2000 Letter Archive

• Letter of Resignation Concerning "Canadian Public Policy and the Health and Well-Being of Sex Workers. (Sex Trade Advocacy & Research. (December 6, 2000.)

• Formal Complaint against Maggie's, The Toronto Prostitutes' Community Service Project. Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee of Ontario, Charitable Property Program. (September 28, 2000.)

1999 Letter Archive

• Letter of Commitment Regarding "Canadian Public Policy and the Health and Well-Being of Sex Workers. (Sex Trade Advocacy & Research. (September 20, 1999.)

• A letter to Mark Tonner regarding his column Out of the Blue, "You've got to chalk the walk if you want to mock the cop," (June 13, 1999). An excerpt of the letter was printed on the "B.C.'s Liveliest Voices" page of The Province, ("Chalk one up for beat cop, June 16, 1999).

1998 Letter Archive

• A Letter to the Georgia Straight regarding a coverstory: "Childhood Lost" from long-time sex workers' rights supporter, Chris Bearchell. (August 16, 1998.)

• Police use questionable tactics to frighten "johns" An open letter distributed to all the major Vancouver media outlets (including BCTV, City Council and Vancouver Police Dept. (July 16, 1998.)

• John School plan is criticized,. Letter published in response to a column piece called Sex-buying johns sent to classroom. (July 2, 1998.)

• Moving street kids limits freedom. Letter published in the West Ender that was sent to the Vancouver Police Department. Original letter. (April 9, 1998.) City council was deliberating panhandling bylaws. See also the column, Beggars don't need the money here.

• Sex worker wants sex-tourism boost. Letter published in response to a column piece called Cute penguins have sex trade. (March 12, 1998.)

1997 Letter Archive

• Second letter to Mark Tonner. Tonner responds in his column by quoting my email: "With right laws, prostitution could be gone." (October 3, 1997.)

• A letter to Mark Tonner regarding his column Out of the Blue, "Calling a spade an earth mover." (September 20, 1997.)

• A letter to the Globe and Mail regarding an article, "Toronto sex ring not alone." (September 15, 1997.)

• A letter to the West Ender regarding a cover story, "Pleasure and Pain -- Inside the Sex Trade." (August 4, 1997.)

• A letter to the West Ender regarding an article, "Blind eye turned to prostitution indoors, says legal advocate." (August 4, 1997.)

• A dumpster is not a grave: A letter regarding a photo published in XTRA West. (July 23, 1997.)

• A letter regarding police search of a sex worker project in Caracas, Venezuela. (June 11, 1997.)

• A letter to Ina George and her family to express our sorrow for their loss. Pamela George was murdered while working in Regina last year, the killers were convicted of manslaughter and will be eligible for parole in the year 2000. (May 20, 1997.)

• "Pimps" and "Predators." A letter to the editor of City & Region, the Vancouver Sun.The letter was in response to news reports about the Vancouver Police Department deciding to stop charging hookers.(February 19, 1997.)

1996 Letter Archive

• Vancouver John "School" -- On July 23, Vancouver Councillor, Lynn Kennedy proposed that the Vancouver police look into setting up a john "school". SWAV has sent City Council a letter explaining why it's a bad idea. (August 12, 1996.)

  Follow this link for News about john "school" from Vancouver and Toronto papers.

• Campaign to Decriminalize Adult Prostitution - letter mostly regarding the "Adult" in the their name. (August 7, 1996.)

• Burma Protest -- a letter to the IX International Conference on AIDS, Vancouver (July 10, 1996.)

1995 Letter Archive

• Vanguard AIDS research - a letter to Vanguard directors and funders regarding bias in questions about sex work. The letter was also copied to the press accidently on the same day as their launch party. Oops! (May 15, 1995.)