential source of new tax revenue.
State Sen. Bob Coffin said Tuesday he would be willing to grant a hearing on proposals to legalize and regulate prostitution in Las Vegas and other urban areas of the state where it’s illegal.
The Las Vegas Democrat, who heads the Senate Taxation Committee, said he also wants to look at taxing the state’s legal brothels in rural counties.
Only “the most naive person on the planet would believe there’s no prostitution going on in the urban areas,” Coffin said. “It’s going on now unregulated and unsafe.
“I have not decided about whether or not I’d support the legalization and control of it in urban areas. But I think it’s an idea worth entertaining.”
Prostitution is legal in most of Nevada’s rural counties, but state law prohibits it in counties with populations in excess of 400,000. That means there are no legal brothels in Las Vegas or Reno.
Previous suggestions that Nevada consider legalizing prostitution throughout the state have gone nowhere. This is the first time in recent memory that a legislator has taken up this issue, but such a proposal would face long odds.
Coffin, who is serving his final term in the Senate because of term limits, said he will focus primarily on getting additional money from legal rural brothels, strip clubs and escort services.
“I’d be happy to listen to arguments for legalization anytime,” Coffin said. “In the meantime, I know we have to get some money from the world’s oldest profession.”
Nevada is the only state to legalize prostitution. But it has an uneasy relationship with the industry. Though rural counties sometimes collect large fees from the businesses, the state has resisted taxing brothels because of the stigma attached to prostitution.
Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, who has floated the idea of legalizing prostitution as a way to redevelop downtown Las Vegas, said in an interview Wednesday that he thinks there should be an open debate on legalizing it in Nevada’s cities.
Goodman said he recently met with a legislator, whom he declined to name, and “people in the industry” to discuss legalizing prostitution in Las Vegas.
“I’ve always said there should be a serious discussion,” Goodman said. “People assume it’s legal anyhow.”
The mayor said legalizing it would provide a good source of revenue for education and social services, would create a safer environment for all parties involved and reduce sexually transmitted diseases.
“Smart people can have serious discussions without fear of reprisal,” Goodman said. “Right now, there’s no benefit coming out of it for anybody and it’s rampant.”
Asked if he would initiate the conversations, Goodman said no. “But I’ll certainly join into the discussion.”
Coffin said he would consider the idea not only because of the state’s dire financial situation, but also to make the industry safer.
Las Vegas’ red-light district was shut down in the 1940s, when the Army, which operated the military base that would become Nellis Air Force Base, demanded the city close its brothels.
City leaders did and were satisfied when the servicemen spent money in casinos, according to the book “Las Vegas: A Centennial History.”
In 2004, Goodman suggested building a “little Amsterdam” red-light district downtown, but the resulting furor seemed to stall the idea.
County Commissioner Chris Giunchigliani, then a member of the Assembly, said the idea was worth a debate. Casino executives opposed it.
Any change in the law would require the approval of the Legislature, which is unlikely.
As one ranking Assembly Democrat said Wednesday: “There’s no chance in hell this passes.”
Correction: The original headline on this story about legalizing prostitution mischaracterized state Sen. Bob Coffin’s stance. As chairman of the Senate Taxation Committee, Coffin said he was willing to grant a hearing on proposals to legalize prostitution in the state’s urban areas, not that he supported doing so.
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/ja ... rostituti/
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Marc of Frankfurt
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Toleranzzone der U.S.A. = Desert (Wüste) :-((
Hell rosa = Sperrbezirk
Dunkel = Toleranzzone
Die restlichen U.S.A. sind Sperrbezirk!
P.S.:
So eine Karte brauchen wir auch auf Stadt/Landkreisebene für Sperrbezirksregeln in Deutschland. Denn leider sind die meisten Sexworker gezwungen ein Dasein als Wanderarbeiter zu führen.
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Zuletzt geändert von Marc of Frankfurt am 01.02.2009, 15:38, insgesamt 3-mal geändert.
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Marc of Frankfurt
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Im akademischen Diskurs angekommen?
Sexworker @ Yale Law School
Sex Sells, But Should We Sell Sex?
This panel will examine prostitution, the world’s oldest profession, addressing the social and legal issues that surround it, including various legal approaches to prostitution, such as prohibition, legalization, and decriminalization.
