Disrupt the Status Quo this Human Trafficking Awareness Month
No more anti-trafficking trainings that perpetuate systems of oppression. by Nat Paul
Sex Workers Project 20th Anniversary Statement
It is with great pride and gratitude that we celebrate our 20th anniversary here at the Sex Workers Project (SWP) of the Urban Justice Center (UJC).
Research & Advocacy Internship
The Research and Advocacy Intern for the Sex Workers Project of the Urban Justice Center will support either or both research and policy advocacy projects. This may include but is not limited to conducting rigorous evidence-based background research such as literature reviews to inform ongoing or proposed research projects, drafting policy briefs, and tracking proposed legislation and policies that impact sex workers, people profiled as sex workers, people trafficked in the sex trades or others involved in the sex trades.
Policing Must Change to End Violence Against Sex Workers
This blog post from the Sex Workers Project (SWP) of the Urban Justice Center is part of the 2021 Leading to Violence Campaign. This campaign highlights the critical issues that must be addressed to realize the goals of the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, recognized each year on December 17. SWP is writing on the topic of policing and the ways in which it harms and leads to systemic and interpersonal violence at the hands of law enforcement and the criminal legal system.
New York State Expands Access to Justice for Survivors of Trafficking
On November 16, 2021, the Sex Workers Project of the Urban Justice Center (SWP) realized one of its longest-standing goals, as Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the START (Survivors of Trafficking Attaining Relief Together) Act into law.
Andy Bowen, MSW (New York, NY)
Associate Director, Government Affairs
California Lawmakers Must Pass SB-357
California lawmakers must pass SB-357 to repeal penal code 653.22, a harmful law that hurts some of the state's most marginalized community members.
Sex(ual) Healing
Our Sex(ual) Healing debut is Sept. 16th, 2021!!
Why “Fixing” Section 230 Will Not Save Anyone
The Forum
The effect of this bill and its brethren will not be to increase free speech, but rather to allow censorship to proliferate.
Legal Director
The Legal Director is part of the Sex Workers Project (SWP) Management Team, coordinating and supervising SWP’s direct legal services work, as well as engaging in a leadership role in interdisciplinary work with the SWP public policy, research, communications and development staff.
