Updates to the site as of January 4th, 2009 :

Bad Client List & In the News & Video Links pages

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Update on our Constitutional Challenge for Decriminalization

DIscussion happening in the Moot Court in Windsor on February 8th, 2010. Click on upcoming events for more information.

The final arguments for the Ontario Superior Court level of our legal 
challenge finished on October 26, 2009. 

We expect a ruling in the spring of 2010.  If this Court rules in our favour, it's all but 
certain that the Attorneys General of Canada and Ontario will appeal.  
If the ruling is against us, we will appeal, assuming we can raise the 
funds.  (Please see donation info at the bottom of this page.)

At that point, we go to Appeal Court, aka, the Supreme Court of 
Ontario where we request leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada.

This is a battle well worth fighting.  Our safety and for some of us 
our very lives depend on it.

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We are available for interviews regarding our current constitutional challenge to the Canadian Criminal Code (CCC) sections, 210 (bawdy house), 212(1)(j) (living on the avails) and 213(1)(c) (communicating for the purpose of prostitution) We are happy to provide you with: The reasons why we are challenging the above laws. How these laws have affected sex workers. How these sections of the CCC have directly resulted in the robberies, beatings, rapes and murders of our colleagues. Analysis of this challenge. Our contact information can be found HERE

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Mission:

SPOC is a political and social group whose main objective is to work toward the decriminalization of sex work through political activism, community building and public awareness. SPOC is a grassroots, volunteer organization made up of current and former sex workers and our allies.

Goals:

We stand for the decriminalization of all forms of sex work in Canada. We oppose legalization because it is always exploitive toward sex workers.

Decrease the isolation experienced by many sex workers by organizing sex worker-friendly social events and functions.

Publishing a bad date list so that our colleagues can communicate information about violent and dangerous clients with each other.

Media and Public Awareness:

SPOC members are available for interviews with media and students. We are also available to speak at universities, colleges and conferences. If you like to invite us to speak, please do not hesitate to contact one of our spokespeople at: welcome@spoc.ca

Membership:

If you are a current or former sex worker, or an ally interested working toward the decriminalization of sex work while having fun and connecting with others, please do not hesitate to contact us. SPOC encourages membership from all communities, sexual orientations and genders.

Donations:

As an entirely volunteer organization, SPOC relies on the generous support of our community and supporters. SPOC gratefuly accepts donations to assist us in continuing our work.

SPOC gratefully accepts donations to assist us in our work.