[SWAF-Potluck] Celebrating 10 Years! RUM 2022

[Andrew Sorfleet]


Celebrating 10 Years!
Vancouver’s Annual Red Umbrella March for Sex Work Solidarity

Saturday, June 11, 2022
2 p.m. Vancouver Art Gallery
South Plaza, Robson St.

This year, the annual Red Umbrella March will be more important than ever!

Canada's Parliamentary Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights has just conducted a Review of Canada's new 2014 prostitution laws — the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act. The Justice Committee plans to release their report the beginning of June, before Parliament closes for summer recess.

This year marks the 10th year that sex workers, allies, family and friends stand together to fight Canada’s unjust prostitution laws.

“Freedom of Association,” section 2(d) of Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees the collective pursuit of common goals. “Sexual Services,” section 286 of the Criminal Code of Canada violates the Charter because the law prevents sex workers from forming trade unions and professional associations; from collecting membership dues; and sharing membership benefits. Read more about how the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act violates sex workers’ Freedom to Associate at: https://triple-x.org/freedomtoassociate

Vancouver's First Red Umbrella March for Sex Work Solidarity was held on June 8, 2013 to show popular support for sex workers ahead of the Supreme Court of Canada's review of Canada v. Bedford. Sex-worker events were coordinated in cities across Canada that weekend, including Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto. The Vancouver Red Umbrella March was organized by Triple-X Workers' Solidarity Association of B.C. and co-sponsored by Downtown Eastside Sex Workers United Against Violence (SWUAV), Providing Alternatives, Counselling and Education (PACE) Society, Pivot Legal Society, B.C. Coalition of Experiential Communities (BCCEC), FIRST: Feminists for Decriminalization of Sex Work.

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