COYOTE RI SEPTEMBER 2024 NEWSLETTER
HAPPY SEPTEMBER COYOTE SUPPORTERS
HIGHLIGHTS
Democratic Party & VP Harris Throws Sex Workers Under the Bus. It's as if They Want Them to Die Link
Letter to Vice President Harris, Candidate for President, from Leaders Impacted by Mass Incarceration and Criminalization Link
Keep an eye out for our special book announcement email in mid-September!
SEX WORK & FIRST AMENDMENT NEWS
Government Asks Judge to Sentence Journalist Michael Lacey to 20 Years Imprisonment Link
"Backpage: The Tragic Story of the Founders of the Phoenix New Times" Link
Interview with California US Senator Kamala Harris on Decrim Link
Letter to Vice President Harris, Candidate for President, from Leaders Impacted by Mass Incarceration and Criminalization Link
Secretary General Appoints Gloria Angélica Careaga Pérez as Commissioner for the Rights of Sex Workers Link
Scientists Believe They've Uncovered the Identify of Jack the Ripper Using DNA Evidence Link
A Look Back at Kamala Harris Yearslong Crusade Against Online Sex Workers Link
The same prosecutor in the Backpage case, wrongful identified and arrested the wrong 70 yr old woman Link
House Kills child online safety bills that Could’ve hurt LGBTQ+ Kids & allies Link
Age Check Laws Are a 'Back Door' to Banning Porn, Project 2025 Architect Says in Hidden Camera Video Link
Four Women Share Their Experiences in the Sex Trade: ‘I Don’t Want to Be in This Forever.’ Link
WHISTLEBLOWER DEATH Cousin of informant whose nude body was found with rocks in mouth weeks after testimony insists murder was a cover-up Link
Jim Larkin Looms Large in New Backpage Documentary Link
The Enemy of my Enemy is my friend: Progressive Incrementalism Link
Immunity and the Monster Link
Is there a 3rd victim in the Kansas City rape, murder case involving missing Black women? Link
How Scarlot Harlot Made Sex Worker Rights Her Life's Work Link
Suspected serial killer charged in Ventura County strangulation murders nearly 50 years later Link
Sex Workers Are “Trafficking Victims” Until Cops Don’t Want Them to Be Link
Anchorage Police Ignored Warnings, Let Brian Steven Smith Keep Killing Link
Court to California: Try a Privacy Law, Not Online Censorship Link
Feds Seek 20-Year Sentence for Backpage Co-Founder Michael Lacey Link
Woman Gets 11 Years in Prison for Fatally Shooting Man She Said Trafficked Her When She Was a Minor Link
Democrats’ platform reignites tensions over whether sex work should be legal Link
Democratic National Committee 2024 Ditches 2M Voters Sex Work Voters Link
Disgusted Mission residents sue SF over rampant sex work, drug use Link
Sex Workers Shocked But Not Surprised By Being Deleted from Democratic National Convention Platform Link
CAMPAIGNS
Open Letter to Vice President Harris, Candidate for President, from Leaders Impacted by Mass Incarceration and Criminalization Link
To: Adult Media Production Companies & Distributors: End Racism and Wage Discrimination in Porn Link
Asian Spa Workers Should Be Able to Report Violence Without Arrest - Please sign the Petition- Next steps Link Please sign the petition in support of the RI H7307 & in Opposition of H7165 & S2441 Link and check out our Immunity Tool Kit @ http://bit.ly/3BH5QPC
More Campaigns Link
RESEARCH
COYOTE is collecting stories to support a bill for immunity for sex workers and sex trafficking survivors reporting violent crimes to police. Surveys are a way that we can bring the voices of criminalized people who would rather remain anonymous to lawmakers. Please participate in this short, 8-question survey. Link
Summary of 2022/2023 Anchorage Police Department Prostitution Records Request Link
COYOTES Immunity Tool Kit Link
“Prostitution and Prostitution Related Charges in Rhode Island 2000 - Present” link
COYOTE’s “Four Years of FOSTA Survey Report” link
“Policing Modern Day Slavery; Carceral Care in Rhode Island” [link].
