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A new report by Human Rights Watch alleging widespread abuse by the RCMP against Indigenous women and girls was the subject of fierce debate Wednesday in Parliament. The 89-page report "described abusive treatment by police officers, including excessive use of force, and physical and sexual assault."
What are the connections between sex work and colonialism, child apprehension systems (eg CAS, residential schooling), anti-immigrant policies, policing and poverty? All contribute to or directly enact violence against sex workers.
Join Maggie's on Dec 17: International Day To End Violence Against Sex Workers for a panel discussion about how sex workers experience state violence and how the fight for the decriminalization of prostitution connects to these broad issues.
Moderated by Jessica Danforth (Native Youth Sexual Health Network) featuring the premiere of the short film "Remember The Living: Monica Forrester on Sisters in Spirit And Indigenous Sex Workers"
Featuring Spirit Wind Women's Hand Drum Group
La violence contre les femmes est une priorité pour les groupes de femmes et les retraités du Congrès de l'Union du Canada. Partout au Canada et à l'étranger les femmes se mobilisent pour riposter. Le 25 novembre est conçu chaque année comme la Journée internationale pour l'élimination de la violence à l'égard des femmes. Son origine remonte à 1960 en République dominicaine où les sœurs Mirabal ont été assassinées parce qu'elles luttaient pour leurs droits.
Violence against women is a priority for women's groups and the Congress of Union Retirees of Canada. Across Canada and internationally, women are mobilizing to fight back. November 25 is marked each year as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Its origin dates back to 1960 in the Dominican Republic, when the Mirabal sisters were murdered because they were fighting for their rights.
