In between taking phone calls and doing CNN and all that stuff yesterday, I also had a bigger thing I was planning for: the inaugural fund raising event for Sex Work Awareness, a new non-profit started by some of the $pread staffers (myself included).
The event was hosted at Arena Studios in SoHo, and was well-attended by a group of very supportive people. I shot a seven minute video featuring three of the founders of the organization talking about what we hope to accomplish and what is driving us to do it. Also included are statements from elected officials NYS Senator Thomas K. Duane and NYS Assembly Member Richard N. Gottfried, who were in attendance and are very supportive of our mission.
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This is very, very much due and it’s great to see it rolling. I think it’s quite cool that the government was represented, but it seemed like a struggle for them to explain why they were there. They probably don’t address this audience terribly often and I think it’s cool that this even may have challenged them to articulate their positions on it.
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I also am glad you had representatives from various levels of government at your launch. It was good to see them in this video. I know for myself I get a little boost of hope and confidence as part of the Canadian sex workers rights movement when we have allies within the world of politics and government speak up and show their support.
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