Comments on: Towards a New Proposition K

By: Thais

Thais — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:43:09 +0000

I finally read it and I like it. You do have to make things very clear and idiot-proof when you deal with the public.
I also suspect that you are right Alexa, and it was a mix of trafficking concerns (from some forums I’ve seen) and concerns about street workers that contributed.

I’ve recently watched a documentary that included proposing a grassroots bill in New Mexico. It said that 3 years is a very good time frame to get a bill accepted. In other words, Prop K had virtually no chances at succeeding at the first try – but I am looking forward to the next couple of years.

As for connections and activists… I think you can always just email them your suggestions under your current alias without exposing more of yourself. And generally, limit your communication to your handle and mostly email. It can still work to establish a friendly relationship. Many people I now know in person I first felt a lot of warmth about from electronic exchange alone.

By: Alexa

Alexa — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:48:40 +0000

Aspasia, based on the conversations I’ve had with people, the issue of unabated streetwalking was far more responsible for the original Prop K’s demise. Admittedly, it wasn’t a scientific survey, but you get a feel for what’s going by talking to people and listening to them discuss it amongst themselves.

By: Alexa

Alexa — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:46:12 +0000

Thais,

I assume you are connected with the sex worker movement in SF and will be able to pass on your suggestions?

No, I am not. Not directly anyway. I would love to be, but doing so would mean being exposed more so than I already am, and I am not prepared to go that route at this point. I have donated some money and done some web site work on a couple of issues related to sex workers’ rights, but that’s it so far.

I do hope someone with some pull will see this and at least discuss it to see if it has any possibility of generating some new discussion. We’ll see.

By: Aspasia

Aspasia — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:52:08 +0000

I see what you mean by the original wording of the proposition around the words trafficking. Since we know the average voter is rarely a very conscious one, then yes, they would totally misread that and make assumptions.

By: Being Amber Rhea » Blog Archive » links for 2008-11-19

Being Amber Rhea » Blog Archive » links for 2008-11-19 — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:31:03 +0000

[...] Towards a New Proposition K | The 'Real' Princess Diaries "I think this, or some derivative thereof, would address the substance of the majority of the complaints and concerns that doomed the original Proposition K, and would allow a great many more people to support it. It doesn’t wholesale endorse prostitution, but it allows those who wish to do the work to do so without having to fear being arrested for the work, and allows them to know that, if they file a complaint about a crime, they won’t be harassed or worse simply because of the line of work they choose to pursue." (tags: law propk prostitution sexwork) [...]