#decrim — Public Fediverse posts
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«Not Your Mama's Feminism: The Policy in Practice - The Softer Side of Criminalization»
> What was once openly punitive is now framed as diversion, exit, or support. People are told they aren’t being punished - they’re being helped. But the help comes with conditions, and those conditions begin with arrest.
> The police still initiate the process. The courts still control the outcome.
> The assumption driving these systems is not subtle. It is the belief that people in the sex trade cannot be trusted to define their own needs, that safety must be coerced, and support only works when backed by punishment. Once this assumption is embedded in policy, autonomy is no longer possible.
> What disappears in these systems is not just flexibility, but real choice. Services are not offered freely. Under arrest-based “support” models, assistance is no longer something a person can opt into or out of; it becomes something they must earn through compliance.
> Genuine equality would treat sex work like every other form of labor affected by risk, stigma, and exploitation. It would mean access to services without arrest, healthcare without surveillance, job training without coercion, and the right to stay, leave, or transition on one’s own terms.
> Buyer criminalization and mandated exit programs do not offer equality. They offer control with better branding.
— SWOP Behind Bars 🇺🇸
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#SexWork #SWOPBehindBars #Criminalization #Decrim #DecrimNow
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It’s my birthday & the anniversary of Stonewall! 🧱 :TransSparkle:
I’ve seen a few people do mutual aid calls on their birthday, and I love that
So in honor of Marsha, Stormé & kin:
if you’re trans+, Black, sex worker, &/or mad — reply with what you are looking for! hopefully we can get you some support :BlahajTrans: :BlahajBLM: :HeartNonbinary: :HeartAgender:#PrideWasARiot #Reparations #Decrim #Abolition #SexWork #MutualAid #QueerMutualAid #BlackMutualAid #DisabledCrowdfund #HelpFolksLive
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> Happy International Whores Day 2026!
> Right now there are laws in Western Australia that grant sex workers less rights than people working in other occupations.
> QLD, NT, NSW and Vic have all amended their laws to remove this discrepancy.
> Time for WA to do the same! Australia #westaustraliangreens
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«Decriminalise Our Lives!»
International Women's Day: Shared Vision for Feminism.
Statement by ESWA, EuroNPUD, S.A.F.E. and Equinox Initiative.
[I cannot agree more with it. ❤️🔥😍 💯]
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‣ Criminalisation should NEVER be the first response to social and healthcare issues!
3 years ago, the 8 March Principles were launched - to provide a new model on how we see justice.
This International Women's Day, we're calling for care over carceralism, on issues including sex work, abortion, harm reduction, racial justice and poverty.
We advocate for a feminism that is rights-based, not punitive.
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‣ Rights not rescue: sex work is work!
Criminalisation, including the criminalisation of clients, is a massive driver of violence against sex workers.
It drives sex work underground, into more danger and stigma, creates barriers to healthcare, housing, and justice.
The 8 March Principles emphasise that consensual sexual activity between adults should never be a matter for the criminal legal system.
Decriminalisation of sex work prioritises the safety, human and labour rights of sex workers.
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‣ Criminalisation has never stopped abortions from happening. It only makes them less safe.
Under the 8 March Principles, reproductive and bodily autonomy are recognised as fundamental human rights.
We demand the removal of all punitive barriers to healthcare. When we treat abortion as a crime, we violate the right to health, privacy, and bodily autonomy. It is time for a legal system that trusts individuals to make decisions about their own bodies without the threat of a prison cell.
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‣ Support, don't punish! Harm reduction saves lives. Criminalisation destroys them.
The “War on Drugs” is a war on all humans. In practice, it disproportionately impacts women, caregivers and communities already marginalised.
The 8 March Principles advocate for a shift from criminalisation to harm reduction. Drug use is a public health issue, not a criminal one. By redirecting resources from policing to community-supported healthcare and safe consumption services, we can transform our societies for the better.
Lived experience is knowledge.
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‣ Carceralism vs. Racial Justice.
The legal system isn't “neutral”.
It disproportionately targets and penalises Black, Brown and racialised communities.The 8 March Principles remind us that justice cannot be achieved through a system built on systemic bias. We must dismantle the structures of over-policing and invest in safety measures that are led by and for the communities most affected by state violence.
Anti-carceral feminism is essential to realising racial justice.
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‣ The Shared Vision - Our Demands:
• Decriminalise abortion, sex work, drug use, and activities associated with poverty.
• Redirect resources from the carceral state to community-led safety, health, and housing.
• Adopt the 8 March Principles globally to ensure that human rights, not moral policing, guide our legal systems.
• Center lived experience as expertise: policies are stronger when shaped by the people most affected. Amplify community voices, recognise peer support, and treat people with dignity and autonomy.
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‣ Poverty is not a crime!
In many places, being poor or homeless is effectively treated as a criminal offense.
Laws targeting activities like loitering or sleeping in public punish people for simply existing.The 8 March Principles state that the criminal law should never be used to address social and economic exclusion.
