SECOND LINE PARADE/COMMUNITY FORUM June 17 will mark forty years since President Richard Nixon, citing drug abuse as “public enemy No. 1”, officially declared a “war on drugs.” A trillion dollars and millions of ruined lives later, the war on drugs remains an abject failure. Drug policy reform advocates all across the country will mark […]
June 14th – SCAN Victory in the Louisiana Senate!!
Today, the Louisiana Senate voted UNANIMOUSLY in support of our bill to remove Solicitation of a Crime Against Nature (SCAN) from the sex offender registry and make the penalties the same as prostitution. Next stop is the governor’s office! We will be leaning on all of our local and national allies to ensure that Governor […]
June 6th – SCAN Victory in the Louisiana House!!
Just two years ago, we launched the NO Justice Project to challenge the use of Louisiana’s Crime Against Nature statute for prosecuting women engaged in sex work. Today we gained our first major legislative victory: House Bill 141 (by Rep. Charmaine Marchand Stiaes) passed with only three dissenting votes! This bill seeks to remove Solicitation […]
June 1st – HIV/AIDS Human Rights Training
On June 1st, Women With A Vision will be hosting an advocacy training on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights with our allies at WORLD (Women Organized to Respond to Life-threatening Disease) and U.S. Positive Women’s Network (PWN). The training will include background information on the human rights framework, a human rights approach to advocacy, and discussion […]
May 24th – LA House Takes Up Crime Against Nature Statute
Tuesday May 24th, at 9:30am, the Louisiana House of Representatives Criminal Justice Committee will take up the bill to remove Solicitation of a Crime Against Nature (SCAN) from the sex offender registry and make the penalties the same as prostitution. Women With A Vision’s Deon Haywood will be testifying. The bill author is Representative Charmaine […]