Human Rights Commission on Sex Work Testimony Collection

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The Oregon Sex Worker Committee, in collaboration with and guided by impacted communities, offers advocacy to survivors of human trafficking and people who engage in sex work, regardless of whether they do so by choice, circumstance, or coercion. We engage in advocacy, education, and organizing to build a movement to protect the human rights of sex workers. We aim to create a world that is safe for all workers and where human trafficking does not exist. We support the full decriminalization of prostitution, solicitation and purchase of prostitution. We support consensual sex work between adults. Compelling someone to engage in sex work non consensually will still be illegal. The goal of decriminalization will include decriminalizing prostitution, solicitation, and promotion of prostitution. Decriminalization of sex work adults' rights to engage in consensual sex work between adults over the age of 18. Compelling someone to engage in sex work will - and should - still be illegal.
Guidelines

Please follow these guidelines for submitting material for the commission.
Prioritize your safety and Privacy!

You do NOT have to submit your LEGAL name and we do NOT recommend that you do so if you are a criminalized worker. You may submit a 2-3 minute VIDEO or a WRITTEN statement that will be edited only for brevity and clarity. Please DO give us an email that we can reach you at to confirm if our edits meet your expectations
YOU CAN WITHDRAW YOUR TESTIMONY AT A LATER DATE

If - for WHATEVER reason - you want to remove or change your testimony submission - please email us at oregonsexworker@protonmail.com and we will remove or change your submission within 10 days of receipt. If it is URGENT that you need to have it removed - you may contact us at 877-776-2004, Ext 101.
Please tell us where you are in the world!

This effort is small but we hope for it to grow internationally. It is very helpful to have information about where you are in the world so we can see how criminalization changes as the years progress. Listing your country for general location purposes is helpful but knowing what state (if you live in the USA) or province is also helpful and the zip code you live in is specifically helpful for us to know where "hot spots" of extreme forms of violence and discrimination are taking place.
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What State do you CURRENTLY live in?
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Upload Word Doc, PDF or Video Testimony here or write your direct testimony into the form below. If you are linking a Word or Google doc - you can also link that here. Written and Video testimony will be edited for public Human Rights Commission Events but available in its entirety in the archives. You can withdraw or change your testimony at any time.

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You may also submit your testimony directly by writing or speaking (using voice to text) directly into this field. We will edit and return the edited form to you by email for your review.
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Share Your Testimony

Guidelines

Prioritize your safety and Privacy!

YOU CAN WITHDRAW YOUR TESTIMONY AT A LATER DATE

Please tell us where you are in the world!