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A view of the #8LivesVigil Art memorial (韧 Curtain Armor). The memorial is a simulacrum of a typical massage parlor, exposing the hidden workspace the migrant women workers call “home.” Inside are 3 massage beds set up as vigil altars w/ homemade foods & mourning tokens. twitter.com/RedCanarySong/…
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This GoFundMe for direct funds to Elcias Hernandez Ortiz, a survivor of the shootings in Acworth, Georgia, for his facial surgery and other medical expenses is still unfulfilled twitter.com/RedCanarySong/…
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Asking for support:
There's another hateful anti-BLM & pro-NYPD march tomorrow 11am in front of the Flushing Library.
We're gathering with other organizers in counter-protest, to stand with BLM against racism & police brutality.
Please join us, as we'll be very outnumbered. twitter.com/yjpc06/status/…
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"Society knows how to fix the problem, but they continue to harm the community because of their moral agenda, their racist ideas. People are killed by sexism, racism, whorephobia, by the state, and by NGOs that claim to rescue sex workers."
-Elene @ButterflyCSW
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Reminder we are a NYC based org, and while we are in contact with ATL based orgs they are the organizers on the ground. We are uplifting their requests and demands.
Please support this fund for @AAAJ_Atlanta
actionnetwork.org/fundraising/su…
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❗️URGENT MUTUAL AID REQUEST❗️
C is an undocumented Korean-Vietnamese sex worker and mother of 3, who is trying to leave a domestic violence situation. They urgently need $1300 for rent and other basic necessities.
paypal: yvestng@gmail.com
venmo: yvesnguyen
cashapp: $heymoon
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Please support Ms. A in her healing. She is a criminalized survivor of sex trafficking, who needs funds after being detained by ICE, kicked out of housing, and forced to regurgitate her trauma for immigration purposes.
Donate: gofundme.com/20k4missa
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Please continue supporting the survivors and families. twitter.com/RedCanarySong/…
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In honor of #AAPIHeritageMonth, RCS is raising $9K monthly recurring donations for our expanding outreach program!
As a small grassroots collective, we've relied heavily on one-time grants. Our community of Asian massage & SWers is growing, & we require a bigger support network.
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In early June, an elder spa worker in our community fell down the stairs in her apartment building while getting to work
After a major bone fracture surgery & a few days of hospitalization, she was sent back home & awaiting another surgery to repair her broken fingers & backhand
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Sooyoung is a Korean massage worker in NYC living with COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), osteoarthritis, chronic kidney failures, avascular necrosis, and scoliosis.
She hopes to afford a hip joint replacement surgery which she couldn’t afford for years.
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MUTUAL AID REQUEST FOR A COMMUNITY MEMBER!
Gina is an undocumented, Asian immigrant sex worker struggling to find a job due to COVID-19. She is currently seeking help to pay off a $9,000 debt due to rent and her daughter’s medical expenses.
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Today is the one year anniversary of the Atlanta spa shootings. You can live-stream the vigil with @RedCanarySong @aafcollective in collective remembrance here: youtu.be/rKv2rjUWrl0
We will also be live-tweeting under #8LivesVigil.
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Please help support a Chinese migrant massage worker currently incarcerated in Taconic. She and her family are in a dire situation. All funds will go directly to her and her family.
PayPal: yvestng@gmail.com
Venmo: yvesnguyen
Cashapp: $heymoon
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Please support Sandy in leaving her abusive partner and recovering from her injuries. We will be sharing Sandy’s own words below [TW: Mentions of SA, DV, IPV]
venmo: choyeonhoo
paypal: choyeonhoo
cashapp: $babyangelette
Put “For Sandy” in the notes
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Please continue to support this fund. When we talk about the violent criminalization that affects people in the sex trades and trafficking survivors this is what we mean. Social services and government support continually fail. Collectively we have to support each other. twitter.com/RedCanarySong/…
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CALL FOR MUTUAL AID!
Anjana is an Asian sex worker struggling to create a better life for herself and her daughter who was diagnosed with cancer a few months ago. She’s been having a hard time with employment due to COVID-19 and the rise of anti-Asian violence.
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Seeking Mandarin outreach support to assist worker applications to the Excluded Workers Fund!!!!!
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We did not meet our goal of 9k in recurring monthly donations, but we are getting closer. We have 34k followers on this account if 1/3 of our followers dedicated $1/month we would meet our goal. twitter.com/RedCanarySong/…
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This is an urgent request as Princess’ health and situation is rapidly changing. Please share and give as you can!
More of Princess’ story and image descriptions will be in the replies. ALT text is already on
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Seeking ASL and Mandarin interpreters still, please email redcanarysong@gmail.com if that's you or you have any recommendations please reach out to us. Mandarin interpreters can be remote. ASL interpreters need to be in NYC. twitter.com/RedCanarySong/…
Grassroots collective of Asian sex workers & co-conspirators -- for migrant justice. Labor rights not police raids. Full decriminalization & anti-trafficking.