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Peers Powers Up: Alison Bigg artist, Cheesecake Burlesque Revue, Electra Pole Art Productions, Mike Gano
Peers Powers Up Raises Funds for HeroWork Vital Renovation
VICTORIA, BC, Wed...
In-Person Event
Thu. April 25th 2019 + Add to Calendar
Odd Fellows Hall
6:30pm - 11:00pm Doors at: 6:00pm
$75.00
Artists
Alison Bigg artist
Electra Pole Art Productions
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Peers Powers Up Raises Funds for HeroWork Vital Renovation VICTORIA, BC, Wednesday, April 10, 2019 — Peers Victoria Resource Society launches Peers Powers Up to raise funds for a “radical renovation” with HeroWork. With 200+ homeless sex workers and another 900+ housed but heavily stigmatized, Peers provides a non-judgemental space, food, clothes, outreach, health and legal support. Peers Victoria Resource Society has been providing outreach, harm reduction and education services for sex workers for more than 20 years. Currently it is legal to sell sex, but illegal to buy it. This presents a tricky reality in terms of keeping sex workers safe for an industry that may be heavily stigmatized, but is not going anywhere. The Peers Powers Up campaign includes a raffle. 400 t... more...Event Poster
