by pskadmin | Oct 9, 2017 | News
On September 18th 2017, the Amara Legal Center and Courtney’s House hosted the book launch of Jessica L Voker’s book “Welcome to the Game: Then She Changed It,” at Busboys at Poets. Jessica, a former client of the Amara Legal Center, has published a riveting...
by pskadmin | Oct 5, 2017 | News
A new bill from At-large Councilmember David Grosso would decriminalize sex work in the District. “The reason I want to do it, in a nutshell, is I do not think the criminalization of sex workers has worked for the District of Columbia,” Grosso said in an...
by pskadmin | Sep 27, 2017 | News
On September 14, Councilmember David Grosso hosted the Sex Worker Advocates Coalition (SWAC) for a briefing on Decriminalization of Commercial Sex in DC. SWAC is comprised of 16 groups working on victims’ services, harm reduction, violence prevention, human and civil...
by pskadmin | Sep 16, 2017 | Events
J.L. Voker, a former client of the Amara Legal Center, invites you to get an insider’s perspective into the world of sex trafficking through her recently published autobiography, Welcome to the Game. The book launch will take place at Busboys & Poets where...
by pskadmin | Aug 16, 2017 | News
Defense attorneys, child and anti-trafficking advocacy groups and the DC Council are continually grappling with a proper balance between fairness for the accused and justice for victims. On June 15, 2017, the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety of the DC...