By taking a worker safety and public health perspective to the issue of prostitution, and focusing on the human rights and dignity of sex workers, the panelists will shed light on legal approaches that disenfranchise [entrechten], endanger [gefährden], and force underground [unterdrücken] those who through choice or circumstance labor in the sex industry.
The panel will discuss the need for legal change to best protect the human rights and dignity of sex workers as well as the public.
* Sienna Baskin, Equal Justice Works Fellow, Sex Workers Project – Urban Justice Center
* Maxine Doogan, President and Founder, Erotic Service Providers Union (ESPU)
* Veronica Monet, Certified Sexologist and Sex Educator, Author, and Radio Show Host
* Andrea Ritchie, Director, Sex Workers Project – Urban Justice Center
Moderator: Michael Wishnie, Clinical Professor of Law, Yale Law School
http://islandia.law.yale.edu/reblaw/panels.htm
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Sex Sells, But Should We Sell Sex?
This panel will examine prostitution, the world’s oldest profession, addressing the social and legal issues that surround it, including various legal approaches to prostitution, such as prohibition, legalization, and decriminalization.
By taking a worker safety and public health perspective to the issue of prostitution, and focusing on the human rights and dignity of sex workers, the panelists will shed light on legal approaches that disenfranchise [entrechten], endanger [gefährden], and force underground [unterdrücken] those who through choice or circumstance labor in the sex industry.
The panel will discuss the need for legal change to best protect the human rights and dignity of sex workers as well as the public.
* Sienna Baskin, Equal Justice Works Fellow, Sex Workers Project – Urban Justice Center
* Maxine Doogan, President and Founder, Erotic Service Providers Union (ESPU)
* Veronica Monet, Certified Sexologist and Sex Educator, Author, and Radio Show Host
* Andrea Ritchie, Director, Sex Workers Project – Urban Justice Center
Moderator: Michael Wishnie, Clinical Professor of Law, Yale Law School
http://islandia.law.yale.edu/reblaw/panels.htm
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Marc of Frankfurt
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Agentur-Kunden-Liste
Und wieder eine Kundenliste im Internet
Sex und Geld
gleichermaßen diskretionsbedürftig und medienwirksam
Die Agenturchefin einer hochrangigen Washingtoner Escort Agentur hatte die Liste ihrer Kunden ins Internet gestellt, um sich politisch zu verteidigen und letzlich ihren Kopf zu retten. Sie lebt heute bekanntlich nicht mehr.
Jetzt hat ein Konkursgericht in NYC die Kundenliste der Agentur Bernard Madoff ins Netz gestellt. Die hatte bekanntlich ein illegales privates Finanz-Schneeballsystem betrieben, in dem 50 Milliarden $ vernichtet/veruntreut wurden. Die Treuhänder hoffen noch Gelder wiederzufinden, was es wohl wert ist die Namen zu veröffentlichen:
http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/madoffvictimslist.pdf
163 Seiten.
Daß aber nicht nur bei diesem Privatmann auf kriminelle Art große Geldblasen zerplatzt sind, zeigt folgendes Banken-Diagramm recht eindrucksvoll und erinnert daran über Geld und Bankwesen einmal mehr grundsätzlich nachzudenken:
Marktwert der Großbanken 2007 und 2009.
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Sex und Geld
gleichermaßen diskretionsbedürftig und medienwirksam
Die Agenturchefin einer hochrangigen Washingtoner Escort Agentur hatte die Liste ihrer Kunden ins Internet gestellt, um sich politisch zu verteidigen und letzlich ihren Kopf zu retten. Sie lebt heute bekanntlich nicht mehr.
Jetzt hat ein Konkursgericht in NYC die Kundenliste der Agentur Bernard Madoff ins Netz gestellt. Die hatte bekanntlich ein illegales privates Finanz-Schneeballsystem betrieben, in dem 50 Milliarden $ vernichtet/veruntreut wurden. Die Treuhänder hoffen noch Gelder wiederzufinden, was es wohl wert ist die Namen zu veröffentlichen:
http://www.cbsnews.com/htdocs/pdf/madoffvictimslist.pdf
163 Seiten.
Daß aber nicht nur bei diesem Privatmann auf kriminelle Art große Geldblasen zerplatzt sind, zeigt folgendes Banken-Diagramm recht eindrucksvoll und erinnert daran über Geld und Bankwesen einmal mehr grundsätzlich nachzudenken:
Marktwert der Großbanken 2007 und 2009.
