Stella MontréalMaimie Pinzer crowned Montreal’s next Jewish Messiah, 2023. On July 6th, 2023, the Mile End Chavurah and Tamara Kramer organized an event in search of the next “Jewish Messiah”. “If Not Leonard…?” sough to honour jewish Montrealers who contributed to the life and legacy of Montreal. For Jewish heros were honoured, and the room voted […]
Increased repression & moral panic during F1 puts sex workers in danger Jenn Clamen and Sandra Wesley June 6, 2024 https://www.lapresse.ca/dialogue/opinions/2024-06-06/augmentation-de-la-traite-des-personnes-pendant-le-grand-prix/un-mythe-qui-met-les-travailleuses-du-sexe-en-danger.php Every year, Montreal’s Grand Prix brings loud cars, lots of tourists, and a variety of road closures. It also brings with it a wave of anti-sex work sentiment and heightened police repression and surveillance […]
https://www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idees/813975/idees-nous-ne-laisserons-pas-travailleuses-sexe-etre-reduites-silence We will not allow sex workers to be silenced Sandra Wesley et Jenn Clamen, porte-paroles de Stella, l’amie de Maimie – un organisme Montréalais pour les droits des travailleuses du sexe depuis 1995. Les cosignataires de cette lettre sont cinquante organismes nationales et québécoises féministes, de lutte contre la pauvreté, de défense des droits […]
Our next two 25th anniversary events – the ConStellation launch and Party on April 25th and our one day Sex in the City Conference on May 1st — are being postponed. We will be in touch with new dates so follow our social media and website closely. Stay strong, beautiful, and solidaire.
Again, we were lucky to see so many faces for our second event on March 3rd, at Drawn & Quarterly Bookstore. We counted at least 60 heads! This evening was special for so many reasons: firstly because we launched the new book by Editors Amy Lebovitch and Shawna Ferris’, Sex Work Activism in Canada, which […]
February 13th, 2020 was our first 25th anniversary event: Parole aux putes – an evening of readings and story-telling by sex workers — a group of 100 people gathered to listen to the voices of sex workers at the feminist bookshop l’Euguélionne. Some people were not even able to enter, due to lack of space! […]
These posts are dedicated to writings about our 25th anniversary activities. Here you will find thoughts, themes, and important messages that each of the events have highlighted.