December 17th on Saturday December 10th
With a very special radio interview opening the venue Monday, December 5th!
Tune in to KPFA on Monday, December 5, to Letters and Politics with Mitch Jeserich for an interview with Selma James of the Global Women’s Strike. The interview will be aired at either 10.08am or 10:30. Pacific Time.
Selma will speak about the historic 1982 occupation of the Holy Cross Church by sex workers in London. She was their spokeswoman at the time and participated in the 12 day occupation. Their banner outside the church said “Mothers need Money: End Police Illegality and Racism.” An event in San Francisco on Saturday, December 10, will show video clips of the occupation followed by a panel discussion. See below.
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St. Francis Lutheran Church – 152 Church Street – San Francisco Saturday, December 10th – 2pm-3:30pm ●Wheelchair accessible ●Childcare Livestream link to tune into the event Throughout many decades, sex workers have taken sanctuary in churches to bring to public attention the brutal impact of criminalization and to protest police illegality and racism. Mothers were at the forefront of these struggles.
Speakers confirmed include: • Pastor Bea Chun, St Francis Lutheran Church • Rachel West, US PROStitutes Collective • Jane Welford, Global Women’s Strike • Nell Myhand, Women of Color/GWS, Poor People’s Campaign |
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Endorsing organizations to date include: California Interfaith Power and Light; Chiapas Support Committee; Erotic Service Providers Legal, Education & Research Project; Liberated Lens Film Collective; National Lawyers Guild San Francisco Bay Area Chapter; Rad Mission Neighbors; Raging Grannies Action League; San Francisco Living Wage Coalition; San Francisco Night Ministry; Sex Workers Advocacy Project, UC Davis; St James Infirmary; SWOP Behind Bars, Inc; Western Regional Advocacy Project. |
Tune in to KPFA on Monday, December 5, to Letters and Politics with Mitch Jeserich for an interview with Selma James of the Global Women’s Strike. The interview will be aired at either 10.08am or 10:30. Selma will speak about the historic 1982 occupation of the Holy Cross Church by sex workers in London. She was their spokeswoman at the time and participated in the 12 day occupation. Their banner outside the church said “Mothers need Money: End Police Illegality and Racism.” An event in San Francisco on Saturday, December 10, will show video clips of the occupation followed by a panel discussion. See below.
