Bill C-36 http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/old/taxonomy/term/13143/0 en Sydney prostitution crackdown will further endanger sex workers http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/were-going-deal-problem-until-we-get-it-main-stree/33877 <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/img_5808_1.jpg" alt="" title="In 2014 sex workers and their allies took to the street to protest Bill C-36. Recent arrest of 27 johns in Sydney, Cape Breton, under that legislation will further endanger sex workers, one advocate fears. Photo Robert Devet" width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>KJIPUKTUK (HALIFAX) &ndash; The recent arrests of 27 men in Sydney, Cape Breton, charged with obtaining sexual services, raises concerns about the safety of sex workers.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/were-going-deal-problem-until-we-get-it-main-stree/33877" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/were-going-deal-problem-until-we-get-it-main-stree/33877#comments Robert Devet Gender Indigenous Poverty Bill C-36 Cape Breton sex workers Sydney Fri, 11 Sep 2015 18:00:20 +0000 Robert DeVet 33877 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca Criminalization costs sex worker lives - Rally in Halifax says no to Bill C-36 http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/criminalization-costs-sex-worker-lives/30947 <p>K&#39;JIPUKTUK, HALIFAX - About 50 people braved a steady rain today and gathered on the Grand Parade in downtown Halifax to voice their concerns about a new prostitution bill.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/criminalization-costs-sex-worker-lives/30947" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/criminalization-costs-sex-worker-lives/30947#comments Robert Devet Gender Health Labour Police/Prisons Poverty Sexuality Solidarity Bill C-36 criminalization Fiona Traynor Halifax sex work sex worker rights South House stepping stone Sat, 14 Jun 2014 21:07:36 +0000 Robert DeVet 30947 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca