| Day |
Time
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Event |
Location |
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Sunday
7-9-06 Welcome!
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| Today
we welcome all conference attendees. Registration from 2-10:30pm
in conference foyer- pick up conference packets and name tags. |
| 2pm-10:30pm |
Conference
Registration |
Conference Foyer (L) |
| 7pm-7:45 |
Welcome
Introductory Panel |
Salon B |
| |
Introduction: |
Susan
Lopez-Embury, Stacey S., Barb Brents, Kate Hausebeck |
Salon B
|
| |
Moderator: |
Natasha
Sommers |
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Panelists: |
Erika
Smith, Sharmus Outlaw, Dr. Robert Lawrence, Gennifer M. Hirano,
Starchild, Robyn Few |
|
| 7:45-9pm |
Attendee
introductions and comments |
|
| |
Moderator: |
TBA |
|
| 9-12am |
Cocktails
and Meet-n-Greet |
Salon B |
|
Monday
7-10-06 Where Are We Now? |
|
This day of presentations by researchers, sex workers, students and
other allies will include reports on current policy issues, conditions
for those working in various elements of the sex trade, enforcement
trends and social, economic and personal impacts of policy within
diverse communities. |
| 9-10:30am |
Breakfast
available |
Salon B |
| 9:50-10am |
Good Morning and announcements |
Salon B |
| 10-10:20am |
Keynote
address: Carol Queen |
Salon B |
10:30am-
12pm |
Policy
Panel: Current Policy Under Scrutiny |
Salon B |
| |
Moderators: |
Carol
Leigh, Penelope
Saunders, PhD |
|
| |
Panelists: |
Cheryl
Radeloff and
Candice
Seppa Arroyo, M.A.: "State Sanctioned Sex: Nevada's Civil
Criminal Codes" |
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| |
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TBA: “The New Moral Panic around Sexual Demand" |
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Stephanie
Wahab: "Critical
Reflections on a Prostitution Diversion Program:
Findings from a Qualitative Evaluation" |
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Darby
Hickey: Current efforts to fight End Demand tactics |
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| |
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Laura
Agustin, PhD, "Entrepreneurs Against Decriminalisation? Regulation Problems in the UK and Holland" |
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|
| 12-1:30pm |
Lunch |
Salon B |
| 12:20-1:30 |
Nevada
Brothel Panel |
Salon B |
| |
Moderators: |
Barb
Brents and Kate Hausebeck |
|
| |
Panelists: |
George
Flint, Nevada Brothel Owner's Association |
|
| |
|
Geoff
Arnold, Owner Donna's Ranch |
|
| |
|
Lorraine
Harper, Manager Sheri's Resort |
|
| |
|
Zimmy,
Worker Kit Kat Ranch |
|
| |
|
|
|
| 1:30-
3pm |
Panel:
"
Sex
Work, Sex Work Policy and
Lessons
Learned: Canadian Experiences" |
Salon
C |
| |
Moderator: |
Elizabeth
Nanas |
|
| |
|
Emily
van der Meulen -York
University and
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| |
|
Fran
Shaver - Concordia University |
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| |
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|
| 1:30-3pm |
Panel:
International
Policy |
Salon
B |
| |
Moderator: |
Priscilla
Alexander |
|
| |
Presenters: |
Yim Yuet
Lin: "Evaluation
on the ‘Free Concern’ policy in Mainland China: the social,
cultural and economic
impacts on sex workers" |
|
| |
|
Dilcia
Molina: “Condiciones de Riesgo y Vulnerabilidad ante el VIH/SIDA
de las/os Trabajadoras/es del Sexo Latinas/os en el Area
Metropolitana" |
|
| |
|
Rachel
Wotton: Sex
Services Premises Planning Advisory Panel:
The Guidelines |
|
| |
|
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|
| 1:30-3pm |
Panel:
Know Your Rights! Sex Work and the Law
Get ready for a fun way to learn what is against the law, and what
to do if you have a run-in with the law. This panel provides a
useful legal overview of sex work laws internationally and
domestically, and state-to-state. Questions from participants
welcome. |
Salon
D |
| |
Moderator: |
Stacey S. |
|
| |
Panelists: |
Midnight Special Law Collective |
|
| |
|
Allen Lichtenstein |
|
| |
|
Holly Pottle- UA |
|
| 3-3:20pm |
Coffee
Break |
Salon
B |
| 3:20-4:50pm |
Panel:
Harm
Reduction |
Salon
C |
| |
Moderator: |
Ginger Virago |
|
| |
Presenters: |
Alexandra
Lutnick: "SWEAT (Sex Worker Environmental Assessment
Team)" |
|
| |
|
Erin
Rehel and
Miranda
Waggoner: “Sex Work and Harm Reduction: A Strategy for
Empowerment" |
