June 17, 2010 – 3:40 pm | Comments Off

On June 15, 2010 the New York State senate passed a bill that, effective as soon as Governor Paterson signs it, enables survivors of human trafficking to vacate their convictions for prostitution-related offenses. This amendment …

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Legislative Training

In the United States, there are lots of opportunities for sex worker advocacy at the local level. Our training details the legislative process and shows you how to be a stronger advocate.

Research

We conduct research about sex workers and the sex industry in order to better understand it, develop public education initiatives, and advocate for the rights of sex workers.

Sex Work 101

Sex Work 101 is a basic primer on issues affecting sex workers. It adds to public knowledge about sex work and encourages discussion about the issues sex workers face.

Speak Up

Annual media training workshop for sex workers that builds skills in traditional and new media, including mastering an interview, writing a press release, and building an online campaign.

Videos

We produce advocacy and public education videos and prepare sex workers to participate in television and documentary interviews.

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New Research Study: Sexuality Information Access Online
February 19, 2010 – 10:19 am | Comments Off

Sex Work Awareness (SWA) has been named the United States country research partner for the Exploratory Research on Internet & Sexuality (EROTICS) research project, funded by the Association for Progressive Communications. Other research teams are from …

What defines ‘adult content’ and what exactly do you mean by explicit?
June 10, 2009 – 8:25 am | Comments Off

With the support of the APC Women’s Networking Support Programme, Sex Work Awareness is embarking on a research project to investigate restrictions on women’s access to sexuality information on the internet. Part of the project includes regular …

SWA’s First Research Project!
May 23, 2009 – 3:22 pm | Comments Off

Sex Work Awareness has been named the United States country research partner for the Exploratory Research on Internet & Sexuality (EROTICS) research project, funded by the Association for Progressive Communications’ Women’s Networking Support Program (APC …