Ally-Marie Diamond Pacific Islander/ Aotearoa New Zealand Survivor Leader Queensland, Australia October 31, 2019 Dear Washington, D.C. Council Members and Chair Charles Allen My name is Ally-Marie Diamond. I was born and raised in Aotearoa New Zealand and am Polynesian/European/Maori. I am a sex trade survivor. I am sharing my story and experiences with …
While some women may choose the sex trade and don’t experience coercion, these women are the minority. We need to meet the needs of the most marginalized in the sex trade, who are coerced into selling sex due to life circumstances such as poverty. Most importantly we need to STOP, LISTEN, and show vulnerable women our respect by HEARING them, and SEEING them.
31 March 2020 WELLINGTON 7.30AM The Government needs to take immediate action to provide emergency income for women and young people in prostitution during the COVID19 pandemic, says Ally-Marie Diamond, a spokeswoman for Wahine Toa Rising Aotearoa, a survivor-led organisation that advocates for support and exit services for women and young people in the sex …
The new, prostitution survivor-led New Zealand organisation, Wahine Toa Rising, has sent this letter to New Zealand ministers to draw attention to the plight of women in prostitution during the current COVID-19 crisis, to ask advice about what support is available to women currently involved in prostitution and how the emergency subsidies apply to the …
