Sex Work Awareness
Sex Work Awareness (SWA) is a non-profit founded by four women who were originally editors and staff at $pread, a magazine by and for sex workers. SWA members believe that all sex workers have a right to self-determination; to choose how to make a living and what to do with their bodies. They aim to empower that diverse community “by building the capacity of sex worker-serving and sex worker member-based institutions as well as the skills and resources of sex workers themselves”, as well as conduct research about sex workers and the sex industry, develop public education initiatives, and advocate for the rights of sex workers. As the part of APC's EroTICsi Project, Sex Work Awareness is embarking on research to investigate content filtering systems in public libraries with internet accessi in the USA, with an eye towards restriction on access to informationi on reproductive health and
sexuality.
