[SWAF-Potluck] Meeting with VPD Chief

[Aanya Mas-sage]

Thank you so very much Kerry! You are an astounding support. Hope to see
you all at the Potluck on Sunday :-) :-)

On Monday, December 1, 2014, Chenoa <chenoadj at gmail.com> wrote:

> Kerry,
>
> We are all so fortunate to have you and other advocates working tirelessly
> on our behalf!
>
> Thank you from the bottom of my heart,
> Much love,
> Chenoa aka Shakra
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
>
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> On 2014-12-01, at 15:01, Kerry Porth <kerrylporth at gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','kerrylporth at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> As part of my work with Living in Community (www.livingincommunity.ca) I
> attended an incredibly productive meeting with the Vancouver Police
> Department today.  The Chief of Police, Jim Chu, Deputy Chief Doug LePard
> and Diversity Inspector Mario Giardini attended.
>
> We had asked for the meeting in light of concerns expressed by sex workers
> about how the new laws will be enforced in Vancouver. We were assured that
> the VPD intends to continue to abide by their Sex Work Enforcement
> Guidelines and that this document has the support of the Police Board and
> the City of Vancouver.
>
> Regarding specific concerns about whether the VPD will be enforcing
> against clients of indoor independent workers and massage parlours, they
> explained that, as per the guidelines, sex work between consenting adults
> will NOT be an enforcement priority. The only exception to this is where
> they believe that trafficking is an issue or there may be the presence of
> underage sex workers or where there is evidence to suggest that a serial
> predator is targeting indoor workers.  In other words, you can assure your
> clients that the VPD will not be setting up fake escort or massage ads in
> an effort to arrest clients for purchasing sex.
>
> They will be adding a "Frequently Asked Questions" section to the Sex Work
> Enforcement Guidelines on the VPD website and, if you have any specific
> questions, please forward them to me so that they can be sent to the VPD
> and included in the FAQ.
>
> They will also produce a Youtube video explaining their policy in plain
> language. This is an important step as it is a commitment to their own
> guidelines that we can hold them accountable to if individual officers
> using their "discretion" behave in a way that isn't in keeping with their
> commitment.
>
> They have also committed to speaking with police chiefs in other lower
> mainland municipalities to try to promote the safety of sex workers.
>
> In solidarity,
>
> Kerry
>
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Warmest regards,

*Aanya*
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