[SWAF-Potluck] Fwd: news: B.C. micro-brothels thriving

[Bowen, Raven]

Hey Trina,
I think Sue sent this to the First listserv. We've been raving about her:)
Rave

Trina Rose <trina.rosecat at gmail.com> wrote:



Just forwarding this (see below) because I think Sue sent it to me only by accident. You're amazing, Sue. Thank you for all that you do. xo

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From: susan davis <susan.1968 at hotmail.com<mailto:susan.1968 at hotmail.com>>
Date: Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 8:44 PM
Subject: RE: [SWAF-Potluck] news: B.C. micro-brothels thriving
To: "trina.rosecat at gmail.com<mailto:trina.rosecat at gmail.com>" <trina.rosecat at gmail.com<mailto:trina.rosecat at gmail.com>>



tanx youse guys.....stay tuned for the city task force wrap up!! the work on the task force is almost done and will soon become policy inside vancouver. with the city and VPD on board as well as coastal health....we are building a better tomorrow for our industry!! i feel real change coming....the charter challenge decision should be coming down any time now....

we are trying to fight for sex industry community inclusion here and on the prairies where forced licensing,etc. are already popping up but we have a better chance i believe if we focus our activities locally, here in the lower mainland. we have enough credibility to suceed in creating an open and fair industry....i hope. crossing fingers....

love susie
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Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 20:11:56 -0700
From: trina.rosecat at gmail.com<mailto:trina.rosecat at gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [SWAF-Potluck] news: B.C. micro-brothels thriving


Well done, Susie. xoxo


On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 6:05 PM, Andy Sorfleet <a.sorfleet at gmail.com<mailto:a.sorfleet at gmail.com>> wrote:
This article appeared on the front page of the Vancouver 24 Hours as well. I can't figure out exactly where the story comes from however. There are no research studies or statistics or police reports quoted. It's almost like the writer invented it and called around for quotes.

Susan Davis did a great interview that Monday on CKNW. She talked about being really good neighbours and how Vancouverites (I prefer Vancouvereans :^) are not naive and already know etc. and addressed the difference between sex trafficking and working. She diffused any hysteria the article might whipped up. The host, Simi Sara was good too! :^)

Cheers,
Andy

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http://www.torontosun.com/
TORONTO SUN
Monday, September 30, 2013

Jeremy Nuttall, 24 HOURS



B.C. micro-brothels thriving

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Image of a woman peering out from her apartment. (Fotolia.com)
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VANCOUVER -- A crackdown on Lower Mainland massage parlours has led to an increase in so-called micro-brothels run out of apartments and rental properties around the region, according to experts.

Sex-worker activist Sue Davis said buying and selling sex is legal between consenting adults in private, but when someone rents an apartment and allows others to use it for sex acts as employees it becomes a brothel and illegal.

Despite the clampdown and closures, brothel operators are still willing to accommodate sex workers looking for a safe place to work, she said.

"Instead of being an agency owner with one static location you've got 10 suites where different workers go and make money," Davis said.

Burnaby, B.C., RCMP Staff Sgt. Major John Buis said it has been noticed -- unlike in days past -- that sex workers now live and work in communities rather than being dropped off for a shift or travelling to brothels.

But hard numbers on the increase are difficult to come by, he said.

"It's very difficult to locate or identify," Buis said. "Usually it's a rental accommodation, and it comes and goes very quickly. They set up and if they're detected they're gone."

Richmond, B.C., RCMP Cpl. Stephanie Ashton said the trend has been happening in that city as well, but enforcement is a problem because by the time police get into a unit "whatever was going on inside has stopped."

Meanwhile, Davis insists targeting brothels has also made the trade more dangerous, as predators know sex workers are less likely to call police for fears of being charged or deported in some cases.

She added such women can be victimized by "cowards" who will do things such as pose as a customer to get in the door before letting their friends in to beat, rob or rape sex workers.


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