Today on Sojourner Truth:
A new in-depth discussion on the national and international movement for the rights of sex workers, including for decriminalization. Our guests are Liz Hilton, Niki Adams and Rachel West.
Based in Thailand, Hilton is with Empower. They have a project in the ASEAN countries to strengthen links and share power and expertise with sex workers in a number of countries, including Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, and others.
Internationally known for her work on behalf of sex worker rights, Adams is a spokesperson for the English Collective of Prostitutes, known as the ECP.
Based in San Francisco, West is with the U.S. Prostitutes Collective, known as US PRO, which, with the support of the San Francisco Commission on the Status of Women, runs the In Defense of Prostitute Women Project. Their focus is ending violence against sex workers. US PRO also supports decriminalization.