International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers 2010 - Halifax, Nova Scotia

[grozde]

We had a poem that blamed magazines for men dehumanizing prostitutes, some Jesus-nonsense, a poem about sex workers as if they are DoctorsWithoutBorders, a police chief with the usual fiddle-faddle (no questions asked, none answered), a proclamation from the mayor (washing his hands of the actual issues), more Jesus stuff, a "strange" (to say the least) JL revival, a eulogy to heavenly "grandmothers"...

That's the way NOT to solve a problem!

[Joniversity]

Thanks for that!

[YeOldeHeretic]

I have finally finished watching this. Thank you so much for posting it and your support of sex worker rights!

Laurel

[MSK120]

17 missing or dead in 25 years? That doesn't sound like it would warrant such a big memorial.

[SmilingSkeptic]

@MSK120 Oh? I would argue that just one would... but this makes me curious as to what you'd suggest would be an appropriate death toll.

[YeOldeHeretic]

@MSK120 That is in just one place. When you look at it nationally {in Canada} hundreds have been murdered or gone missing in that same period of time. Is that worthy enough for you?

Laurel

[Divinity33372]

Thank you for this.

[YeOldeHeretic]

beautiful & powerful.

thank you for sharing this & attending.

~aymi

[alowlyapprentice]

The poetry at 20:39 is very moving. Very moving. Strong, encouraging, & hopeful. Powerful.

Thank You.

[alowlyapprentice]

Thank You. So much. Sex workers must not be forgotten while they live or after they have gone. It is in remembering that we can keep the ones lost... alive.

[FeministWhore]

:)

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[xxxild]

Thank you.