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Phoenix Calida Breaks down general Sex Work related news. Jun 11, 2019

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Experts Believe a Serial Killer Is Behind 51 Unsolved Strangulation Cases in Chicago This. Is. Horrifying. by HANNAH SMOTHERS JUN 7, 2019 KATIE BUCKLEITNER A fresh look into dozens of unsolved strangulation homicides in Chicago suggests that the murders could be the work of a serial killer who’s been targeting women in the city since at least 2001. Crime experts with the Murder Accountability Project, a D.C.-based nonprofit group that tracks unsolved homicides in the United States, used a web algorithm to map 51 unsolved strangulation cases that took place on the west and south sides of Chicago between 2001 and 2018. The 51 murders have striking similarities: all the victims were women, most were discovered outside in a public place, 76 percent were black, and 75 percent of the crimes had a “clear sexual component,” according to an analysis by Thomas Hargrove, head of the Murder Accountability Project. Hargrove performed his in-depth analysis of Chicago’s strangulation cases at the request of WBBN, a CBS affiliate in Chicago, back in February 2019 because his group “has a knack for finding patterns in unsolved murder cases.” He analyzed information about thousands of homicide victims and the way they died, ultimately identifying 51 cases with strong similarities that are now the focus of this investigation. Hargrove told WBBN that the algorithm he used to map these 51 cases is “essentially a serial-killer detector,” which has been used to help solve serial murders in other cities before. Kildare judge jails Sex Workers for nine months GARDAI RAIDED BROTHEL IN NEWBRIDGE The case was heard at Naas District Court yesterday Two women who were operating a brothel in Newbridge, have been jailed for nine months at Naas District Court yesterday. The pair, Adrina Podaru, 25, and Ana Tomascu, 20, were living in 6 Canning Place, Newbridge when it was raided on November 18, 2018 last following complaints by locals. The pair were charged with keeping or running a brothel, and evidence was given to the court by the gardai that the pair were also the prostitutes. Gardai entered the premises using a search warrant having had the premises under surveillance for some time. At the scene, the women admitted that they were working as prostitutes, offering sexual services for money, and signed statements to that effect. The court heard that there were no clients at the brothel at the time that gardai raided it. No significant money was found at the scene either. “Was business that bad?” Judge Desmond Zaidan asked. “It was early in the night,” Sgt Jacob told the court. Gardai say the women have not come to any attention since then. One of the pair, Ms Podaru is currently expecting a child with her partner. Their solicitor told the court that the women hope to return to their native Romania once the trial is concluded and to avoid bringing any embarrassment to their families. And gardai were satisfied that this was the case. Their solicitor said that the women had a sum of money available that could be paid to a charity. But Judge Desmond Zaidan was not inclined to give them this opportunity. “They weren’t forced into this position. He sentenced the pair to nine months in prison. Ms Podaru has lodged an appeal and has been released on bail.

SWOPcast Sex Workers Rights Online Jun 10, 2019

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Hey gang. We're still crossposting this show with the regular wine cellar to get more folks aware it even exists. Thanks for checking it out.

SWOPcast With Phoenix Calida 6/6/19 Jun 06, 2019

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As Prostitution-Related Charges Double In D.C., Lawmakers Are Reintroducing A Sex Work Decriminalization Bill Safe Night Access Project in Seattle volunteers show some of the products they give away to sex workers and other people who ask for as part of providing harm reduction services along a north Seattle strip known for prostitution. Elaine Thompson / AP Photo A bill that would decriminalize sex work in Washington D.C. will be reintroduced at the D.C. Council on Tuesday, this time with four councilmembers in support. As drafted, the Community Safety and Health Amendment Act of 2019 would “remove certain criminal penalties for engaging in sex work in order to promote public health and safety.” It does not include any measures that would create red light districts in D.C. or otherwise regulate sex work. Coercing people to engage in sex work against their will would still be illegal, as would human and child trafficking. At-large Councilmembers David Grosso and Robert White, who co-introduced a similar measure in 2017, are now joined by At-large Councilmember Anita Bonds and Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau, as jurisdictions across the country are seeing sex work decriminalization movements gain steam. Last term, the original bill was sent to the Judiciary Committee, where it never got a hearing. We Asked All The 2020 Candidates If The US Should Stop Arresting Sex Workers. Only Four Said Yes. Pacific Press / Getty Images LGBT, immigrant rights, harm reduction, and criminal justice reform groups, led by people who trade sex, launched the coalition Decrim NY, made up of 20-plus organizations, to decriminalize and decarcerate sex trade in New York state. Sex work is considered the oldest profession in the world, but lots of candidates running for president in 2020 act like it’s a new issue — and they’re unprepared to talk about it. Given recent efforts to decriminalize sex work in state legislatures and debates in Congress about the ramifications of some anti-trafficking laws on sex workers, BuzzFeed News asked all the 2020 presidential candidates, including President Donald Trump, to lay out their stance. We asked: Do you think sex work should be decriminalized? If so, what changes do you support on the federal level? Some candidates took clear positions in support of decriminalization, like Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and Sen. Cory Booker, who told BuzzFeed News unequivocally, “Yes, sex work should be decriminalized.” Mandel Ngan / AFP / Getty Images Sens. Booker and Harris who support decriminalization for sex workers. Sen. Kamala Harris supports decriminalization for sex workers, as does Rep. Seth Moulton (though he has a caveat — he wants to maintain strict penalties for people who solicit prostitution; Harris did not address solicitors). Former senator Mike Gravel, who initially said he was running not to win but rather to try to get different views onto the debate stage, also supports decriminalization. On the other hand, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio stuck by his view that sex workers should be arrested.

