At long last, Decrim IL has debuted its strategy for decriminalizing the sex trades state-wide, with its eyes on full federal decriminalization as a horizon point!
Our crew were among the founding members of the first iteration of DecrimIL over four years ago. Our comrade, Red, helped author this tribute to Dani, another founding member, who, among sharing strategy and tactics, lived experiences, and connection to anti-violence work, opened their home space up as our first official meeting place to build this coalition.
On Tuesday, December 3rd, Alisha & Red attended DecrimIL’s town hall, and were so thrilled to hear and see all of the updates and intentional reformations of the coalition. If you were unable to attend, you can view the town hall via this event recording. The coalition has empowered us all to share this link far and wide, and asked for subscriptions to their YouTube channel for future updates!
Also, please bookmark their website: https://decrimIL.com and feel free to reach out to them at decrimillinois@gmail.com
Here are some additional resources that were shared or mentioned during the event:
- Illinois House Bill 4410 Fact Sheet – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W1TbGO19RJSMl0iGvfI96L5ZqO98FKyp/view?usp=sharing
- Increasing Sex Worker Safety and Reducing Trafficking – https://drive.google.com/file/d/14ew5L5wvSdXFC4q0n5ixwr9U8SzfcPl_/view?usp=sharing
- Information on the anti-loitering law: https://truthout.org/articles/anti-prostitution-ordinance-promotes-racial-profiling-in-chicago/
If you’re interested in participating in this work alongside us, please fill out this interest form here.
If you want to contribute to our fundraising efforts (or even just share the link with others), you can find DecrimIL’s GoFundMe campaign here.