Contact:
Rebecca Cleary
rcleary@soarinstitute.org
(646) 397-8772
**MEDIA ADVISORY**
Elected Officials, Affected Individuals, and Advocates Urge Enactment of Law
to Protect Sex Workers and Survivors of Trafficking
Posted on May 5, 2022
WHO: Assembly Member Richard Gottfried, D-Manhattan
Senator Luis Sepulveda, D-Bronx
Laura Mullen, Anti-Trafficking Service Advocate, ECLI-VIBES
Dawn Rowe, Director, Girl Vow
WHAT: Press conference urging the NY Legislature to pass S.2233-A (Sepulveda)/A.255-A (Gottfried), an act to amend the penal law, in relation to individuals engaged in prostitution who are victims of or witnesses to a crime
WHEN: Tuesday, May 10, 2022 11:30am to 12:00pm
WHERE: Million Dollar Staircase, 3rd Floor, State Capitol Building, Albany
NOTE: Speakers will be available for interviews immediately following the press conference. Media planning to attend should RSVP and direct questions to info@nyimmunity.org.
Additional information: https://nyimmunity.org/
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Immunity NY is a coalition of organizations dedicated to reducing harm and increasing safety by passing S.2233-A (Sepulveda)/A.255-A (Gottfried),an act to amend the penal law, in relation to individuals engaged in prostitution who are victims of or witnesses to a crime. Allowing adult consensual sex workers and survivors of human trafficking who are victims or witnesses of crime to report their experience to law enforcement and healthcare providers without fear of prosecution for prostitution is good public health and criminal justice policy. Immunity laws benefit all communities by allowing law enforcement to better detect criminal activity.