Today: Conference on Decriminalization of Prostituion, in Berkeley

Decriminalization of Prostitution:
Paid Sexual Exploitation for Poor Women?
One-day conference August 30, 2004
(Berkeley, CA, USA)

This conference will provide a context for understanding prostitution. While most people intuitively understand the harm of prostitution, they are confused about what to do about it. Would decriminalization decrease its harm, or would it actually be a pimp and john magnet, mainstreaming a practice that is a human rights violation, and creating a class of mostly poor girls and women who would be available for purchase, like a pack of cigarettes?

This conference is especially for Berkeley voters. It is open to advocates, public health personnel, attorneys, students, social workers, criminal justice personnel, substance abuse counselors, and the public.