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We're a monthly book club/podcast by & for sex workers. We make & share sex worker writing/art! Read along with us. šŸ”„

 New York, NY
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Joined December 2018
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SWOP Brooklyn@SWOPBROOKLYN20 Feb 2021
In honor of International Sex Worker Rights Day, support SWOP Brooklyn at our virtual club night āš”ļø All proceeds go towards our COVID crisis relief fund & our weekly street outreach program šŸ¦‹ eventbrite.com/e/our-right-2ā€¦
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SWOP Brooklyn@SWOPBROOKLYN23 Jan 2021
Community member in need! Please share and contribute.
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SWOP Brooklyn@SWOPBROOKLYN19 May 2020
Please help Sebastian a trans man in NY access housing and healthcare! gofundme.com/f/helptransgendā€¦
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Please join our virtual SWer book club on May 6, 6-8pm EST. No required reading: just share with us what youā€™ve been reading & listen to other community members share the same. Letā€™s get inspired, engage in community care, and destress! SWers RSVP: Redlightreader@pm.me
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SWOP Brooklyn@SWOPBROOKLYN26 Apr 2020
Hey all, we recently launched our new website: swopbrooklyn.org Weā€™ve included tons of articles and books about sex work, COVID-specific resources for support and aid, & ways to get involved! Weā€™ve been humbled by all of the recent support that have allowed us to grow!
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Freedom2Live@f2lnetwork18 Apr 2020
The F2L Network has just launched the F2L: Relief Fund for LGBTQTS PEOPLE OF COLOR incarcerated in New York State! We need your support as we resource our community inside! Please donate and share within your networks! f2lReliefFund.com
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Kate@KateDAdamo23 Apr 2020
Replying to @raanibegum
Theres a webinar tonight about the stimulus to ask questions about how to navigate the stimulus stuff, including for people who havenā€™t filed before. lgbtq-economics.org/economicā€¦
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SWOP Brooklyn@SWOPBROOKLYN20 Apr 2020
In the efforts of full transparency, we've compiled data from our crisis relief fund and want to share it here. This is all the data we have as of April 18th, and we plan to keep working and adding more to it in the future.
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The Nation
@thenation20 Apr 2020
ā€œMarginalized communities have always taken care of each other because the state explicitly excludes us.ā€ bit.ly/2RQLmgr
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As of 4/18/20, NYC Black Mutual Aid Initiative has distributed $43,945 to 287 people afflicted by COVID-19āœŠšŸæšŸ’•
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As @danielleofri has said: ā€œHealth care is by no means perfect, but what good exists is because of individuals who strive to do the right thing. It is this very ethic that is being exploited every day to keep the enterprise afloat.ā€ 10/ nytimes.com/2019/06/08/opiniā€¦

Opinion | The Business of Health Care Depends on Exploiting Doctors and Nurses (Published 2019)

One resource seems infinite and free: the professionalism of caregivers.

nytimes.com
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We're Calling for Event Submissions! Bluestockings events are moving online! On Zoom (where we can host up to 100 participants) or Instagram Live, weā€™re looking to help you reach your virtual audience. Fill this form out to submit your event request: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1Fā€¦
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Undocumented workers (including so many care workers) are bearing the brunt of the pandemic w/ NO financial relief. We need an excluded worker fund now! #Recovery4All #EssentialAndExcluded
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I've been anxious for us to drop tomorrow's episode of @SceneOnRadio for a very long time. IMO The episode covers a phenomenon that's extremely hard to explain but absolutely essential for understanding how our lives have been organized & getting at the real threat to democracy.
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ā€œHomeless individuals are at a higher risk of catching and dying from the virus. ā€˜Do you want to get corona making money or get corona getting shelter? You have to pick your poison,ā€™ King explained.ā€ theappeal.org/transgender-seā€¦

Transgender Sex Workers in New York City Struggle to Survive the Pandemic

Advocates say the ā€œprogressiveā€ city has left them to die.

theappeal.org
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Project MUSE@ProjectMUSE18 Mar 2020
With many of us secluded and/or isolated, scholarly content is still within reach. Special thanks to our participating publishers for providing temporarily FREE content on the MUSE platform. #ReadUP - bit.ly/freetresource
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Sex workers! We have organized three (so far) free community support groups led by mental health professionals for sex workers impacted by COVID-19. There are limited spaces! eventbrite.com/e/community-gā€¦ DM @MistressBlunt for the password to register!
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e taylor@erinisaway8 Apr 2020
my angry political meme of the day
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Support Ho(s)e@supporthosechi7 Apr 2020
There are FOUR different Twitter Power Hours/Online Actions we are amplifying RIGHT NOW! Follow to boost: #FreeSurvivors #MassReleaseNow #FreeThemAll #StopCOVID19inPrisons [art by Sarah Sills]
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T*itter is over@lawyergrrl6 Apr 2020
Letā€™s face the facts: Black people are dying of #COVID19 at disproportionate rates because America was already killing us.
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