Supporting our friends
at the Desire Alliance and the Center.
Hawaii Needs our help!
A group in Hawaii called
APLE
(Arresting Prostitutes is Legal Exploitation) has submitted a
bill to decriminalize prostitution in Hawaii. Should this pass-
either this legislative period or next year- it could provide a
precedent for the decriminalization of prostitution across the
US. We hope you will take a moment to make your voice heard.
Contact Tommy
Waters and Blake Oshiro and tell them how you feel:
Tommy Waters
51st Representative District
Hawaii State Capitol, Room 302
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone 808-586-9450; Fax 808-586-9456
E-mail
repwaters@Capitol.hawaii.gov
Blake K. Oshiro
33rd Representative District
Hawaii State Capitol, Room 422
415 South Beretania Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
phone 808-586-6340; fax 808-586-6341
E-mail
repboshiro@capitol.hawaii.gov
Copy and paste
the below letter* to an email and send it to the email
addresses above, or to any of those on the
Judiciary Committee.
I understand that Judiciary Committee, of which you are Chair is
considering legislation to decriminalise prostitution. As someone who
has worked in the sex industry for the past ___ years, I am asking
you to support this legislation.
For those who choose to work in the sex industry, decriminalisation
shows that the state respects the choices we make about our
bodies and
our livelihoods. For those who are exploited or coerced,
decriminalisation is an essential first step in offering
protection
from violence and stigma, and to create the conditions in which
they
can most safely and quickly move on.
Please support decriminalisation of prostitution.
Yours,
(your name and email address)
* Letter Courtesy of C. S.
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2-4 hrs of your time and skills, SCAPA will buy you lunch.
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