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Re: Agentur-Kunden-Liste
Die Graphik ist allerdings irreführend, weil die Markkapitalisierung vom Durchmesser abgebildet wird, nicht (wie man meinen möchte) von der Kreisfläche.Marc of Frankfurt hat geschrieben:Marktwert der Großbanken 2007 und 2009.
Z. B. Goldman Sachs unten links:
Marktkapitalisierung 100 -> 56,
Kreisfläche (Verhältnis) 100 -> 31
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Marc of Frankfurt
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Das ist ja der Hammer.
Gut dass du nachgerechnet hast (Goldman Sachs war von 100 auf 35 gefallen). Ein typischer Fehler bei Infographiken. Ich war so begeistert mal einen Gesamtüberblick gefunden zu haben, der noch dazu die Methapher blase erfüllt.
Banker sollten also wohl besser bei Balkendiagrammen bleiben ;-( Und sowas bei einer J.P.Morgan-Graphik. Was sagt uns das?
Ich bin begeistert von der Aufmerksamkeit unserer Forenuser. (Und das bei einem off topic posting :-)
Gut dass du nachgerechnet hast (Goldman Sachs war von 100 auf 35 gefallen). Ein typischer Fehler bei Infographiken. Ich war so begeistert mal einen Gesamtüberblick gefunden zu haben, der noch dazu die Methapher blase erfüllt.
Banker sollten also wohl besser bei Balkendiagrammen bleiben ;-( Und sowas bei einer J.P.Morgan-Graphik. Was sagt uns das?
Ich bin begeistert von der Aufmerksamkeit unserer Forenuser. (Und das bei einem off topic posting :-)
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Marc of Frankfurt
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SW schreiben ihre Fachbücher selbst:
Geplantes SW-Handbuch
CALL FOR COMMUNITY EXPERTISE:
Do you have personal experience in the justice system that you would share as part of SWOP’S 2009 Legal Resource Guide?
We are looking for short 2-500 word articles and quotes to publish in this years updated resource guide which will have lists of recommended lawyers and legal resources and be distributed to all chapters and during outreach events. Possible articles/topics that may be included:
* If there were 3-5 things I could tell other sex workers about getting arrested, going to court, choosing a lawyer, etc.
* What to expect after getting busted
* Common mistakes that get people arrested
* Using a public defender
* My experience with diversion programs
* Sexual harassment and assault from Law Enforcement
* Words from a sex worker parent
* I fought for my rights…and WON.
We seek to cover a broad range of predicaments that our community members feel comfortable sharing (pen name or anonymous is ok) as part of this guide. Ideally we would like to touch on 647b (solicitation of prostitution) type of charges, BDSM related arrests, exotic dancer legal resources, and a section of resources for parents. Regional chapter members who would like to contribute by calling your local area law offices and assessing if are in line with SWOP’s mission and should be listed in our resource guide is also needed. If you don’t have a copy of the last 2007 Legal Guide, go to swopusa.org and download a copy or email one of us and we will send it to you.
http://www.swopusa.org/static/resources ... eGuide.pdf
(pdf - 6 pages)
Please send mariko.passion at gmail your words of wisdom (informal is ok). This project is being edited by Tara Sawyer and Mariko Passion, but this is truly a community resource that is written BY and FOR all members of our network in the U.S.
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Sex Workers Outreach Project
www.swopUSA.org
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CALL FOR COMMUNITY EXPERTISE:
Do you have personal experience in the justice system that you would share as part of SWOP’S 2009 Legal Resource Guide?
We are looking for short 2-500 word articles and quotes to publish in this years updated resource guide which will have lists of recommended lawyers and legal resources and be distributed to all chapters and during outreach events. Possible articles/topics that may be included:
* If there were 3-5 things I could tell other sex workers about getting arrested, going to court, choosing a lawyer, etc.
