Join us for a day of care, community, and celebration. Your presence and contributions will positively impact the well-being of our Bay Area community. We invite you to help us celebrate December 17th by participating in our 'Gifting Altar.' In remembrance of the sex workers we've lost and to show love and protection to those still with us, bring an offering to share. This could include sweets, flowers, personal adornments, clothing, crystals, mirrors, unused makeup, nail polish, gift cards, or other meaningful items. Please also come prepared to receive an offering ..read more

We look forward to collaborating more with you all, our beloved community, in the new year.  taking time to understand the challenges that BAWS is facing. At a time when hope feels thin, we will not ask you to feel hopeful. Instead, we invite you to connect and build with people you trust. We trust in and want to build with you. We thank you for your partnership, which is our is crucial in shaping our sex worker-led organization into a supported community working together to make lives better for sex workers. o support our team and clarify our programs' purpose, practice, and outcomes. Du ..read more

In order to ensure all members are current or former sex workers, we vet every new membership application. support the Bay Area Workers Support (BAWS) sex worker ER grant fund.  during the COVID-19 pandemic and to create a COVID-19 Emergency. Organizers, community members, & anyone grappling with ways to demand practical steps towards ending the violence of policing. We are looking for Tops members who share and work towards these same values. BIPOC, Trans, GNC strongly encouraged to join our team. tribute to Carol Leigh by Celestina Pearl, all from the comfort and safety of your ..read more

We look forward to collaborating more with you all, our beloved community, in the new year.  taking time to understand the challenges that BAWS is facing. At a time when hope feels thin, we will not ask you to feel hopeful. Instead, we invite you to connect and build with people you trust. We trust in and want to build with you. We thank you for your partnership, which is our is crucial in shaping our sex worker-led organization into a supported community working together to make lives better for sex workers. o support our team and clarify our programs' purpose, practice, and outcomes. Du ..read more

BAWS + The Greater Bay Area Sex Worker Community but it is not the end. We stand united, resilient, and resolute in our demand for accountability, transparency, and the continuation of the crucial services that our communities depend on. We hope St. James can honor its legacy by ensuring a dignified and empowering transition for its programs and participants. importance in our community ..read more

Democratic Socialists of America San Francisco "comprehensive resources and services to sex workers." Increasing culturally humble outreach and services is essential to community safety. When creating programs and policies for Bay Area sex workers, we invite San Francisco and Oakland cities to partner with local sex workers, survivors, and community advocates, who have engaged in this work for decades. The SF Bay Area is home to the sex worker rights movement. Together, we can build upon this history to develop policies and programs that prioritize the safety and well-being of sex workers and ..read more

Essential Qualities (we will train folks - don’t worry about having exact experience): We are looking for Tops members who share and work towards these values. BIPOC, Trans, GNC, disabled folks, and people with dependants are strongly encouraged to join our team ..read more

b/t San Pablo Ave & 15th St. 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! 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 ..read more

Democratic Socialists of America San Francisco "comprehensive resources and services to sex workers." Increasing culturally humble outreach and services is essential to community safety. When creating programs and policies for Bay Area sex workers, we invite San Francisco and Oakland cities to partner with local sex workers, survivors, and community advocates, who have engaged in this work for decades. The SF Bay Area is home to the sex worker rights movement. Together, we can build upon this history to develop policies and programs that prioritize the safety and well-being of sex workers and ..read more

Democratic Socialists of America San Francisco , National Organization for Women (NOW), , National Harm Reduction Coalition, DecrimSWCA, and the National Sex Workers Outreach Project (SWOP). It is important to note that decriminalization does not change laws against trafficking, coercion, sex with minors, and other forms of abuse ..read more