ESPLERPS 2023 Report "Californians for Privacy: How the War on Sex Work Is Stripping Your Privacy Rights." Link
The Double-Edged Sword of Health and Safety: COVID-19 and the Policing and Exclusion of Migrant Asian Massage Workers in North America Link
Editorial: Gains and Challenges in the Global Movement for Sex Workers’ Rights Link
Shadow Report Committee on the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Optional Protocols July 12th Meeting with the United States State Department. Link
THE WORLD IS WATCHING- FREE PALESTINE!
NY Republican legislators voted in favor of Fascism, while Democratic legislators abstained like cowards. Link
ELIMINATED’: Israel Brags Of Killing Noted Al Jazeera Journalist In Gaza Link
Activists Urge Indian Government to Revoke Licenses for Military Supplies to Israel Link
Major inmate swap frees dissidents and US journalists from Russian prisons Link
VIDEO OF SEXUAL ABUSE AT ISRAELI PRISON IS JUST LATEST EVIDENCE SDE TEIMAN IS A TORTURE SITE Link
The Outrageous Case of a Journalist Charged With a Hate Crime for Recording a Gaza Protest Action Link
Four-day-old twins killed in Gaza by Israeli airstrike as father registered births Link
COYOTE PROGRAM SERVICES
The COYOTE CLOSET provides clothing, hygiene items, and harm reduction supplies for over 200 street-based workers, and poor/houseless people every month. Our closet is almost bare. We need body wash, razors, and small swag bags, Please consider purchasing an item from our Amazon wishlist. Please consider cleaning out your closets and donating your old clothes. (Contact Bella at 401-525-8757 to schedule drop off/ pick up for clothing donations) Thank you. Debra Harris is the Outreach & Event Coordinator at Direct Action for Rights & Equality ( DARE). We are thrilled to bring Debra aboard as COYOTE’s new Outreach Coordinator.
COYOTEs “Health and Safety Education Specialist, Lindsey Berry facilitates our re-entry empowerment program for the women at the RI ACI every week. COYOTE RI is now providing case management to assist the women in getting copies of their birth certificates and social security cards, which are required to obtain their state ID. Without a state ID, they can not get a job or apply for SNAP, Medicaid, and other public services. We are also providing the women released from the RI ACI with a 100 Savers Gift Card for clothing and a 100 Stop & Shop gift card for food and household items. We are also assisting many of them in accessing sober houses & safe housing. #creatingcommunity
“Healing Hustlers” is an online weekly support group for sex workers and survivors.
Sister 2 Sister, is a weekly online support group for Formerly Incarcerated Women to find resources & community by COYOTE RI & Once Incarcerated Anonymous. Thank you LaResse Harvey for facilitating this support group.
COYOTE RI SEX WORKER STORYTELLING PODCAST
Episode 41: Meet Jolene: She shares her experiences as a sex worker of 21 years. Link
Sex workers & Survivors that would like to be interviewed please email, <communications@coyoteri.org>
UPCOMING EVENTS
Women/Binary Group at DARE, every other Thursday from 4 to 6 PM
COYOTE’s RESOURCE LIST
2023 RI Housing Factbook Link
RI Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Link
What is a “Driving Privilege Card” in Rhode Island and is it Safe? Link
RI ACLU advocacy101 link
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: FAIR CHANCE LICENSING Link
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: BAN THE BOX Link
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: STUDENTS AND TECHNOLOGY via RI ACLU link
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: STUDENTS AND TRUANCY COURT via RI ACLU - link
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER ARREST? Link
Also, see- ACLU Death By Incarceration.
