Today’s Gazette reports: Porn chain owes $261,486 in sales tax State revenue officials have slapped a hefty tax lien on the company that runs a King Street porn store for unpaid sales taxes, making the company one of the state’s top 100 sales tax delinquents. Capital Video Corp. owes the state Department of Revenue $261,486 […]
Not For Sale Media Project; Downloadable Posters
Artemis Fund is a non-profit organization in Western Massachusetts which works to promote the human rights of women and girls. They have kindly given us permission to reprint the following material. View the original page here. Click on the image of each poster to download a full-size PDF. Not For Sale Media Project The Not […]
Strip Clubs Included in Guide for Massachusetts Democratic Convention Delegates
Today in the Cries & Whispers column of the Sunday Republican: Democrats in Massachusetts are a liberal bunch, but did they go too far by listing two “adult entertainment” spots in downtown Springfield in their official “delegate guide” for the state Democratic convention held on June 6? The guide directed delegates to two strip clubs […]
Our Poster to the Valley Advocate: “Stand up for women! Drop your Massage/Escort ads”
This week NoPornNorthampton is distributing over 300 11×17 posters throughout Pioneer Valley in conjunction with Our Voices Matter. Contact incoming Daily Hampshire Gazette/Valley Advocate publisher Jim Foudy and let him know it’s time for the Advocate to exit the escort business. For a high-resolution PDF of the poster, download it here (480KB). See also: Prostitution: […]
Republican: “1 dead, 5 seriously injured in shooting rampage at Springfield strip club”
Today’s Springfield Republican reports: Bobianski said a caller at 1:37 a.m. reported numerous shots fired inside Club 418, a strip club, located at 453 ½ Worthington St. “Officers responded to the scene and found five people who had serious gunshot wounds and another victim who was stabbed,” Bobianski said. “All of them were inside of […]
Polaris Project Launches TraffickingResourceCenter.org
We are pleased to share this May 22 press release from the Polaris Project: Dear Supporters, Polaris Project recently launched the first official website of the National Human Trafficking Resource Center (NHTRC). The website provides information on the services offered by the NHTRC 24-hour hotline (1-888-3737-888), available training opportunities, and information and resources on human […]
Washington Post: “Online Sex Connections Linked to False Sense of Security”
Today’s Washington Post (ironically itself a participant in prostitution) reports how Craigslist’s new “adult services” section differs little from its former “erotic services” section: Online Sex Connections Linked to False Sense of Security …police say Craigslist’s adult services section, which the company pledged to monitor closely, has quickly emerged as a major virtual meeting spot […]
Boston Globe: “New laws treat teen prostitutes as abuse victims”
The 4/18/09 Boston Globe reports on a welcome change of attitude towards prostituted girls: By the time she was 8, Amanda had been sexually abused by her father’s friend for four years. At 12, she was peddling crack. At 14, she was selling sex on the sidewalk. Her pimp beat her weekly to keep her […]
Attorneys General Press Craigslist about Ads for Prostitution and Other Illegal Activities
We are pleased to relay this 5/4/09 news release from the office of Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster: Attorney General Chris Koster to meet with craigslist — Koster to express concerns about ads for prostitution and other illegal activities; will demand stronger enforcement by company — Jefferson City, Mo. — Attorney General Chris Koster will […]
Springfield Republican: “Woman’s murder in Boston hotel linked to Craigslist advertising of massage services”
The 4/16/09 Springfield Republican reports: Woman’s murder in Boston hotel linked to Craigslist advertising of massage services …the killing this week opened a window on a vast and elusive underworld of prostitutes who advertise online and do business at high-end hotels… Tuesday’s victim, a slight 26-year-old who one witness initially believed was a child, had […]