* What to expect after getting busted
* Common mistakes that get people arrested
* Using a public defender
* My experience with diversion programs
* Sexual harassment and assault from Law Enforcement
* Words from a sex worker parent
* I fought for my rights…and WON.
We seek to cover a broad range of predicaments that our community members feel comfortable sharing (pen name or anonymous is ok) as part of this guide. Ideally we would like to touch on 647b (solicitation of prostitution) type of charges, BDSM related arrests, exotic dancer legal resources, and a section of resources for parents. Regional chapter members who would like to contribute by calling your local area law offices and assessing if are in line with SWOP’s mission and should be listed in our resource guide is also needed. If you don’t have a copy of the last 2007 Legal Guide, go to swopusa.org and download a copy or email one of us and we will send it to you.
http://www.swopusa.org/static/resources ... eGuide.pdf
(pdf - 6 pages)
Please send mariko.passion at gmail your words of wisdom (informal is ok). This project is being edited by Tara Sawyer and Mariko Passion, but this is truly a community resource that is written BY and FOR all members of our network in the U.S.
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Sex Workers Outreach Project
www.swopUSA.org
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San Francisco Police Department (SFPD)
San Francisco Transsexual Activist Falsely Accused of Having Sex with SFPD Officer
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Acire 916-904-2058
San Francisco Transsexual Activist Falsely Accused of Having Sex with SFPD Officer
Suspected Prop. K Retaliation
Location: 850 Bryant Street, San Francisco Hall of Justice
Date: Monday February 23, 2009
Time: 8:30 am
Contact: 916.904.2058 Acire4SWOP ät gmail dot com
San Francisco, California, February 23, 2009 In an act of harassment by the San Francisco Police Department, Shelly Resnick was falsely charged, and given a Citation on for "Solicitation to Engage in the Act of Prostitution" on November 12, 2009. On January 7, the District Attorney took it a step beyond the claims of the arresting officers and officially filed charges against Shelly for "Engaging in the act of Prostitution" alleging that Shelly engaged in prostitution with an SFPD Officer.
"These charges are completely false." states Shelly as no such act took place. Shelly strongly disputes the content of the police report as patently false. "This is harassment and discrimination." Shelly has been speaking with local attorneys and activists who suggest that Shelly was likely a direct target after her extensive work on the campaign for Prop K. fighting for the decriminalization of sex work Shelly was set up on a police sting. She did not solicit and nor did she agree to any act of prostitution, but she was cited anyway.
"The police have no evidence to support these charges” says Acire Roche of Sex Worker Outreach Project." In the police report, SFPD claim that the day after the election, an allegedly unidentified person sent an "anonymous complaint" saying that Shelly was sending text messages to random phone numbers asking for sexual services. “This is absurd," says Acire, "This did not occur, and of course SFPD has absolutely no record or evidence of this."
Sex Worker Outreach Project joins Shelly in support at her hearing, protesting this discrimination and misconduct. "Ms. Resnick filed a complaint with Office of Citizen Complaints on November 19th. SWOP and Ms. Resnick will resist these false charges and vows to bring to light this misconduct and discrimination by the SFPD."
SWOP-USA in conjunction with BAYSWAN and other Bay Area transsexual and sexworker organizations, will be conducting a peaceful protest in the front of the Courthouse.
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Tara Sawyer
Sex Workers Outreach Project
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Acire 916-904-2058
San Francisco Transsexual Activist Falsely Accused of Having Sex with SFPD Officer
Suspected Prop. K Retaliation
Location: 850 Bryant Street, San Francisco Hall of Justice
Date: Monday February 23, 2009
Time: 8:30 am
Contact: 916.904.2058 Acire4SWOP ät gmail dot com
San Francisco, California, February 23, 2009 In an act of harassment by the San Francisco Police Department, Shelly Resnick was falsely charged, and given a Citation on for "Solicitation to Engage in the Act of Prostitution" on November 12, 2009. On January 7, the District Attorney took it a step beyond the claims of the arresting officers and officially filed charges against Shelly for "Engaging in the act of Prostitution" alleging that Shelly engaged in prostitution with an SFPD Officer.
