Maimie Pinzer’s Story
Maimie 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… Continue reading→
Increased repression & moral panic during F1 puts sex workers in danger
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… Continue reading→
We will not allow sex workers to be silenced
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… Continue reading→