DSW and Allies Gear Up for Legislative Session in Rhode Island
November 2, 2019 DSW grantee COYOTE-RI (Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics) hosted a coalition meeting with human-rights activists in Providence, RI. DSW’s Melissa Broudo met with local organizations that are working to improve the lives of Rhode Island’s most vulnerable communities. The coalition outlined a strategy for the upcoming...
Read MoreScott Cunningham: Study needed on legal prostitution
My Turn: Scott Cunningham: Study needed on legal prostitution (Providence Journal, May 16, 2019)
Read MoreRhode Island House Considers Creating a Study Commission To Examine Laws on Sex Work
Rhode Island House Considers Creating a Study Commission To Examine Laws on Sex Work (UpriseRI, May 1, 2019)
Read MoreRI Legislators Hear From Experts On Impact of Prostitution Laws
COYOTE Rhode Island www.COYOTERI.org Contact Bella Robinson, Executive Director Bella@coyoteri.org (401) 525-8757 (cell) Providence, RI April 30, 2019 RI Legislators Hear From Experts On Impact of Prostitution Laws The Rhode Island legislature is considering a bill (HB 5354) sponsored by Chairwoman Anastasia Williams to create a special study commission to...
Read MoreRep. Williams Wants ‘Frank’ Talk About R.I.’s Prostitution Laws
Should Rhode Island decriminalize prostitution and other sex work? The state House of Representatives could soon be studying that issue roughly a decade after the state closed a loophole that allowed the sale of sex indoors. (Providence Journal, February 14, 2019)
Read MoreRepresentative Williams’ Bill Would Establish Commission To Study the Decriminalization of Prostitution
Representative Anastasia Williams (Democrat, District 9, Providence) has introduced legislation, H5354, to create a special legislative commission to study the health and safety impact of revising commercial sexual activity laws. (UpriseRI, February 12, 2019)
Read MoreDecriminalizing Sex Work Makes Life Better for Everyone
http://motifri.com/decriminalizing-sex-work (February 6, 2019)
Read MoreUpriseRI Covers DSW’s Launch
Prostitution advocacy group launches national campaign to decriminalize sex work (UpriseRI, February 3, 2019)
Read MoreCOYOTE RI Observes the International Day To End Violence Against Sex Workers
COYOTE RI Observes the International Day To End Violence Against Sex Workers (UpriseRI, December 18, 2018)
Read MoreWhen Rhode Island accidentally legalized prostitution, rape decreased sharply
When Rhode Island accidentally legalized prostitution, rape decreased sharply (The Washington Post, July 17, 2014)
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