"These charges are completely false." states Shelly as no such act took place. Shelly strongly disputes the content of the police report as patently false. "This is harassment and discrimination." Shelly has been speaking with local attorneys and activists who suggest that Shelly was likely a direct target after her extensive work on the campaign for Prop K. fighting for the decriminalization of sex work Shelly was set up on a police sting. She did not solicit and nor did she agree to any act of prostitution, but she was cited anyway.
"The police have no evidence to support these charges” says Acire Roche of Sex Worker Outreach Project." In the police report, SFPD claim that the day after the election, an allegedly unidentified person sent an "anonymous complaint" saying that Shelly was sending text messages to random phone numbers asking for sexual services. “This is absurd," says Acire, "This did not occur, and of course SFPD has absolutely no record or evidence of this."
Sex Worker Outreach Project joins Shelly in support at her hearing, protesting this discrimination and misconduct. "Ms. Resnick filed a complaint with Office of Citizen Complaints on November 19th. SWOP and Ms. Resnick will resist these false charges and vows to bring to light this misconduct and discrimination by the SFPD."
SWOP-USA in conjunction with BAYSWAN and other Bay Area transsexual and sexworker organizations, will be conducting a peaceful protest in the front of the Courthouse.
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'Wegwerfkinder' in pädokriminellen Zuhälternetzwerken
Quelle: http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/justiz/0 ... 32,00.html
FBI befreit 45 Kinderprostituierte
Schlag gegen die Prostitution von Minderjährigen: Die US-Bundespolizei hat in einer landesweiten Aktion mehr als 45 Mädchen und Jungen befreit, die gezwungen wurden, anschaffen zu gehen. Mehr als 50 mutmaßliche Zuhälter wurden verhaftet.
Washington - Die dreitägige Razzia von der Ost- bis zur Westküste lief unter den Code-Namen "Operation Cross Country". Einige der Opfer seien erst 13 Jahre alt, teilte das FBI in Washington mit. Bisher hatte die US-Bundespolizei bei der Bekämpfung von Prostitution eine weniger prominente Rolle gespielt; die Polizei der Einzelstaaten war auf diesem Gebiet federführend.
Die Bundespolizei bringe sich nun aber aktiver ein, erklärte der stellvertretende FBI-Direktor Daniel Roberts: "Das Ziel ist, Kinder zu befreien. Wir betrachten sie als die Kinderopfer der Prostitution." Die bei der Razzia befreiten Kinder seien zwischen 13 und 17 Jahre alt.
"Leider handelt es sich bei der überwältigenden Mehrheit dieser Kinder um 'Wegwerfkinder' ohne Unterstützung ihrer Familie, ohne Freunde", sagte Roberts. "Es sind Kinder, die keiner will, Einzelgänger. Viele sind Ausreißer." Die meisten befreiten Kinder seien der Obhut örtlicher Jugendschutzbehörden übergeben worden. An der Razzia seien FBI-Agenten von Miami über Chicago bis Anchorage in Alaska beteiligt gewesen.
Die bundesweite Razzia soll es auch ermöglichen, Zuhälter mit höheren Strafen zu belegen. Bundesweit ist ein höheres Strafmaß als in den meisten Einzelstaaten möglich.
Staatsanwälte können zudem Anklagen wegen organisierter Kriminalität erheben, was zu jahrzehntelangen Strafen führen könnte. "Einige dieser Zuhälter-Netzwerke sind sehr ausgeklügelt, sie sind länderübergreifend ", sagte Roberts.
FBI befreit 45 Kinderprostituierte
Schlag gegen die Prostitution von Minderjährigen: Die US-Bundespolizei hat in einer landesweiten Aktion mehr als 45 Mädchen und Jungen befreit, die gezwungen wurden, anschaffen zu gehen. Mehr als 50 mutmaßliche Zuhälter wurden verhaftet.
Washington - Die dreitägige Razzia von der Ost- bis zur Westküste lief unter den Code-Namen "Operation Cross Country". Einige der Opfer seien erst 13 Jahre alt, teilte das FBI in Washington mit. Bisher hatte die US-Bundespolizei bei der Bekämpfung von Prostitution eine weniger prominente Rolle gespielt; die Polizei der Einzelstaaten war auf diesem Gebiet federführend.
