SEX WORKER CONFERENCE IN CHICAGO July 16-20, 2008

SEX WORKER CONFERENCE IN CHICAGO July 16-20, 2008
SAVE THE DATE: The 2008 Sex Worker Convergence is hitting Chi-Town!
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On July 16-20 of 2008, hundreds of sex workers and sex worker
activists will converge on Chicago at the Desiree Alliance Conference:

"Pulling Back the Sheets: Sex, Work, and Social Justice"

The Desiree Alliance is a diverse, volunteer-based, sex worker-led
network of organizations, communities and individuals across the US
working in harm reduction, direct services, political advocacy and
health services for sex workers. They provide leadership development and create space for sex workers and supporters to come together to advocate for human, labour and civil rights for all workers in the sex industry.

The time is NOW to get active in the movement, so stay tuned to the Desiree Alliance listserve!

You will receive a monthly update or two as Desiree Alliance starts to collect "calls for presentations" (got something to say?),
registration announcements for the conference, and general updates
about the 2008 Desiree Alliance Conference.

Thinking about sharing an abstract, workshop, or training at the 2008 conference? Got something to teach other sex workers? Want to learn new skills as an activist, or as a sex worker? Join the Group!

Some of the workshops from last years conference in San Francisco:

**"Know your Rights! A legal training for arrest and emergency
response to arrest"
**"Fundamental Safety for Sex Workers through Personal Privacy: Legal and relatively simple ways of being "hidden" from clients and
stalkers" <--- this one was ammmmmazing; )
**"Clicking beyond Craigslist: Marketing and working using the
internet (by $pread Magazine)"
**"Roundtable discussion: Spiritual approaches to sex work; bringing back a newer, focused courtesan ethic"
**"Panel: Problems and Solutions: Educating the public and cultivating allies for sex workers rights"
**"Entertainers guide to disabled clients"
**"Legalizing Prostitution in order to fight trafficking for sexual
exploitation: a critical evaluation of anti-prostitution policies"
**and much more!!

I am crossing my fingers for the presentation of the century in 2008,
(drum roll........ .)

"SCREENING 411: Everything you must know about screening bad boys and staying informed, or "I should have listened to Ciara!" by DZ411!" LOL

(hint hint *wink*)
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(from Ciara) the workshop will be there, with one or two of our Staff members here at Dangerzone411.com

This is totally exciting !!

We already have a few girls working on Podcasts/Videos for our workshop..