Posts Tagged ‘survival sex work’

Our first Girl Talk Session produced by Leila Pejman and Caroline MacGillivray was a huge success. Dave Dickson, Beauty Night Board Member and former Sex Trade Liasson for the Vancouver Police Department held the audience captive. His talk about the survival sex work, addiction, and addiction prompted questions from volunteers.

Dave Dickson talks to Beauty Night Volunteers about Survival Sex Workers Photo by Aaron Chung 2009

Dave Dickson explains that survival sex workers in Vancouver as young as 10 years old have been seen in Vancouver. Photo by Aaron Chung

Volunteers listen intently as Dave describes the cyle of addiction, violence and survival sex work. Photo by Aaron Chung 2009

Audience feed back has been incredibly positive. Our next talk will be held this Thursday, June 25th, 2009.

Starting on June 11th, Beauty Night Society will be launching Girl Talk. Hosted by Caroline MacGillivray (founder and president of Beauty Night Society), host of Sexy in Vancity Radio on 101.9FM, Girl Talk feature a guest every Thursday for an educational and exciting chat in front of an audience. Our first Girl Talk focuses on survival sex work in Vancouver’s DTES. Joining Caroline MacGillivray is Dave Dickson. Dickson was the sex trade liasson for the VPD and a Beauty Night Board Member. What is survival sex? How do women and men get into sex work? How does addiction play into the lives of many women who reside in Vancouver’s DTES? Who are the men who purchase sex from survival sex workers? Why? All this and more on Thursday, June 11th. Doors open at 6pm. Show starts at 6:30pm. Q & A to follow.

Date: Thursday, June 11th, 2009
Time: Doors open at 6pm, show starts at 6:30pm
Place: PHS Life Skills Centre 412 E Cordova
By donation (free for volunteers)
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