Die Bundespolizei bringe sich nun aber aktiver ein, erklärte der stellvertretende FBI-Direktor Daniel Roberts: "Das Ziel ist, Kinder zu befreien. Wir betrachten sie als die Kinderopfer der Prostitution." Die bei der Razzia befreiten Kinder seien zwischen 13 und 17 Jahre alt.
"Leider handelt es sich bei der überwältigenden Mehrheit dieser Kinder um 'Wegwerfkinder' ohne Unterstützung ihrer Familie, ohne Freunde", sagte Roberts. "Es sind Kinder, die keiner will, Einzelgänger. Viele sind Ausreißer." Die meisten befreiten Kinder seien der Obhut örtlicher Jugendschutzbehörden übergeben worden. An der Razzia seien FBI-Agenten von Miami über Chicago bis Anchorage in Alaska beteiligt gewesen.
Die bundesweite Razzia soll es auch ermöglichen, Zuhälter mit höheren Strafen zu belegen. Bundesweit ist ein höheres Strafmaß als in den meisten Einzelstaaten möglich.
Staatsanwälte können zudem Anklagen wegen organisierter Kriminalität erheben, was zu jahrzehntelangen Strafen führen könnte. "Einige dieser Zuhälter-Netzwerke sind sehr ausgeklügelt, sie sind länderübergreifend ", sagte Roberts.
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Moderne Hexenjagd gegen Frauen
Bitte lest dazu die Stellungnahme auf dem Blog der amerikanischen Sexarbeiterinnen Bound, not Gagged
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Modern-Day Witch Hunt
Posted on February 23, 2009 by swoplv
Prostitution is now apparently a federal crime
Remember when we were all discussing the silly idea that the House had come up with in their version of the TVPRA? The one that proposed that the FBI should be fighting prostitution as it is “synonymous with trafficking”? Well, turns out that legislation never needed to be passed. The FBI is currently fighting prostitution in a nation-wide sweep under the guise of fighting child prostitution. It is a modern-day witch-hunt. How many consenting adult women’s lives have been ruined by these costly and ineffective arrests?
…some 17 FBI agents and plainclothes officers were struggling to arrest two kicking and screaming young women…
Seventeen to two??
…one of the women screamed at the top of her lungs, then rolled around on the floor hyperventilating…
Wow.
…the FBI, Boston police, and State Police said they were at the hotel conducting an undercover investigation as part of “Operation Cross Country,” a nationwide initiative of the US Justice Department aimed at cracking down on child prostitution…
Didn’t the Justice Department come out against the demands of the House version?
“Generally, these things can be investigated and taken down quietly, but sometimes circumstances outside our control occur,” said Russell Kleber, a spokesman for the FBI’s Boston office, adding that the arrests were “aimed at combating sex trafficking of children.”
The goal of the sweeps, being conducted in over 30 cities, is to target pimps, rescue juveniles, and gather intelligence, according to law enforcement officials.
The Boston sting led to the arrests of five women, ages 19 to 33, who allegedly showed up at the Marriott after agreeing to provide sex for up to $300 an hour to undercover officers. The officers had responded to advertisements posted on the Craigslist website, according to Boston police reports.
Apparently as of last October they had arrested 600 adult prostitutes in this “sweep”. According to a report from 1987 (quoted in this article- I have a copy of the actual paper if anyone wants one), it cost police about $2000 per arrest. That’s $1.2 million 1987 dollars. Extrapolate that to today’s dosh, and then add in how much more the FBI officers presumably make than the local and state police, and you’ve got a hefty sum of cash being spent on arresting adults engaging in consensual activity. Shouldn’t they be investigating other things? Like terrorism or fraud, perhaps?
This “sweep” is clearly a modern-day witch hunt, persecuting women. The house seems to have gotten their way. Will this continue under Obama?
Meanwhile, working folks, beware of Craigslist. They’re out to get you.
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Modern-Day Witch Hunt
Posted on February 23, 2009 by swoplv
Prostitution is now apparently a federal crime
Remember when we were all discussing the silly idea that the House had come up with in their version of the TVPRA? The one that proposed that the FBI should be fighting prostitution as it is “synonymous with trafficking”? Well, turns out that legislation never needed to be passed. The FBI is currently fighting prostitution in a nation-wide sweep under the guise of fighting child prostitution. It is a modern-day witch-hunt. How many consenting adult women’s lives have been ruined by these costly and ineffective arrests?
