I Am a Sex Worker: Video and Audio PSA
April 28, 2009 – 9:32 pm | 18 Comments

Sex Work Awareness recently implemented its first day-long Speak Up media training workshop, which took place in New York at the Harm Reduction Coalition in mid-April 2009. At the end of the day, the workshop …

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I Am a Sex Worker: Video and Audio PSA
April 28, 2009 – 9:32 pm | 18 Comments
I Am a Sex Worker: Video and Audio PSA

Sex Work Awareness recently implemented its first day-long Speak Up media training workshop, which took place in New York at the Harm Reduction Coalition in mid-April 2009. At the end of the day, the workshop …

International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers 2008
December 17, 2008 – 11:50 pm | No Comment
International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers 2008

Audacia Ray, of Sex Work Awareness, gives a speech at the New York City vigil for the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers.
The event was co-sponsored by the Sex Workers Outreach Project, Sex …

Sex Work Awareness Launch
March 14, 2008 – 11:48 pm | One Comment
Sex Work Awareness Launch

On March 13, 2008 we had our first fundraiser, hosted at Arena Studios in SoHo, which was well-attended by a group of very supportive people. In this video, three of the founders of the organization …

Audacia Ray on the Spitzer scandal, CNN Headline News
March 13, 2008 – 11:40 pm | No Comment
Audacia Ray on the Spitzer scandal, CNN Headline News

This segment aired on March 13, 2008 on CNN’s Prime News as part of their ongoing coverage of the Eliot Spitzer scandal and the outing of Ashley Alexandra Dupre.

Taking the Pledge: The USAID PEPFAR Clause, Sex Work, & HIV Prevention
March 30, 2007 – 9:37 pm | Comments Off
Taking the Pledge: The USAID PEPFAR Clause, Sex Work, & HIV Prevention

Taking the Pledge is a 13-minute film featuring sex workers from Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Mali, Thailand and more! They describe the problems created by the ‘anti-prostitution pledge’ required to receive USAID and PEPFAR funds.
In English, …