For Koumba Yasin, this is the first home she's had in years. The 52-year-old woman has struggled with homelessness for decades, most recently due to losing her job because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Vigil today at 5pm at 1904 N Charles St Baltimore, MD 21218 in remembrance of those lost and in solidarity with those resisting violence at the intersection of race and gender.
Hosted by The Chinatown Collective, BARS: Baltimore Asian Resistance in Solidarity & Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition
We send our deepest condolences to coworkers, family and friends of the victims of the shooting. We stand in solidarity with Asian women who were targeted at the intersection of misogyny and racism. Asian women, Black and Brown women, migrants, sex workers, and people perceived as sex workers are made vulnerable to police and non police violence that stems from criminalization.
-Rest in Peace-
Xiaojie Tan, 49
Daoyou Feng, 44
Julie Park
Hyun-jeong Park Grant
Delaina Yaun, 33
Paul Andre Michels, 54
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There is no excuse for police sexual abuse! While activists and advocates are working toward real police accountability a deceiving one-off bill was quietly making its way through the legislative process. The bill claims to expand the law that prohibits police sex, but would literally legalize it for those most at risk, sex workers.
Jada* has survived sexual assault many times, though she’s only ever been treated as a criminal. Since childhood, her struggles with abuse and homelessness led to frequent encounters with the police officers tasked with enforcing drug and prostitution laws. As a Black woman she’s more likely to ...
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AMAZING how police consistently make the most “mistakes” when the person they’re dealing with is Black yet they manage to apprehend white mass shooters without killing them time & time again.
4 weeks ago
“Anti-trafficking” groups are capitalizing on massage parlor shootings to promote more raids and policing, which harms actual massage workers. https://t.co/R0aexzPQsm
4 weeks ago
Massage parlor workers say more police aren't the answer to the violence they face. But NYC, SF, and Chicago have increased policing in Asian American neighborhoods. And PDs around Atlanta said they'd target Asian spas and business for more patrols.
4 weeks ago
Outside my window now. It’s ridiculous that alcohol is legal and cannibis is not. I support HB32 for adult use legalization, with social justice provisions and expungement. https://t.co/C9Rw0wteFv
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"Sexist racialized perceptions of Asian women, especially those engaged in vulnerable, low-wage work, Asian massage workers are harmed by the criminalization of sex work, regardless of whether they engage in it themselves." @RedCanarySonghttps://t.co/hslEuHjtLy
