Stop NY State Police from using condoms as evidence of prostitution! The time to act is NOW!

From the Sex Workers Project:

Hello all,

We just discovered that Council Member Jessica Lappin has introduced a New York City Council resolution in support of our bill! http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=853106&GUID=22329998-92ED-43B1-9DC8-F2AD87EE50BB&Options&Search

The most helpful thing people can do is CALL THEIR COUNCIL MEMBERS and ask them to SIGN ONTO THE RESOLUTION (Res 0710-2011).

This is a quick and easy thing you can do today to support sex workers!

1) find your council member here: http://council.nyc.gov/html/members/members.shtml.

2) Call their Legislative Office

3) Tell who answers your name, and that you are a constituent

4) Ask to speak to the Legislative Staff

5) Say you would like your Council Member to sign onto Res 0710, introduced by Councilmember Jessica Lappin

• This resolution supports bill S323/A1008 in the New York State Legislature
• This bill would prohibit condoms from being used as evidence of prostitution
• This bill promote public health by making sure everyone can carry condoms without worrying it could lead to arrest or conviction.
• Condoms are regularly confiscated by police, leading to higher risk for pregnancy, HIV, and STD’s among vulnerable populations.
• This impacts public health initiatives distributing condoms to at-risk populations.
• This bill has a broad list of supporters, including the Public Health Association of New York City, GMHC, Planned Parenthood, the NYCLU, the LGBT Center, and many other organizations.
• Leave your name and phone number, in case the Council Member has any questions.

Please let us know if you are able to make a call!

For more info about the bill – please click here: http://www.sexworkersproject.org/campaigns/2011/new-york-condom-bill/

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