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As with many industries, San Francisco’s shelter-in-place order
decimated the sex work industry.
Due to lack of support from the government, workers face the difficult
choice of sheltering-in-place and losing income or having to work and
risk exposure to COVID-19. Beyond the impacts on other industries, sex
workers are further marginalized by stigma, explicit exclusion from
federal relief efforts, and criminalization.
For sex workers and other workers in informal economies, governmental
relief has been insufficient to meet need–but as with all workers, sex
workers need economic relief so they can shelter in place and help all
of San Francisco stay home.
Join the Tenderloin Museum for a digital panel in which sex workers and
community organizers from the Rad Mission Neighbors, US PROStitutes
Collective, and St. James Infirmary speak out on the urgent need for the
decriminalization of sex work and how organizing around sex workers’
needs makes the city safer for all its residents. Moderated by local
historian and activist Ivy Anderson, participants will learn about local
legislative measures aimed at ensuring the support and safety of sex
workers–and how to join the mutual aid effort to provide emergency aid
to sex workers now.
Free | Suggested donation of $10
All donations will go directly to vulnerable members of the community.
The event is limited to 500 attendees.
Zoom link will be sent on the day of the event to those who register.
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