Our information collection was extended for a few weeks, because the United Nations updated their deadlines. 160 folks and organizations have filled out the survey. This is one of many ways we can learn about the challenges and successes we have collectively experienced in the past five years. As we write this our hearts go out to all of our community being impacted by the fires in California, and to all the other daily crises our communities face across the United States including policing, arrest, and environmental and economic injustice.
How can you get back to us? Fill in the expression of interest form to get a survey link or email us directly at bestpracticespolicyproject [at] gmail.com and rightsnotrescue@protonmail.com by January 17, 2025.
What are we learning so far? Beyonce Karungi is coordinating the development of our draft report and working with a team of community members from our Coalition to collate the information we are receiving. Beyonce has provided the following general themes so far.
Criminalization (the root cause of rights violations)
Policing (including defunding police)
Immigration
Trans rights including intersection of sex work issues anti-trans laws
The rights of street sex workers
HIV/AIDS issues and migration
Economic injustice (including de-platforming and loss of access)
Climate change’ s effects on our work and lives
COVID-19
Violence
The rights of substance users
The global impact of the US
