December 17th, 2016, 5:30pm
El Tiradito Shrine – 420 South Main Ave, Tucson, AZ
In honor of our fallen angels we will gather for the global event known as the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers.
12/15/15, 4:30pm @ Fluxx Studios Join us for a panel discussion Empowerment and Choice, sex workers speak about the joys and challenges of their profession. 12/17/15 @ 5:30pm @ El Tiradito Join us for a vigil to honor and remember sex workers who were murdered in the past year. We will hang cranes, light candles […]
Amnesty International delegates adopted a resolution to recommend decriminalization of sex work and encouraged governments “to ensure that sex workers enjoy full and equal legal protection from exploitation, trafficking and violence.” Uninformed celebrities voiced their opposition but Amnesty remained steadfast. We don’t know all of those people but in the U.S. Carol Leigh was one of […]
Check out this amazing book by Hook, a non-profit for men in the sex industry.
520-624-0348 or 800-553-9387, for TTY 711 The Anti-Violence Project offers a 24 hour bilingual crisis hotline for LGQIH+ people with free support, referrals and emergency shelter. Walk-in hours are 11:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Wingspan Community Center AVP Outreach Office located at 375 South Euclid Avenue. You can also call to make an appointment […]
We invite you to join us on Tuesday, December 17th for our IDEVASW event. It’s free and open to the public. 4:30 pm Main Library at Stone & Alameda: Die In/Art/Performance. Stilt walkers, acrobats, hookers, activists. And, you. 5:00 pm Processional (Wear red, bring red umbrellas, candles, an open heart) 6:00 pm El Tiradito Shrine, […]
Our apologies if any sex workers tried to get in touch with us through the Sexual Assault Assistance page in the recent months. We hadn’t realized the email on there was bad until recently. Our email address is swoptucsonaz@gmail.com. It’s a private, secure email address vetted by long time SWOP members and all information will […]
These are the names of the 72 sex workers from across the globe who lost their lives this past year (updated through 11/30/13). Thanks to SWOP-USA.org for keeping the list. Click here.
I can’t remember when we first starting folding cranes to hang in the tree that overlooks the historic El Tiradito Shrine at Meyer and Cushing Streets in downtown Tucson, but it’s become a tradition for the Tucson chapter of the Sex Workers Outreach Project for the last several years. Each year in the weeks prior […]
We invite you to join us on Tuesday, December 17th for our IDEVASW event. It’s free and open to the public. 4:30 pm Main Library at Stone & Alameda: Die In/Art/Performance. Stilt walkers, acrobats, hookers, activists. And, you. 5:00 pm Processional (Wear red, bring red umbrellas, candles, an open heart) 6:00 pm El Tiradito Shrine, […]