Across Canada, sex workers and their allies, friends and families will gather and stand in solidarity with the applicants Terri-Jean Bedford, Amy Lebovitch and Valerie Scott, Downtown Eastside Sex Workers United Against Violence (SWUAV) and PACE as well as all sex workers in Canada.
The Actions are Listed Below In Chronological Order
1. Ottawa: 9:45 AM Rally (EST) (
6:45 AM PST)
Rally on the steps of the Supreme Court of Canada organized by POWER ("Prostitutes of Ottawa-Gatineau Work Educate Resist).
2. Ottawa: 11 AM Press Conference (EST) (
8 AM PST)
Press Conference at the National Press Gallery of Canada, House of Commons (SPOC, SWUAV-PIVOT, Stella, Power). Rally outside at
11:30 Am.
3. Ottawa: Rally
11:30 AM (EST) (
8:45 PST)
Rally in front of the House of Commons organized by POWER.
4. Toronto: Rally At
2pm (EST) (
11 AM PST)
"Stand With Sex Workers: Honouring Sex Worker Resistance
After the Bedford decision, sex workers share their stories about what keeps us fighting!"
Toronto sex workers and our supporters will come together at Allen Gardens to share stories about what keeps us going and who inspires us to keep fighting for our right to live and work in safety and dignity!
5. Montréal: Press Conference at
2 PM (EST) (
11 AM PST)
Press Conference by Stella (Organization by and for sex workers) and Institut Simone de Beauvoir (women's studies department, Concordia University and Intervenor in the Bedford case at the Supreme Court level)
vendredi 20 décembre 2013, 2 PMP (EST), Salle EV 2.184, Pavillon EV, Université Concordia, 1515, rue Sainte-Catherine Ouest, Montréal.
6. Vancouver: Press conference at 7:45am, PIVOT legal society
Rally at 12 NOON (PST)- 3 PM (EST)
Vancouver Rally in Support of Sex Worker Rights: December 20th,Noon, 312 Main Street. Sponsored by: Coalition of Experiential Communities - FIRST - PACE Society - Pivot Legal Society - SWAN Vancouver-Triple-X Workers' Solidarity Association of B.C.
7. Sault-Sainte-Marie: Meeting of Sex Workers and Supporters
Stop the Arrests SSM!!! will be gathering at 9:30 Friday December 20th with friends and allies in solidarity with national actions on the historical day of the SCC decision. For safety reasons, the meeting will not be open to the public or media.
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