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In 2020, a group of sex trade survivors in the Pacific Northwest came together to defeat a dangerous attempt to fully decriminalize the sex trade in Oregon. The bill, written by a sex buyer, was designed to grant all sorts of special legal protection for buyers. Survivors organized, strategized, collaborated with stakeholders, and successfully stopped the bill.
As we engaged with survivor leaders across the country, we had a realization. The model we had built in the PNW, built on strategy, solidarity, and survivor expertise, could benefit other survivors doing incredible work in their own communities. So, we got busy.
We built a plan and launched the Sex Trade Survivor Caucus (STSC), a national organization divided into eight regions, each led by a survivor committed to building collective power for the survivor community, protecting one another, and changing policy from the ground up.
Since then, we have:
* Welcomed 5 Engagement Specialist to the STSC team
*Onboarded multiple cohorts of survivor leaders
*Facilitated members-only skill-building trainings
* Trained STSC Members to serve as Roadmaps facilitators, expanding survivor-led trainings and outreach
*Secured funding to send 44 survivors to national conferences
*Launched advisory boards to shape STSC’s priorities and policy engagement
*Created paid opportunities for members to engage in STSC initiatives
STSC is a movement built by survivors, led by survivors, for lasting, systemic change.
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