CUP Reference Library

• Sex Workers' Rights: Report of the European Conference on Sex Work, Human Rights, Labour and Migration (Brussels 2005) – A. Sorfleet (ed.)
  Published by the International Committee on the Rights of Sex Workers in Europe. Amsterdam, 2007
  (13.9Mb PDF: SexWorkersRights.pdf)
• Sex Workers Manifesto:
  10 HighLights – Ten sex workers stood up and each read aloud a statement selected from the Manifesto to create this presentation to the European Parliament. pp. 2-3.
  (352Kb PDF: SWRights-Highlights.pdf)
• Sex Workers in Europe Manifesto – Delegates presented the Manifesto to the European Parliament October 17, 2005. pp. 69-76.
  (928Kb PDF: SWRights-Manifesto.pdf)
• Declaration of the Rights of Sex Workers in Europe – This Declaration was endorsed by approximately 200 delegates (sex workers and allies) from 28 countries in Europe. pp. 77-84. This English version was edited for clarity. The unedited version is available in French, German, Spanish, Russian, and English is available at sexworkeurope.org. (576Kb PDF: SWRights-Declaration.pdf)
• $ex Workers Make History: 1985 & 1986 — The World Whores' Congress – Transcript of Gail Pheterson's and Margo St. James' presentation on the World Whores' Congresses held 20 years prior. Includes lots of historical photos of the events, as well as the original World Charter Prostitute's Rights. pp. 21-30. (1.1Mb PDF: SWRights-History.pdf)
• More Sex Workers' Rights: Contents – List of articles, available individually here in PDF format…

• $WE@&R! Sex Workers' Workbook – All five $WE@&R! workbooks, including cover and table of contents, compiled into a single, convenient PDF. (11.1Mb PDF:
  SexWorkersWorkbook.pdf)
• $WE@&R! Cover – Includes preface and table of contents.
  (288Kb PDF: SwearCover.pdf)
• $WE@&R! $ex – Describes and explains in detail public health laws related to contagious diseases and sexually transmitted infections. It contains nitty-gritty details and photos of these diseases. (1.5Mb PDF: SwearSex.pdf)
• $WE@&R! Work – Describes and explains workplace laws. It also discusses wages, health and safety, employee benefits, professional associations and trade unions.
  (2.6Mb PDF: SwearWork.pdf)
• $WE@&R! Education – A great place to begin. It describes and explains some of the history of the social attitudes and regulations that have been imposed on prostitutes. You will find information on Canada's laws, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, law reform in other countries, and the various levels of competing legal jurisdictions in Canada.
  (4.8Mb PDF: SwearEducation.pdf)
• $WE@&R! Advocacy – Describes and explains how to be an advocate for yourself and for others. It includes user-friendly instructions for starting sex worker groups, networking, public education and other political activities. (3.1Mb PDF: SwearAdvocacy.pdf)
• $WE@&R! Research! – Compiles in a single survey all of the questions contained in the other $WE@&R! workbooks. Once you've completed the other workbooks, you have the opportunity to answer all the questions a second time, in light of new information you may have acquired. (224Kb PDF: SwearResearch.pdf)

• Trials of the Sex Trade: Table of Discontents – Includes list of all the relevant sections in the Criminal Code of Canada.
• Trick or Trap? 'Dick'ering in Public is against the law! (2.6Mb PDF: trickortrap.pdf)
• No Bawdy's Business: 'Common house-keeping' is against the law!
  (4.4Mb PDF: bawdybiz.pdf)
• Who's Jail Bait? What the law really says about sex for young people
  (3.9Mb PDF: jailbait.pdf)
• The Bare Facts: How dancers get 'jerked' around by the law!
  (3.4Mb PDF: barefacts.pdf)
• Holding Court: Harlots, strippers, hustlers & whores tour the halls of justice
  (6.6Mb PDF: holdingcourt.pdf)
• Legal Ease: putting the law in our terms (1.4Mb PDF: legalease.pdf)
• If Cops Want To Talk To You – Outlines your rights when you are being interrogated or arrested. (192Kb PDF: copcard.pdf)