A new non-profit has been established in New York: Sex Work Awareness (SWA). Brought to life by four $pread magazine staff members (Eliyanna Kaiser, Audacia Ray, Susan Rohwer, and Kevicha Echols), the birth of the organization couldn’t come at a better time.
On March 13, 2008 we had our first fundraiser, hosted at Arena Studios in SoHo, which was well-attended by a group of very supportive people. In this video, three of the founders of the organization step forward to talk about what we hope to accomplish and what is driving us to do it. We also hear from elected officials NYS Senator Thomas K. Duane and NYS Assembly Member Richard N. Gottfried, who were in attendance.
Mission Statement
We believe that all sex workers have a right to self-determination; to choose how we make a living and what we do with our bodies.
We aim to empower our diverse community by building the capacity of sex worker-serving and sex worker member-based institutions as well as the skills and resources of sex workers themselves.
We also conduct research about sex workers and the sex industry in order to better understand it, develop public education initiatives, and advocate for the rights of sex workers.
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1 Maximilian Lagos - Writer of Erotic Fiction » NYC Sex Bloggers 2009 Calendar // Sep 24, 2008 at 1:43 pm
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2 Sex Bloggers Calendar 2009 | Pop My Cherry // Feb 17, 2009 at 5:54 pm
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3 The Best Sex Bloggers » Spitzer-versary: Reflections on a Sex Work Scandal // Mar 8, 2009 at 9:39 pm
[...] After I finished my five minute interview at CNN, I grabbed a cab and rushed downtown – because that day was also the day of the very first fundraiser for Sex Work Awareness. The timing couldn’t have been better to underscore our point that the world needs an organization that supports sex workers, does public education, and trains sex workers to stand up for themselves against the media. I shot this video at the event. [...]
4 I’m Quoted in Time Out NY!! | The Vagina Adventures // Nov 9, 2009 at 1:42 am
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