[SWAF-Potluck] Consultation on Impact of New Law

[Kerry Porth]

We're working on getting that information. We'll likely need to file a freedom of information request as the government, after making so much noise about the money, has been less than forthcoming about who is getting it!

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> On Apr 22, 2015, at 9:50 PM, Holly <hollyinvancouver at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Does anybody know where the $20 million that the government promised to help sex workers get out of sex work went? I heard from Peers Victoria that they applied and didn't receive anything. Lots of former and current sex workers go to Peers looking for help getting into new careers, so it sucks that they didn't get any of that money the government was talking about...
> 
>> On Wednesday, 22 April 2015, Andrew Sorfleet <a.sorfleet at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Kerry,
>> 
>> Do I understand this correctly? The answers to these questions will be made anonymous, and then the answers will be made public, such as in the media?
>> 
>> That might not be the best thing for sex workers maybe. I'm thinking of things like publicizing new advertising venues, or typical security measures.
>> 
>> We have no control over who is delivering these anecdotes, how they are being delivered, or to whom.
>> 
>> Its just a concern.
>> 
>> In solidarity,
>> Andy
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> > On Apr 22, 2015, at 6:49 PM, Kerry Porth <kerrylporth at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi everyone,
>> >
>> > The Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform (national coalition of sex work organizations, sex work support organizations and allied groups) is collecting information on the impact of the new laws.  Below are a series of questions and I'm hoping that people will be willing to answer them and forward the answers to me.  I'll make them anonymous and send them off to the Alliance.
>> >
>> > This is so that when people are talking to the media or doing public talks, we'll have some recent anecdotal information about impacts sex workers are experiencing, if any. Please provide as much or as little information as you wish.
>> >
>> > Please feel free to forward the questions and my email address to anyone in your network as we'd like to hear from as many sex workers as possible and particularly independent workers as you often get missed!
>> >
>> > In solidarity,
>> > Kerry
>> >
>> > ·      What are some of the safety issues you face when doing sex work?
>> > ·      What is your relationship with police?
>> > ·      Have the police been hassling you and if so, do you know why?
>> > ·      Have the police been hassling your clients and if so, do you know why?
>> > ·      Do you go to the police if you need help? Why or why not?
>> > ·      Where do you work and is that the place you would like to work or would you prefer to work somewhere else?
>> > ·      Do you advertise and have there been changes in terms of how you advertise?
>> > ·      Do you work with others, have there been changes in terms of how you work with others?
>> > ·      What can you do with third parties in your place of work?
>> > ·      Have you changed your safety mechanisms since the news laws have come into effect? If so, how?
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