Desiree Alliance Conference- Pulling Back the Sheets: Sex, Work and Social Justice

SEX WORKER CONFERENCE IN CHICAGO July 16-20, 2008
SAVE THE DATE: The 2008 Sex Worker Convergence is hitting Chi-Town!
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On July 16-20 of 2008, hundreds of sex workers and sex worker activists will converge on Chicago at the Desiree Alliance Conference:

"Pulling Back the Sheets: Sex, Work, and Social Justice"

The Desiree Alliance is a diverse, volunteer-based, sex worker-led network of organizations, communities and individuals across the US working in harm reduction, direct services, political advocacy and health services for sex workers. They provide leadership development and create space for sex workers and supporters to come together to advocate for human, labour and civil rights for all workers in the sex industry.

The time is NOW to get active in the movement, so click on the link above to join the yahoo group mailing list!

You will receive a monthly update or two as Desiree Alliance starts to collect "calls for presentations" (got something to say?), registration announcements for the conference, and general updates about the 2008 Desiree Alliance Conference. If you have questions about getting involved, email sexisamedium@ gmail.com.

Thinking about sharing an abstract, workshop, or training at the 2008 conference? Got something to teach other sex workers? Want to learn new skills as an activist, or as a sex worker? Join the Group!

Some of the workshops from last year's conference in San Francisco:

"Know your Rights! A legal training for arrest and emergency
response to arrest"
"Fundamental Safety for Sex Workers through Personal Privacy: Legal
and relatively simple ways of being "hidden" from clients and stalkers" <--- this one was ammmmmazing; )
"Clicking beyond Craigslist: Marketing and working using the internet (by $pread Magazine)"
"Roundtable discussion: Spiritual approaches to sex work; bringing back a newer, focused courtesan ethic"
"Panel: Problems and Solutions: Educating the public and cultivating allies for sex workers rights"
"Entertainers guide to disabled clients"
"Legalizing Prostitution in order to fight trafficking for sexual exploitation: a critical evaluation of anti-prostitution policies"
and much more!!

GOT SOMETHING TO SAY? WANT TO PRESENT? SEE OUR CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS!

Location(s)

See map: Google Maps