|
| |
|
TBA:
"Sex and the Unspoken in Male Street Prostitution" |
|
| |
|
Gigi
Thomas: “Police Brutality” |
|
| 3:20-4:50pm |
Panel:
Education
and Research |
Salon
D |
| |
Moderator: |
Elizabeth Nanas |
|
| |
Presenters: |
Matthew
Brittain:
"Classification of Sex Crime Characteristics: How the
Criminalization of Prostitution Results in More Damage Than it is
Intended to Prevent" |
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| |
|
Emily
Luther: Anti-Discriminatory Praxis: Teaching Alexa Albert’s
Brothel |
|
| |
|
Jill
McCracken: "‘Prostitution’ / 'Sex Work’ / 'The Exchange of Sex for
Money or Drugs’: Representations,
and the Material Conditions of these Workers’ Lives" |
|
| |
|
Avaren
Ipsen: "Contradicting Religious Arguments Against
Prostitution" |
|
| 3:20-4:50pm |
Sex
Workers' Rights Organizing |
Salon
B |
| |
Moderator: |
TBA |
|
| |
Presenters: |
Samantha
Erskine: "Feminism and the Sex Workers Rights
Movement" |
|
| |
|
Holly
Pottle: "Sex Workers’ Rights Movement: Obstacles and
Resiliency" |
|
| |
|
Danielle
Brodnick: The Institution of Prostitution: A Woman's Choice |
|
| |
|
US
PROStitutes Collective: City-Level Organizing |
|
| 5-6pm |
Coffee
available. |
Salon
B |
| 5-6pm |
Open
-forum for participants to reflect on the day's events:
vent,
praise, make suggestions, requests, etc. |
Salon
B |
| |
|
|
| 7pm-? |
Optional
Evening Activities: |
|
| 7:30-10pm |
CSC
Presents "Sex Secrets of Escorts"
Hands-on
Skills workshop with Carol Queen and Veronica Monet ($) (P) |
Salon
B |
| |
|
|
|
|
Tuesday
7-11-06 Where
do we want to be?
|
|
Participants
come together in regional and issue-based affinity groups to
discuss how current prostitution policies impact our lives as
individuals and communities within contexts of criminalization,
social prejudices, and discriminations. We will identify what
changes in policy we wish to see and develop action plans to fight
for those changes.
|
| 9-10:30am |
Breakfast |
Salon
B |
| 9:50-10am |
Good Morning and
Announcements |
Salon
B |
| 10-10:30am |
Panel:
Diversity Within Our Movement
We begin the day with a discussion of how we can support diverse
participation and representation as we work towards our goals |
Salon
B |
| All
Day |
Self-Organizing
Day: Our issues and strategies |
|
| |
On
this day sex workers, educators and other allies collectively set
the agenda within regional and issue based groups. Participants
develop strategies for combating the problems that affect them
directly. We attend issue based sessions on topics developed by
our regional group, or suggested topics such as the ones
below and others suggested by attendees (these will be up to your
group to decide upon- the following are only suggestions):
Grassroots
Action, Sex work Studies in Academia, Skills for Working in the
Sex Industry, Sexual Health: Prevention Education, State-wide
Action, Clients Rights and Responsibilities, US Policy, Diversity
Activism, Labor Migration/Trafficking, Immigrant Rights and New
Immigrants, Transgender Issues, Youth Issues, Class Issues, Race/
Ethnicity Issues, Union Organising, Drug Use- Criminalization and
Stigma, Community Organizing and Education, Violence, US Policies,
Media Strategies, etc. |
|
| 10:45-12pm |
Regional
Organizing: Attendees divide into regional groups to
develop priorities and recommend issue groups for the afternoon
session. |
|
| |
1
Regional group |
Salon
B |
| |
1
Regional group |
Salon
C |
| |
1
Regional group |
Salon
D |
| 12-1:30pm |
Spokes
Council and lunch |
Salon
B |
| |
Report
back from regional meetings
Each
regional group will designate a spokesperson to address the entire
conference. |
|
| 1:30-3pm |
Issues
in Sex Worker Rights: During the second session we will attend our chosen issue-based
workshops to develop recommendations. Attendees can facilitate
sessions of their choice (see above for issue suggestions). |
|
| |
1
Issue-based group |
Salon
B |
| |
1
Issue-based group |
Salon
C |
| |
1
Issue-based group |
Salon
D |
| |
1
Issue-based group |
TBA |
| 3pm |
Coffee
available |
Salon
B |
| 3:15-4:45pm |
Second
Session: Issue-based groups |
|
| |
1
Issue-based group |
Salon
B |
| |
1
Issue-based group |
Salon
C |
| |
1
Issue-based group |
Salon
D |
| |
1
Issue-based group |
TBA |
| 5-6pm |
Coffee
and snacks available |
Salon
B |
| |
Spokes
Council from afternoon meetings |
|
| |
Report-back from
issue meetings:
Each issue-based group will