Free Tablets & Phones for Those on Snap or Medicaid Link
Guide to Abortion Privacy- Digital Defense Fund link
Digital Security and Privacy Tips for Those Involved in Abortion Access link
Need an abortion? Depending on where you live, they can offer you different service options. Link
FREE Anti Racism Workshops link
Let's Talk About Self-Harm Link
Credit score Facts vs. myths: 5 Things to Know Link
Anonymous (OIA) in CT OIA Housing Ambassador Program pdf
The Unspoken Complexity of “Self-Care” link
For more information & the link to join on Thursdays at 7 PM EST click here
SEX WORKER & LGBT RESOURCES
Mutual Aid for California sex workers- Link
Sex Worker Implementation Tools - SWIT Guideline Link
Empower Today online library Link
Making Incarcerated Sex Workers our Priority: Calls for penpals! Help us write letters to incarcerated sex workers! Penpalling is an easy and effective way to show support and solidarity for sex workers. We are currently providing case management to over 100 incarcerated sex workers. For more information email info@coyoteri.org or apply for a penpal with SWOP Behind Bars Link
Ramona created a video with tips for being a pen pal.
Also, see SWOP Behind Bars' new video on “How to get Identification Documents after being Incarcerated”
SWOP Behind Bars Quick Start Guide to Writing Incarcerated People Link
You've Got (Jail) Mail! Link
Midwest Rainbow News, Incarcerated LGBTQ People Link
Also check out our sister organization: Once Incarcerated
Guide to Hiring Sex Workers and Survivors Link
Media Training for Advocacy by Free Speech Coalition Link
Stop The Raids, EFF Cyber Security Training Link
Why Unionize Link
Leadership and Media Training Materials Link
More Resources Link
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS
COVID UPDATES Link
CDC Respiratory Virus Updates Link
MONKEYPOX UPDATES Link
POLIO UPDATES Link
REPRODUCTIVE/ABORTION RIGHTS UPDATES Link
PUBLIC HEALTH NEWS (updated monthly) Link
GOOD READS
CHECK OUT “ VEIL AND VOW” BY Professor Aneeka Ayanna Henderson
“This is fascinating reading. Veil and Vow perfectly captures how fairy-tale aspirations of wedlock intersect with the supposed bootstrap mobility of the ‘American Dream,’ undergirding angst about the marriage market in crisis. Henderson’s generative analysis wrestles with a wide variety of fiction and nonfiction texts, media platforms, and popular culture forms. This book makes major interventions in gender, sexuality, and African American studies, as well as the study of contemporary politics and culture.”--Tera W. Hunter | Princeton University
IN THE LOCAL NEWS
‘I trusted them to take care of her’: Teen girl missing from R.I. group home is found in male employee’s residence Link
West Warwick joins long list of communities rejecting anti-trans hate Link
Community meeting on Providence scrapyard cleanup plans devolves into screaming, and insults. Link
RI ACLU: After “Mario’s Law” court vindication, namesake released from ACI after 22 years Link
Steward delays hospital sales as protesters rally against closings Link
As Steward accelerates closure of its hospitals, tight-knit Nashoba Valley community fears the worst Link
Steward bankruptcy judge approves closing of Carney and Nashoba Valley hospitals Link
Providence schools vs. Mayor Smiley Link
Healey’s dilemma: How to help Steward hospitals without helping Steward Link
Report: Lisa Baldelli-Hunt kept Woonsocket land deal a secret from staff, council Link
Steward to lay off nearly 1,250 workers as it closes two hospitals in Mass. Link
On Thursday, anti-trans bigotry went to Pawtucket to die Link
Foster-Glocester School Committee under pressure to repeal policy that protects trans students Link
As bankrupt Steward sells and closes hospitals, Ralph de la Torre visits Versailles to watch the Olympics Link
City of Woonsocket faces civil rights claim for wrongful arrest Link
RI Attorney General Neronha on defending the rights of trans students Link
