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DESCRIPTION:FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 18th, 2018\n\nCONTACT: \nMaxine Holloway & 
 Arabelle Raphael \nBAPSinfo@protonmail.com\n\nSex Workers & Community 
 Protest to Oppose FOSTA/SESTA \nHarmful legislation does nothing to support 
 sex workers or survivors of trafficking\n  \nOAKLAND, CA: On June 2, 
 International Sex Worker’s Day, communities from all over the country 
 will gather to advocate for the health, safety, and protection of sex 
 workers in the wake of FOSTA / SESTA (Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act and 
 Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act) legislation. Bay Area Pros Support 
 (BAPS) and St. James Infirmary along with other community organizations and 
 supporters will gather at Oscar Grant Plaza in Downtown Oakland, CA to 
 support Bay Area residents who deserve respect and safety during this 
 heightened political time. \n\nCary Escovedo, HIV Services Manager at St 
 James Infirmary, a clinic for and run by sex workers, says “When sex work 
 and sex trafficking are conflated, there is harm done to both populations. 
 FOSTA does nothing to help survivors of sex trafficking, rather pushing it 
 deeper underground. And it puts sex workers in danger. Without safe ways to 
 advertise and screen clients many providers are going to the streets into 
 unsafe situations.” \n\nOrganizers of the protest Arabelle Raphael and 
 Maxine Holloway, who are sex workers and sex worker advocates say that sex 
 worker justice is inherently tied to the justice of Black and Indigenous 
 People of Color (BIPOC), LGBTQ, disabled, undocumented, poor or low-income, 
 and drug using communities. “We live in a time where civil liberties are 
 threatened by legislation and doctrine. From net neutrality, Black Lives 
 Matter, the Bay's housing crisis, to immigration laws, marginalized groups 
 are experiencing heightened levels of persecution and violence. It is 
 crucial that we recognize sex workers within these struggles.”\n\nA press 
 conference at 1pm features Celeste Guap, The Electronic Frontier 
 Foundation, St. James Infirmary, and more. Oakland mayoral candidate, Cat 
 Brooks, has confirmed her attendance to the rally as well.\n\nSex Worker 
 Rights Rally & March, Saturday, June 2,  2018, Noon-4pm\nOscar Grant Plaza, 
 1 Frank H Ogawa Plz, Downtown Oakland, CA 94612, b/t San Pablo Ave & 15th 
 St. FB invite: https://www.facebook.com/events/619421805075885/\n\n- - - 
 \n\nBay Area Pros Support (BAPS) A group of Bay Area advocates that fight 
 for the health, safety, and livelihoods of sex workers post-FOSTA/SESTA 
 legislation. We are organizing our community resources, skill-sets, 
 knowledge, and power to provide: Support & resources for Bay Area workers; 
 Immediate relief/connections for emergency needs; Strategic actions around 
 sex worker safety, media advocacy, and policy. 
 \nwww.twitter.com/BayProsSupport\n\n###\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/05/20/18809301.php
SUMMARY:Sex Workers & Community Protest to Oppose FOSTA/SESTA
LOCATION:Oscar Grant Plaza, 1 Frank H Ogawa Plz, Downtown Oakland, CA 94612, b/t San 
 Pablo Ave & 15th St. 
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/05/20/18809301.php
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