Peers Victoria brought together eight experts and opinion leaders from diverse backgrounds on Sept. 19, 2014 for a conversation around why decriminalizing Canada’s sex industry is the best strategy for improving safety for sex workers and decreasing stigma, “Decriminalizing the Sex Industry: Beyond the Myths and Misconceptions.”
The video of the full event can be found here, and below are select shorter segments capturing the insightful and important comments of individual panelists.
Please watch, learn and share! Much of the sex industry in Canada remains criminalized despite widespread recognition that the criminal framework harms adult sex workers making a choice to work in the industry, while doing very little to stop concerning issues like sex trafficking and child abuse.
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MP Randall Garrison
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Victoria Police Department Staff Sergeant Todd Wellman
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Catherine Healy, national director of the New Zealand Prostitutes’ Collective
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Natasha Potvin, Peers board member and sex worker
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Gillian Calder, associate law professor, University of Victoria
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Chris Atchison, sociology researcher, University of Victoria
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Lisa Ordell, academic, RMT, sex worker
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Catherine Healy, national director of New Zealand Prostitutes Collective
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Staff Sgt. Todd Wellman, Victoria Police Department
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MP Randall Garrison
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Sociology researcher Chris Atchison
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Natasha Potvin, Peers board member and sex worker
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Lisa Ordell, academic, RMT, sex worker
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Chris Atchison, sociology researcher, UVic
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Dr. Sarah Hunt
