This has been an especially challenging year for sex workers - we have had to pivot and hustle our way through a pandemic, uncertainty, and loss. On June 2nd, International Whores Day, communities worldwide will gather to advocate for the well-being of sex workers. This year, Bay Area Workers Support (BAWS) invites local sex workers to gather for an afternoon of community celebration and support. We will be hosting a ‘Whores' Picnic’ at Oscar Grant Plaza from 4-7 pm. We will be providing music, performances, and harm reduction information and tools. Please bring your food, drink, and blanket/chairs for the grass. We can’t wait to see you!
PERFORMANCES:
Pole performance by April Haze & others
Bring your dollar$$$$ to make it rain on these talented people!
ACTIVITY:
Safer Sex Kit Making: We will be putting together harm reduction supplies for BAWS’ outreach mailboxes on International Blvd in Oakland. Help us pack some kits!
OFFERINGS:
Covid-19 Harm Reduction Guides
Fentanyl test kits
BAWS T-shirts & Totes for sale
Safer Sex Kits
This event is designed for sex workers, but plus ones, family, and close friends of all ages are welcome.
Oscar Grant Plaza is wheelchair accessible.
COVID-19 Guidelines: This event is hosted outside; we ask that folks still wear masks when not eating or drinking. Please ask for consent before touching or hugging anyone (as always).
Whores’ Picnic, International Whores Day
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021, 4-7p
Oscar Grant Plaza, Downtown Oakland, CA 94612,
b/t San Pablo Ave & 15th St.
Bay Area Workers Support (BAWS) is a peer-led resource organization. We work for the health, safety, and livelihoods of people in the sex trade. In the face of criminalization, stigma, and inadequate resources, BAWS mobilizes. We harness our community power to provide material resources, information, advocacy, and support. We build community capacity, increase social support, make local partnerships, and bolster community care structures to bring strength, justice, and love to Bay Area workers. bayareaworkerssupport.org