Once again I’ve found a number of arrests, court cases and convictions having to do with teens in the sex trade this week.
In Texas police called out Craigslist again for being used to advertise “erotic services” of minors (in addition to adults) and arrested an adult man and woman and 16 year old girl.
In California [...]
I just found an amazing set of youth media talking about young women of color experiences in the sex trade created by youth in California.
Oakland, California — a traditional epicenter of the pimp game made infamous by movies like The Mack in the 70’s and rappers like Too Short in the 80’s and 90’s, has [...]
In the news this week, I found a solid short article about legislators in Philadelphia failing to pass the Children in Substitute Care Act (CSCA) - a “bill of rights” for children in placement. Read here about some of the basic rights it was supposed to cover and how the measure suffered from lawmakers [...]
I’ll be presenting three new workshops in late September/early October.
The first two will be at the Fourth Annual National Conference on Prostitution, Sex Work, and the Commercial Sex Industry in Toledo, Ohio September 27-28, 2007 http://www.prostitutionconference.com/
“Doing the Right Thing: Ethics and Boundaries”: Working with adults and youth in the sex trade means knowing about [...]
So many great things happening with the Young Women’s Empowerment Project in Chicago, it’s hard to know where to begin.
Youth facilitated five amazing workshops at the SisterSong National Conference “Let’s Talk About Sex”, including four that were youth only:
Girls in the Hood (on exploring why girls date gang members and how they can be safer [...]
Youth Outlook, an amazing youth media organization, reports this past week on Youth Together of Oakland CA finding youth peace-keepers in the same students who were involved in major fights that broke out in local high schools.
The Ali Forney Center in New York released a new campaign to reach homeless GLBTQ youth in [...]
Really, it’s impressive how many news items I review to just come up with five a week. I suppose I could add more but once I consider which ones I think are notable - it’s usually about that number.
I’m conscious of which items I don’t select. I’m focusing on youth and the sex trade, so [...]
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