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So perhaps you remember last week’s post of news links noting an arrest of a 13 year old girl charged with recruiting other girls into the sex trade - stripping in a club.
The media also reported that a 12 year old was found stripping at another club a few months ago. That club, it was [...]

Extended time for contributions to Rethink zine

I have a couple wonderful contributions for Rethink, the zine. And I’m extending the time so more youth can be contribute to the zine. I didn’t really get a chance to get the word out before, so let everyone know and I’m sending it out too.
I’m looking for creative expression from youth who are currently [...]

Weekly news links 3/26/08

Meanwhile lots of news items to note the past few weeks about youth in the sex trade and related issues:
In Texas everyone is shocked to learn of a 13 year old possibly recruiting other girls into the sex trade.
A report details research on minors involved in the sex trade in several US cities, here Tampa [...]

sigh…the media

I haven’t posted while this whole scandal broke out the past couple of weeks. I tried to stay from it actually. Like many people who work directly with people involved in the sex trade when the media gets a hold of a story about prostitution - I want to run in the other direction.
Now this [...]

remembering nonconsensual realities

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to present a staff training on working with youth in the sex trade for St. Rose Youth and Family Center here in Milwaukee. St. Rose offers a lot of programs including therapeutic day education and residential programs for girls ages 12-18.
I’ve noticed how, even when presenting similar [...]

Weekly news links 3/5/08

Here are a few news links that caught my eye this week…
In Indiana a women pleaded guilty to prostituting her pre-teen daughter. The girl told a school counselor and that’s how police found out.
As I’ve mentioned before, the number of articles on arrests for child porn (viewing, trading and creating) are too numerous for me [...]

Chicago Harm Reduction Training Collaborative

For anyone who can make it to Chicago - I’ll be presenting on March 21st with the Chicago Harm Reduction Training Collaborative on Legal Rights for People in the Street Economy.
I love doing this workshop. I’ll be talking about your legal rights when dealing with police and what to do no matter if you’ve done [...]