[SWAF-Potluck] Virtual 8th Annual Red Umbrella March for Sex Work Solidarity

Thu Jun 11 12:01:41 PDT 2020

I agree with you Chenoa! But I totally respect your reasoning too, Andy!
Thank you so much for all your hard work organizing this protest every
year. It takes a lot of effort to make it happen and I can understand why
it's quite late to start planning now.

Kindest regards,

Annie Temple
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On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 7:21 PM Kamile Music <kamilekapel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Good points, Chenoa! Ah, the hyporcrasy....
>
> On Tue, Jun 9, 2020 at 2:57 PM Andrew Sorfleet <a.sorfleet at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Awe. Thank you! I understand what you are saying. It was close, we
>> thought about handing out masks and hoola hoops for physical distancing!
>> But, normally I start planning RUM in February by notifying VPD traffic
>> authority and creating posters, and things were really uncertain then.
>>
>> In the end, we believe that it is very important to show that sex workers
>> are very concerned about following public health guidelines. We already
>> have such an uphill battle when government departments like Public Health
>> Agency Canada continue to list “involvement in commercial sex” as high risk
>> for STIs and HIV. (My pet peeve.)
>>
>> I believe we made the right decision.
>>
>> In solidarity,
>> Andy
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jun 9, 2020, at 2:42 PM, Chenoa Johnston <chenoadj at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Awe. Lockdown protest march ok.
>> Black lives matter protest march ok.
>>
>> Sex worker solidarity March.
>> Not ok.  I guess Sex worker injustices are not an equivalent public
>> issue. :(  though I don’t always go I support the march every year.
>>
>> Thank you for all you do Andy. It’s appreciated!
>>
>> On Jun 9, 2020, at 12:24 PM, Andy Sorfleet <a.sorfleet at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 
>>
>>
>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>> Tuesday, June 9, 2020
>>
>> VIRTUAL
>> 8th ANNUAL RED UMBRELLA MARCH FOR SEX WORK SOLIDARITY
>> Sex Workers, Allies, Family and Friends Stand Together
>>
>> RED UMBRELLA MARCH
>> Following the advice of B.C.’s Provincial Health Officer in response to
>> the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic, and in accordance with
>> restrictions imposed by the Province of British Columbia’s May 22, 2020
>> Order on Mass Gatherings which limits public gatherings to no more than 50
>> people, the organizers of the Red Umbrella March for Sex Work Solidarity
>> have cancelled the in-person component of the event for 2020.
>>
>> This year, the Red Umbrella March celebrates 20 years of history with the
>> release of a video slideshow which traces its origins from the 49th
>> International Venice Biennale Arte in 2001, and recalls the past eight
>> years of sex workers’ public protests against Canada’s unjust prostitution
>> laws in Vancouver, BC.
>>
>> The right to protest is protected by fundamental freedoms in Canada's
>> Charter of Rights and Freedoms (1986) and the International Covenant on
>> Civil and Political Rights (1966). These are: freedom of peaceful assembly,
>> freedom of association and freedom of expression.
>>
>> FREEDOM OF PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY IS SPEECH IN ACTION
>> In 2020, our ability to lawfully exercise our freedom of peaceful
>> assembly has been curtailed by public health order. In a democratic
>> society, government restrictions on exercising peaceful assembly may only
>> be imposed in the interests of: national security, public safety, public
>> order, public health or morals or the protection of the rights and freedoms
>> of others.
>>
>>
>> CODE:RED
>> Origins of the Red Umbrella March for Sex Work Solidarity
>> VIDEO: 20 YEARS OF HISTORY!
>> VENICE, BRUSSELS, SKOPJE, VANCOUVER
>> WATCH AT: TRIPLE-X.ORG
>>
>> Red Umbrella March organizers are proud to present this video slideshow
>> which traces the origins of our march and the use of the red umbrella as a
>> symbol of sex workers’ rights.
>>
>> Venice: 2001
>> Comitate per I Diritti Civili delle Prostitute from Pordeon organized the
>> World Congress of Sex Workers in collaboration with Sovenian artist Tadej
>> Pogačar for the 49th International Venice Biennale Arte. On June 8, the Red
>> Umbrellas March crossed through the centre of Venice creating a colourful
>> interruption through the public space, drawing attention to the geography
>> of the social history of sex workers. The art installation was part of a
>> series of collaborations with sex workers by Pogačar about parallel
>> economies and self-organization, entitled CODE:RED (1999-2019).
>>
>> Brussels: 2005
>> European Conference on Sex Work, Human Rights, Labour and Migration
>> brought together 200 sex workers and associates from 28 European countries
>> to create and present a manifesto to the European Parliament on October 17.
>> Based on her memories of the march in Venice, Giulia Garafalo organized a
>> "Manifestation dans la rue." The hour-long parade of red umbrellas – "a
>> symbol of beauty and the resistance to humans’ and sky’s attacks" – began
>> at the Place de la Bourse crossing through Brussels following the press
>> conference.
>>
>> Skopje: 2008
>> In 2007, Tadej Pogačar collaborated with health and anti-violence
>> organizations and a small group of high school students. CODE:RED Skopje
>> focused on education; "Sex Workers' Rights Are Human Rights." STAR-STAR the
>> first sex workers’ collective in the Balkans began in 2007 to improve and
>> promote rights for sex workers. STAR-STAR organized their first Red
>> Umbrella March as a symbol of solidarity in 2008 in front of the national
>> TV station in a district known for streetwalking. Support for the march –
>> held annually on December 17 to mark International Day to End Violence
>> Against Sex Workers – continues to grow.
>>
>> Vancouver: 2013
>> In 2012 a group of former sex workers and associates formed the Triple-X
>> Workers' Solidarity Association of B.C. On June 8, 2013, a day of protests
>> across Canada was planned to show support for Supreme Court of Canada
>> challenge of Canada’s unjust prostitution laws. Based Based on his memories
>> of the red umbrella march through Brussels, Andrew Sorfleet, president of
>> Triple-X, in partnership with other sex-worker advocacy groups, organized
>> the first Red Umbrella March for Sex Work Solidarity. Held annually on the
>> second Saturday in June, the march has become a popular Vancouver event for
>> sex workers, their allies, family and friends.
>>
>> Partners in organizing: Triple-X Workers’ Solidarity Association of B.C.,
>> Downtown Eastside Sex Workers United Against Violence (SWUAV), Pivot Legal
>> Society, PACE Society, B.C. Coalition of Experiential Communities, FIRST:
>> Feminists Advocating for the Decriminalization of Sex Work, SWAN Society
>> Vancouver.
>>
>> -30-
>>
>> For more information visit http://triple-x.org, or contact
>> info at triple-x.org.
>>
>> Event hashtag: #RUM2020
>> Connect on social media:
>> Twitter.com/xxxworkers
>> Instagram.com/triplexworkers
>> Facebook.com/triplexworkers
>>
>> Media inquiries:
>> Andy Sorfleet
>> a.sorfleet at gmail.com
>> 604-488-0710
>>
>>
>>
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