designate a spokesperson to summarize their sessions to the entire
conference. |
|
| 7pm-? |
Optional
evening activities: |
|
| 7-9pm |
Optional
Cocktail social ($) |
TBA |
| 7:30-10pm |
Tantra
Quest Presents "The Holy Harlot: Tools of Tantra" ($*)
(P) |
TBA |
|
|
Wednesday
7-12-06 How are we going to get there? |
|
On this day of practical workshops participants develop and share
skills for effective action, including journalism and media work,
grassroots organizing, peer-based outreach, organizational lobbying,
labor organizing, organizing on the web, organizing within
marginalized groups, fundraising and more! |
| 9:00am |
Breakfast |
Salon
B |
| 9:50-10am |
Good Morning and
Announcements |
Salon
B |
| 10-11:30am |
Panel:
Legal
and Policy Advocacy Strategies
|
Salon
B |
| Moderator: |
TBA |
| Presenters: |
Sex
Workers Project, NY, NY:
Sapna Patel, Esq., Staff Attorney,
Kristen Freeland, Outreach Coordinator,
Jennifer Ramirez, Outreach Worker |
| |
11:45am-
12:45pm |
Workshops |
Gennifer
M. Hirano: "Resisting Victim Labels" |
Salon
D |
| |
|
Robyn
Few and SWOP-AZ members: "Building a local
network" |
Salon
B |
| |
|
Lam
Yee Lin (Ziteng): "Lobbying and Public Education Work" |
Salon
C |
| |
|
Matthew
Brittain: "Sexual Surrogacy" |
Salon
G |
| 12:45-1:45pm |
Lunchtime
Discussion:
Sex Work and The Academy: Challenging Assumption and Practice |
Salon
B |
| |
Moderator:
|
Elizabeth
Nanas |
|
| |
Panelists: |
Priscilla Alexander:
COYOTE, North American Task Force on Prostitution |
|
| |
|
Carol
Leigh: Director, BAYSWAN |
|
| |
|
Barb Brents,
PhD: Professor, Dept. Sociology, UNLV |
|
| |
|
Kate Hausebeck,
PhD: Professor, Dept. Sociology, UNLV |
|
| |
|
Susan
Lopez-Embury, MSc: Desiree Alliance, SWOP-LV |
|
| 2pm-3pm |
Workshops: |
Veronica
Monet: "Sex Workers in the Media: Getting our Message
Out" |
Salon
B |
| |
|
Chris
Heinisch: "Websites for Workers: How to build your own
Website" |
SWOP
suite (L) |
| |
|
Stacey
S.: "Organizational Outreach: Building Alliances
Outside of the Sex Worker's Rights Movement"
Erika
Smith, Darby Hickey, Momo Douglas:
"Dancers are Special" |
Salon
D |
| |
|
Holly
Richardson, Solobia Hutchins, Caty Simon- Arise for Social
Justice;
Natasha Sommers -Transgender Advocate; Jill Brenneman-
STORM: "De-Criminalization of Our Lives: Working within
Diverse Communities to Support Decriminalization" |
Salon
C |
| |
|
|
|
| 3:15--4:15pm |
Workshops: |
Melissa
Gira: "Working the Web: Sex Worker Organizing
Online" |
SWOP
Suite (L) |
| |
|
Rachel
Wotton: "Touching Base: sex work and disabled
clients" |
Salon
C |
| |
|
Darby
Hickey: "Sex Worker Activism & Transgender Rights-
Critical
Connections" |
Salon
D |
| |
|
Momo
Douglas and Penelope Saunders, Best Practices: "Get
funding for sex worker rights work (yes, get money!)" |
Salon
B |
| 4:15pm |
Coffee
and snacks available |
Salon
B |
| 4:30-6pm |
Workshops: |
Spread
Magazine: "Journalism for Sex Workers" |
Salon
C |
| |
|
HIPS:
"Peer Based Outreach with Street Based Sex
Workers" |
Salon
D |
| |
|
Maxine
Doogan: Labor Organizing for Erotic Laborers |
Salon
B |
| |
|
Erika
Smith, Different Avenues: "Online Outreach to sex
Workers" |
SWOP
Suite (L) |
| 6pm |
Coffee
available |
Salon
B |
| 6:15-7pm |
Open
Mic discussion, wrap-up, etc |
Salon
B |
| 7-7:15pm |
Goodbye
from organizers, relevant announcements, etc. |
Salon
B |
| |
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|
| 8pm-? |
Optional
Evening Activities: |
|
| 8pm-12ampm |
Dinner
Party by Pool ($) |
TBA
(L) |
| |
|
|
| 11pm-? |
After
Party: FUNKALISCIOUS! ($*) (P) |
Gipsy
(L) |
| |
Hosted by: $pread Magazine, Ladyfest LV, the
Sin
City
Chamber of Commerce, and SWOP-USA |
|
| |
Performances by:
- Juba Kalamka of Deep Dickollective!
- Scarlot
Harlot, "The Unrepentant Whore!"
-
Miss Indigo Blue-Temptress, Tease, and Tassel Twirler Extraordinaire!
- Lipstick
Conspiracy!
|
|
| |
Spin
Mistress: DJ Bent! |
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| |
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Key: |
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(L) |
= |
Location
provided in program |
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($) |
= |
Nominal
fee |
|
| |
($*) |
= |
Free
for conference attendees, fee for public |
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= |
Food
and/or Beverages Available |
|
|
(P) |
= |
Public
welcome |
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