If you can, please support sex worker organizations in the Denver area by donating givebutter.com/lsa-iwd.

Attended a conference paper this morning that was loaded with misinformation about decrim & the Nordic model & full of dehumanising language & stigma. I challenged in the Q&A along with & got a rambling, condescending non-response. I hope he will reflect but sadly I doubt it🙄

Berlin has officially renamed one of its streets for the late activist, scholar and writer Audre Lorde. She was a regular visitor to the city and unleashed the anti-racism debate in Germany. dw.com/en/berlin-cele…

“2 sex workers were violently assaulted in Edmonton and police believe they may be more victims. A man believed to have attacked multiple sex workers was seen driving away in what is described as a 2018 to 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan Trendline on July 6, 2024.” edmonton.ctvnews.ca/police-search-…

“a 30-year-old woman met a man about 7 a.m. in an online rental suite in central Edmonton before he quickly turned violent, attacking her until she was left unconscious … the victim’s cash, wallet containing identification, and cellphone were stolen.” edmontonjournal.com/news/local-new…

You are special, you are loved, and you have a friend named @Elmo who just wanted to say "hi!" ❤️

The brilliant Alistair Fraser taking us on his journey through doing public criminology and reminding us of the power and importance of storytelling

This moment from Kamala Harris’ questioning of Brett Kavanaugh at his Senate hearing has never left me. "Can you think of any laws that give the government the power to make decisions about the male body?"

Call for #chapters! Would you be interested to explore #Media Representations of #Human Trafficking? If so, you're invited to submit a chapter abstract for a #book to the editor. Please share!

Vance’s lies about Haitian immigrants abducting pets and wildlife, spreading STIs, and killing children do not just demean Haitian immigrants. These racist ideas demean Black immigrants *and* Black Americans. Racist ideas are like a contagion. They don’t just latch onto the

1/2 On Oct. 26, 7-9pm Workers' Action Centre (720 Spadina Ave.) join me & Rachel Herzing + discussants Tiina Eldridge (Rittenhouse), Robyn Maynard (Robyn Maynard) for the #Toronto launch of #HowToAbolishPrisons (Haymarket Books) moderated by Jessica Evans (Toronto Metropolitan University).

Canadian Supreme Court case on #sexwork reignites debate on decriminalization freedomunited.org/news/canadian-…

Being an academic is about being critical and analytical as Stuart Hall said, 'The university is a critical institution or it is nothing'.

Looking forward 2 this year's final event 4 #HowToAbolishPrisons at #ASCSanFran24 this Thurs., Nov. 14 from 3:30pm-4:50pm sponsored by Convict Criminology feat. @Ortiz_PhD, 🇵🇸 Gwenola Ricordeau, Viviane Saleh-Hanna & grant tietjen. A portion of proceeds from books sold will go to Critical Resistance.

BREAKING: The House just rejected a bill that could have given the Trump administration the power to crush dissent and go after political enemies. This is a victory for all our right to speak truth to power.

Very excited to share my latest publication in Gender & Society! doi.org/10.1177/089124…

DIASPORIC CAPITAL: Canadian Sex Workers of COlor Hacking Sexual Racism gendersociety.wordpress.com/2025/02/03/dia…

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For our final 2025 #CRNSpotlight, we spoke with UNCW Asst Prof Menaka Raguparan, Ph.D., who co-chairs CRN 6: Sex, Work, Law and Society with Julie Ham (Brock University), Alex Nelson (University of Indianapolis), kate hausbeck korgan, ph.d. (she/her) (UNLV) and Cherisse Francis (St Mary's University)! bit.ly/CRN6Spotlight

GSI is discredited! x.com/ronweitzer/sta…