This article about the Vancouver Women's Library has been pulled by The Volcano. After posting it on Sunday night we were approached for further discussion by members of the community involved in protesting the Women's Library. We plan to re-post an article with changes that reflect these…
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Sex Worker Struggles
Sex workers must break the laws that deny us protections as workers
Criminal codes around the world have long been useful tools for oppressors. There are many ways in which laws have…
Housing and sex work
Since the Sex Workers United Against Violence (SWUAV) Society formed, we have been working for better…
Indigenous women want Federal Inquiry to consult with feminist groups as well as…
Indigenous women who have been organizing to end violence for decades want the federal inquiry into…
The Federal Inquiry must address Canada’s colonial legacy and Harper’s sex work…
By Sex Workers United Against Violence (SWUAV)
In December 2015, a huge sigh of relief went up across the…
Sex work laws criminalize a necessary community of women
By Sex Workers United Against Violence (SWUAV)
In July of this year, early results of a new study that was…
New laws will not bring sex workers justice
By Sex Workers United Against Violence (SWUAV)
The Sex Workers United Against Violence Society, also known as…
Sex workers challenge the law – Interview with Kerry Porth about the Bedford…
This is a special, longer, web-only version of the interview. A shorter version appeared in the print edition of…
Home Turf – A sex worker speaks out against gentrification
The invasion of high end businesses and expensive condos into the Downtown Eastside has brought pressure…