Rep. Magaziner introduces a federal bill to crack down on wage theft modeled on RI law "It is outrageous that someone can face jail time for stealing a television from the store, but not for stealing wages worth far more than a television out of a worker’s pocket." Link
Man wanted in 1989 Framingham rapes arrested in LA after police chase Link
Lawsuit accuses RI prisons of 'brutal' treatment of man with mental illness. What to know. Link
83% of Local 26 Omni Providence hotel workers have voted to authorize a labor strike Link
Steward landlords turning over properties to lender, boosting hopes of deals on hospitals this week Link
Private equity firm’s deal to buy Steward’s doctors group for $245 million draws wary reception in Mass Link
Transgender girl’s family sues N.H. after school bars her from soccer practice under new state law Link
As the Westerly School Committee takes up alterations to the town's trans student policy, it violates the Open Meeting Act Link
Mayoral candidate Fenton-Fung opposes Hopkins order criminalizing homelessness Link
Climate Action Rhode Island demands Preservation Society of Newport drop anti-wind lawsuit at Newport City Hall Link
Anti-trans student activists warmly received in North Smithfield Link
Homeless, Clymene reads tarot cards for money. The Smiley Administration has targeted her. Link
Community Coordinator strike at Brown demonstrates University's disregard for low-wage workers Link
Kamala Harris wants to hike corporate income taxes. Donald Trump wants to raise tariffs on importers. Link
IN THE LOCAL NEWS
U.S. Accuses Software Maker RealPage of Enabling Collusion on Rents: Link
Racism Is Why Trump Is So Popular Link
Project 2025: Exposing the Far-Right Assault on America Link
Federal investigators suspected that Egypt may have bribed Trump with $10 million in cash and Bill Barr former US attorney just made the investigation go away. Link
5800 IRS employees & contractors are not paying their taxes and only 20 of them have been fired Link
From Usha Vance to Ballerina Farm: Denying Conservative Women's Individuality Link
Hungary approves 'STOP Soros' law, defying EU, rights groups Link
U.S. Poured Billions of Military Aid Into Lebanon. Now Israel Threatens to Invade. Link
BITCOIN BROS AND THE MAGA FAITHFUL CONVERGE IN NASHVILLE — AND EMBRACE AN ALTERNATE REALITY Link
CPSC Finds Amazon Responsible Under Federal Safety Law for Hazardous Products Sold by Third-Party Sellers Link
USA: Abortion Bans and Restrictions Cause Extensive Harm, Violate Human Rights
USA: Abortion Bans and Restrictions Cause Extensive Harm, Violate Human Rights Link
Federal Court Rules That Google Illegally Maintained a Monopoly Link
Tim Walz Was Dead Wrong About Misinformation and Free Speech Link
Maricopa Co. Attorney facing scrutiny for not charging Queen Creek child sexual abuse materials case Link
Replacing the 7 Dwarfs in Snow White With CGI Is Not 'Progressive Link
Transphobia also hurts cisgender women like the Algerian boxer Imane Khelif who don’t conform to a narrow, Eurocentric vision of womanhood. Link
Democrats Scrub Death Penalty Opposition From Campaign Platform:For the first time in more than a decade, the Democratic Party platform includes no mention of abolishing the death penalty. Link
Here's what Democrats promise to do for LGBTQ+ people in their 2024 platform Link
White West Virginia couple accused of adopting Black children and forcing them to work ‘as slaves Link
A Long Island County Banned Masks, and Disabled People Are Suing Link
Burrillville residents battling Town Council over forever chemicals in artificial turf Link
Here is How You Can Support COYOTE RI! If you’d like to schedule a meeting with COYOTE RI, email <info@coyoteri.org> You can also use the above email if you want to volunteer to get involved with COYOTE RI. Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to COYOTE RI with our AB Charities link, or, also consider purchasing an item off our Amazon wish list for outreach supplies. Thank you in advance for your support!
FOLLOW COYOTE RI @