Advocacy and Community Programs

ConStellation’s “Working Conditions Special” – a resource for scenario building

Advocacy and Community Programs, Game Design, Representing Sex Work / By

Stella is an invaluable resource to sex workers in Montreal.  This organization provides a variety of services to sex workers, and is also very involved in public education campaigns and advocacy.  Stella publishes ConStellation twice a year, a magazine created by and made for sex workers. Recently, we were recommended their “Working Condition Special” of …

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Sex Work in Toronto: Third Location Report

Advocacy and Community Programs, Legal Context, Location in Regards to Sex Work / By

We’re considering possible locations for gameplay: here’s the third. Street prostitution in Toronto was concentrated around Jarvis and Wellesley, Kingston Rd. and Parkdale (Crawford, 2009). However, police raids and gentrification have pushed sex workers to other areas of the city as well, “including Browns Line, Danforth Ave., Weston Rdl, Eglinton Ave. W. and Steeles Ave” …

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Sex Work In Montreal: First Location Report

Advocacy and Community Programs, Game Design, Legal Context, Location in Regards to Sex Work / By

We’re considering possible locations for gameplay: here’s the first. The intersection of Ste. Catherine and St. Laurent was once considered the heart of Montreal’s red light district, but sex workers have been pushed out due to gentrification and now work in more dangerous, isolated areas of Montreal (The Canadian Press, 2012). For example, there has …

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