…some 17 FBI agents and plainclothes officers were struggling to arrest two kicking and screaming young women…
Seventeen to two??
…one of the women screamed at the top of her lungs, then rolled around on the floor hyperventilating…
Wow.
…the FBI, Boston police, and State Police said they were at the hotel conducting an undercover investigation as part of “Operation Cross Country,” a nationwide initiative of the US Justice Department aimed at cracking down on child prostitution…
Didn’t the Justice Department come out against the demands of the House version?
“Generally, these things can be investigated and taken down quietly, but sometimes circumstances outside our control occur,” said Russell Kleber, a spokesman for the FBI’s Boston office, adding that the arrests were “aimed at combating sex trafficking of children.”
The goal of the sweeps, being conducted in over 30 cities, is to target pimps, rescue juveniles, and gather intelligence, according to law enforcement officials.
The Boston sting led to the arrests of five women, ages 19 to 33, who allegedly showed up at the Marriott after agreeing to provide sex for up to $300 an hour to undercover officers. The officers had responded to advertisements posted on the Craigslist website, according to Boston police reports.
Apparently as of last October they had arrested 600 adult prostitutes in this “sweep”. According to a report from 1987 (quoted in this article- I have a copy of the actual paper if anyone wants one), it cost police about $2000 per arrest. That’s $1.2 million 1987 dollars. Extrapolate that to today’s dosh, and then add in how much more the FBI officers presumably make than the local and state police, and you’ve got a hefty sum of cash being spent on arresting adults engaging in consensual activity. Shouldn’t they be investigating other things? Like terrorism or fraud, perhaps?
This “sweep” is clearly a modern-day witch hunt, persecuting women. The house seems to have gotten their way. Will this continue under Obama?
Meanwhile, working folks, beware of Craigslist. They’re out to get you.
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http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=6958436&page=1
US-Razzia Blog:
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http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=6958436&page=1
US-Razzia Blog:
http://delicious.com/boundnotgagged/bust
US-Studie gegen Razzien:
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Unsere Sexworker Vertreter in U.S.A.
Zur Veranstaltung in Yale:
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Yale Law School's 15th Annual Rebellious Lawyering
February 20-22, 2009.
hier jetzt die Videos:
Intro
Moderator: Michael Wishnie
Clinical Professor of Law, Yale Law School
Andrea Ritchie
Director, Sex Workers Project – Urban Justice Center
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 2521148406
23 min
Sienna Baskin
Equal Justice Works Fellow, Sex Workers Project – Urban Justice Center
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 1606755784
Sexworker Veronica & Maxine
Maxine Doogan
President and Founder, Erotic Service Providers Union (ESPU)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 8079225849
15 min
Veronica Monet
"my body is my business - we don't need sex work laws"
Certified Sexologist and Sex Educator, Author, and Radio Show Host
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 5718626187
15 min
Q/A
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 3784367974
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http://sexworker.at/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=49751#49751
Yale Law School's 15th Annual Rebellious Lawyering
February 20-22, 2009.
Sex Sells, But Should We Sell Sex?
hier jetzt die Videos:
Intro
Moderator: Michael Wishnie
Clinical Professor of Law, Yale Law School
Andrea Ritchie
Director, Sex Workers Project – Urban Justice Center
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 2521148406
23 min
Sienna Baskin
Equal Justice Works Fellow, Sex Workers Project – Urban Justice Center
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 1606755784
Sexworker Veronica & Maxine
Maxine Doogan
President and Founder, Erotic Service Providers Union (ESPU)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 8079225849
15 min
Veronica Monet
"my body is my business - we don't need sex work laws"
Certified Sexologist and Sex Educator, Author, and Radio Show Host
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 5718626187
15 min
Q/A
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid ... 3784367974
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Sherriff bringt Frauen von der Straße in den Knast
Sign this and help sex workers in Arizona (AZ)!
Signing this petition will help sex workers in AZ!
Sheriff Joe has been awful to sex workers.
