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We have heard a report of harassing emails sent to persons posting in the adult section of BP. The writer claims to be from a "community watchdog program" and threatens to contact law enforcement, wait outside a persons place of business and report to the legal dept of backpage/CL. It seems...

Our March meeting is coming up and will feature Dr. Doug McGhee and Jennifer Gibson from Island Sexual Health. Meet local politicians in April to share concerns going into the election, and talk with Vic Police in May. These meetings are educational, fun, and we compiling a solid list of sex...

PEERS Victoria is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting current and former sex workers. We welcome workers from all sectors of the industry (street-based, escort agency workers, independent workers, etcetera). PEERS supports workers who choose to stay employed in the industry, as...

PEERS Victoria is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting current and former sex workers. We welcome workers from all sectors of the industry (street-based, escort agency workers, independent workers, etcetera). PEERS supports workers who choose to stay employed in the industry, as...

Hi Aellyn, Here are some possibilities to check out in Vancouver: http://www.pace-society.org/ http://wish-vancouver.net/ You may also want to check out the FIRST website and perhaps join their email list. Their website can be found here: http://www.firstadvocates.org/ Also, take a look at...

PEERS Victoria is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting current and former sex workers. We welcome workers from all sectors of the industry (street-based, escort agency workers, independent workers, etcetera). PEERS supports workers who choose to stay employed in the industry, as...

PEERS Victoria is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting current and former sex workers. We welcome workers from all sectors of the industry (street-based, escort agency workers, independent workers, etcetera). PEERS supports workers who choose to stay employed in the industry, as...

We are having our second meeting at PEERS Victoria for indoor and agency based SP's to talk about C36 as well as plan more social events. If you missed the last meeting but would like to join, please contact ed@peers.bc.ca

We haven't talked about publicly posting minutes (although I can see benefit) but in the meantime if you send your email to ed@peers.bc.ca, I can share a copy. We are also planning future meetings if you would like to kept up to date on that as well. Cheers, Rachel

We are just finalizing the questions for the Thursday meeting and I aim to post them tomorrow. One of the things we will for sure talk about is the potential impact on day to day activities and how we can work together to get some answers where it still remains unclear what the impact will be...

Peers Drop is open Monday through Thursday 11-3. The health clinic is on Wednesdays during the drop in hours. If you aim to see the nurse specifically, come at 2pm or just before. Acupuncture begins at 1pm. Peers is also happy to partner with nurses to visit you at a place of your choosing...

This document "Reckless Endangerment" which was compiled by Pivot Legal, Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network, and Stella offers a good summary https://d3n8a8pro7vhmx.cloudfront.net/pivotlegal/pages/660/attachments/original/1404320254/C36_Info_Sheet.pdf?1404320254 (if the link doesn't work it can be...

Thank you Cameron!

We are having a focus group at PEERS Victoria July 24, 5-7 for agency and independent SP's. We are talking about Bill C36, upcoming advocacy opportunities, and PEERS' services. Please join us. Dinner, honorarium, childcare (contact us if needed) provided. Peers is located at 1-744...

Wednesday health clinic at PEERS 1-4pm. * Nonjudgmental female nurses who can do well women exams, tests, order lab work, immunizations, make referrals and more.. * Acupuncture * Violet - a by and for sex worker support group * Lunch * Support worker Come by and say hello! We are also...