We cannot jail our way out of poverty, and should never criminalise the means by which the poorest survive.Resources belong in housing and healthcare, not policing and prisons.
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‣ Further reading:
🌐 S.A.F.E. https://supportingabortions.eu
🌐 EuroNPUD: https://euronpud.net
➕ SisterWUD: https://euronpud.net/project/mobilising-women-who-use-drugs-and-combating-gender-based-violence-gbv/🌐 European Sex Workers' Rights Alliance: https://www.eswalliance.org
🌐 Equinox Initiative for Racial Justice: https://equinox-eu.com
🗄📄 8 March Principles: https://web.archive.org/web/20230311063011/https://icj2.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/8-MARCH-Principles-FINAL-printer-version-1-MARCH-2023.pdf
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A safer world is possible when we stop using the law to punish and start using it to protect.
When we remove the threat of criminalisation, we create space for autonomy, safety, and dignity for all.
It also makes space for well-being and pleasure: safer choices, informed decisions, and self-determination.‣ LET'S BUILD A FEMINISM THAT LIBERATES EVERYONE, SPECIALLY THE MOST MARGINALISED.
#8M #M8 #IWD #InternationalWomensDay #Europe #ESWA #SAFE #EuroNPUD #EquinoxInitiative #SexWork #HarmReduction #SRHR #Abortion #DrugUse #Decrim #DecrimNow #Decriminalization #Feminisms
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«How to Think Beyond Decriminalization» 🗓️ Thursday 5 #February2026 🕒 15:00–16:30 EST 📍 N/A (online) ✍️ Inscription. #Event #SexWork #Decrim #SpokesHub #WoodhullFreedomFoundation
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38984875/ Magic of the Mushrooms: Effects of Psilocybin Decriminalization (Bhave, et al, 2024) #mushrooms #psilocybin #psychedelic #psychedelics #psychedelicresearch #lsd #mdma #decrim #magicmushrooms
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UNAIDS chief Winnie Byanyima denounces anti-LGBTQ+ laws
https://76crimes.com/2024/06/10/unaids-byanyima-denounces-anti-lgbtq-laws/
#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #Uganda #Africa #AIDS #UNAIDS #Byanyima #HIV #decrim
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Dominica LGBT activist says queer people still aren’t free. Despite decriminalization, anti-LGBT prejudice persists in Dominica.
https://76crimes.com/2024/05/24/dominica-queer-people-still-not-free/
#LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTrights #humanrights #LGBTQrights #Caribbean #Dominica #Decrim
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CW: Drugs, Policing
If only there was some way for the government to stop people funding violent crime *and* make money while doing it? https://www.rte.ie/news/crime/2023/1227/1423275-drugs-cocaine-analysis/ #Decrim
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https://decrimca.org/ CPI 2024 is Citizen's initiative that would allow for the cultivation, manufacturing, testing, distribution, transportation, possession and consumption of an unlimited amount of magic mushrooms, and psilocybin-infused products, for anyone in #California over the age of 21. #psilocybin #decrim #votepsychedelic
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A good thing!
"Scottish Government backs decriminalisation of drugs for personal use"
"Under the proposals, published in a policy paper, the Scottish Government also wants to see the rolling out of supervised drug consumption rooms across the country, allowing people to take substances safely.
"The document also backs giving people better access to Naloxone, which can save lives by reversing the impact of drug overdoses."
https://inews.co.uk/news/scottish-government-decriminalisation-drugs-personal-supply-2462278
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Just as a reminder of where Irish public opinion currently sits:
•70% support legalisation of currently illegal drugs for medicinal use.
•54% support legalisation of weed for recreational use.
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As Ireland's Citizen Assembly on Drug Use continues their deliberations, it's great to see Scotland pushing for decriminalisation of personal use.
Hoping that Ireland moves towards this model which has been proven to work in Portugal and other countries.
#ireland #decrim #citizensassembly #scotland #druguse #drugreform
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This could finally be Ireland's chance to decriminalise all drugs and legalise weed.
Weed legalisation must be done correctly:
•Over 21's
•Max THC and Min CBD legislated
•No advertising
•Sold only by non-profit clubs & co-opsAlso I love how much Ireland has embraced non-hierarchical, deliberative & democratic citizens assemblies!
https://www.rte.ie/news/2023/0214/1356505-cabinet-february-14/
#decrim #weed #ireland #irishpolitics #LegaliseMarijuana #drugdecrim #publichealth #legaliseweed
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BC poised for drug decriminalization experiment, but will it help stem deadly tide?
On Jan. 31, BC will become the first Canadian jurisdiction to start a 3-year experiment on decriminalization, allowing drug users aged 18 & over to carry a combined 2.5 grams of opioids, cocaine, methamphetamine & MDMA. -
Justice committee report reccomendations
✅Supervised facilities
✅Mobile overdose prevention
✅ Decriminalsation
✅Further research for the right to grow & social clubs
✅ Investment in services
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