He says it is OK for cops to have sex with sex workers then arrest them, because the cops are protecting the wives business men who are seeing the sex workers on lunch break. With his influence, the AZ legislature mandated 15 days jail time for first arrest for prostitution, no diversion, and the 4th arrest is a felony with two years prison.
Sheriff Joe needs to GO!!!
Sing, and get everyone you know to sign!!
The Barbaric Sheriff of Maricopa County
Dear Susan,
After more years than I can count doing this kind of work, I'll tell you: it's not easy to shock me.
But the barbaric sheriff in Maricopa County, Arizona doesn't only shock me, he appalls and enrages me.
Sheriff Arpaio is treating immigrants in the worst, most inhumane ways-most recently by marching them in chains through the streets to an outdoor tent city with an electric fence.
It's sickening, saddening, and it must stop. Please, I urge you, sign our petition today calling for an investigation into Sheriff Arpaio's barbaric actions.
Along with several members of Congress, ACORN has been calling for this investigation for some time. Sheriff Arpaio's reaction has been that he doesn't care what a couple of people think. That's why bringing his actions to the attention of hundreds of thousands of people is so very critical. So, once you've signed the petition, I hope you'll ask others to do the same.
Sheriff Arpaio has a long, disturbing history of abuse of the worst kind. Racial profiling, retaliatory arrests aimed at silencing his critics, and forced family separations are all part of his arsenal. His actions are an affront to anyone who cares about human rights and, at least to my mind, are the logical outcome of a police state mentality that sees the only solution to our immigration challenge coming at the end of a gun.
We've entered a new era in this country-and Sheriff Arpaio just isn't part of it. Thank you in advance for standing with ACORN and with immigrants and seeing that he is investigated and removed.
In solidarity and strength,
Bertha Lewis
ACORN CEO and Chief Organizer
Unterschreibe die Petition
Call on Congress to Investigate Arizona Civil Rights Abuses
Please help- click here to bring national attention and investigation to Sheriff Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona. We have until March 11th to collect thousands of signatures.
http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/2749/ ... on_KEY=530
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Signing this petition will help sex workers in AZ!
Sheriff Joe has been awful to sex workers.
He says it is OK for cops to have sex with sex workers then arrest them, because the cops are protecting the wives business men who are seeing the sex workers on lunch break. With his influence, the AZ legislature mandated 15 days jail time for first arrest for prostitution, no diversion, and the 4th arrest is a felony with two years prison.
Sheriff Joe needs to GO!!!
Sing, and get everyone you know to sign!!
The Barbaric Sheriff of Maricopa County
Dear Susan,
After more years than I can count doing this kind of work, I'll tell you: it's not easy to shock me.
But the barbaric sheriff in Maricopa County, Arizona doesn't only shock me, he appalls and enrages me.
Sheriff Arpaio is treating immigrants in the worst, most inhumane ways-most recently by marching them in chains through the streets to an outdoor tent city with an electric fence.
It's sickening, saddening, and it must stop. Please, I urge you, sign our petition today calling for an investigation into Sheriff Arpaio's barbaric actions.
Along with several members of Congress, ACORN has been calling for this investigation for some time. Sheriff Arpaio's reaction has been that he doesn't care what a couple of people think. That's why bringing his actions to the attention of hundreds of thousands of people is so very critical. So, once you've signed the petition, I hope you'll ask others to do the same.
Sheriff Arpaio has a long, disturbing history of abuse of the worst kind. Racial profiling, retaliatory arrests aimed at silencing his critics, and forced family separations are all part of his arsenal. His actions are an affront to anyone who cares about human rights and, at least to my mind, are the logical outcome of a police state mentality that sees the only solution to our immigration challenge coming at the end of a gun.
We've entered a new era in this country-and Sheriff Arpaio just isn't part of it. Thank you in advance for standing with ACORN and with immigrants and seeing that he is investigated and removed.
In solidarity and strength,
Bertha Lewis
ACORN CEO and Chief Organizer
Unterschreibe die Petition
Call on Congress to Investigate Arizona Civil Rights Abuses
Please help- click here to bring national attention and investigation to Sheriff Arpaio of Maricopa County, Arizona. We have until March 11th to collect thousands of signatures.
http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/2749/ ... on_KEY=530
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