Sex Workers Outreach Project USA
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Sex Workers Outreach Project-USA(SWOP USA) was founded by Robyn Few
and others in 2003 as a US chapter of SWOP based out of Australia
. SWOP-USA is the largest sex worker rights organization in the United States
, with chapters in several states. Sex Workers Outreach Project-USA is a national social justice
network dedicated to the fundamental human rights
of sex workers and their communities, focusing on ending violence and stigma through education and advocacy.
SWOP-USA started International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers
(December 17th), and International Sex Worker Rights Day(March 3rd).
Robyn Few
Robyn Few is an American sex worker rights activist working for the decriminalization of prostitution, against violence targeted at sex workers, and generally for the improvement of sex workers' working conditions...
and others in 2003 as a US chapter of SWOP based out of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. SWOP-USA is the largest sex worker rights organization in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, with chapters in several states. Sex Workers Outreach Project-USA is a national social justice
Social justice
Social justice generally refers to the idea of creating a society or institution that is based on the principles of equality and solidarity, that understands and values human rights, and that recognizes the dignity of every human being. The term and modern concept of "social justice" was coined by...
network dedicated to the fundamental human rights
Human rights
Human rights are "commonly understood as inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled simply because she or he is a human being." Human rights are thus conceived as universal and egalitarian . These rights may exist as natural rights or as legal rights, in both national...
of sex workers and their communities, focusing on ending violence and stigma through education and advocacy.
SWOP-USA started International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers
International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers
International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers is observed annually on 17 December by Sex workers, their advocates, friends, families and allies....
(December 17th), and International Sex Worker Rights Day(March 3rd).