SWOPcast With Phoenix Calida 6/5/19 Jun 05, 2019

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Mexico City will decriminalize sex work in move against trafficking Mexico City lawmakers have given the green light to decriminalize sex work in the capital, hoping it will be a first step to a crackdown on sex trafficking that traps thousands of Mexican women and children. Lawmakers in Mexico City’s congress on Friday voted 38-0, with eight abstentions, in favor of a bill to remove a line in the civic culture law which said prostitutes and their clients can be fined or arrested if neighbors complained. Temistocles Villanueva, a local representative with the ruling center-left Morena party, said the new law recognized that people had the right to engage in sex work. Man who raped, beat and robbed a Vancouver sex worker found guilty of all charges A Surrey man has been found guilty of all charges in relation to a vicious sex attack and robbery that occurred in a Vancouver park in September 2017. In a recent Supreme Court of B.C. ruling, Justice Shelley Fitzpatrick found Ezaz Ahmed Razak, 24, guilty of sexual assault causing bodily harm, robbery, unlawful confinement and making threats. Court heard that Razak, his brother-in-law Michael Sharma and friend Baljit Bains were driving along Kingsway in the early hours of Sept. 2, 2017, after a night at a casino. Sharma stopped the vehicle and a sex-trade worker approached. The goal was to arrange a sexual encounter for Razak. The woman agreed to a $60 fee for sex for 30 minutes and then walked with Razak to nearby Glen Park. The woman testified that Razak was unable to finish the sex act within the allotted time, at which point she ended the encounter. Over the next half hour Razak forced the woman to perform more sex acts, robbed her of the $60 he had given her, plus $80 she had made earlier doing a cleaning job, choked her, verbally abused her and threatened her with death.

Phoenix Calida Breaks Down Anti Sex Worker Data Bases May 29, 2019

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Hey gang. Phoenix Calida is struggling with illness and still using some strength to get on the microphone and deliver some sex workers rights news and comment.

Phoenix Calida Breaks Down So Called "Compassion" Rapist Cops Have For Sex Workers May 24, 2019

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On November 25, 2017, Yang Song died after falling from a 4th floor balcony during a targeted police raid. Her personal messages revealed that in 2016, she was raped at gunpoint by an undercover police officer and she tried to report the incident

Phoenix Calida Breaks Down Elizabeth Warren's Attack On Sex Workers May 23, 2019

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TEXT FROM - www.warren.senate.gov Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) today applauded the House passage of the bipartisan End Banking for Human Traffickers Act, which would aid financial institutions in identifying and reporting instances of human trafficking, so that offenders can be prosecuted and victims can be protected. Senators Warren and Rubio originally introduced the companion legislation in the Senate on April 26, 2017. The End Banking for Human Traffickers Act would direct federal banking regulators to work with law enforcement and financial institutions to combat the use of the financial system for human trafficking. The bill would further increase collaboration between law enforcement and experts in financial crimes by adding financial intelligence and regulatory officers to the President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, and require the Task Force to develop recommendations for Congress and regulators that would strengthen anti-money laundering programs to better target human trafficking.

Phoenix Calida Breaks Down "Aggravated Pimping" And A Title IX Story. May 13, 2019

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Phoenix Calida breaks down two news stories help explain how anti sex work and liberation ideas make toxic environments and marginalize people.

Phoenix Calida Breaks Down Violence Against Sex Workers May 10, 2019

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Phoenix Calida opens up riffing about celebrity support and then goes into some horrific and triggering stories along with lies told by TERFS

Phoenix Calida Breaks Down New Trafficking Law In New York May 08, 2019

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Phoenix Calida covers DecrimNY, and their recent success in pushing for a new law that will allow survivors of sex trafficking to expunge their criminal records. Also covered, how soccer moms in Massachusetts are getting Asian businesses shut down under the guise of stopping human trafficking.

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