New Moon Network

Violence against sex workers is created by policy, stigma, and exclusion, not inevitability. On International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, funders must act. Resource sex worker–led groups. Fund safety. Invest in human rights. newmoonnetwork.org/community

Join us Dec 16 at 2pm PT / 5pm ET as we celebrate Spokes Hub graduates—advocates using lived experience to shape conversations on sex work and sexual freedom. Hear their presentations and support new leaders in the movement. eventbrite.com/e/spokes-hub-g…

Community-led. Lived-experience driven. Built by us. With support from ViiV’s Positive Action Grant, sex workers from 14 orgs created HIV prevention and harm reduction recommendations through SWHHRC a community-built roadmap rooted in peer leadership. newmoonnetwork.org/news/swhhrc-pu…

Community-led and built by lived experience. Join us on World AIDS Day, Dec 1, 2025 — 2–3pm PST, as SWHHRC shares community-made recommendations for HIV prevention, care, and harm reduction for people who trade sex. Powered by ViiV’s AMP Grant. eventbrite.com/e/recommendati…

Media often frames sex work as “survival only,” pushing harmful rescue narratives. In healthcare, stigma shows up as not even asking the right questions. Sex workers deserve care rooted in understanding, not assumptions. Share to shift the narrative.

Raising funds to support people facing food insecurity. 30% of all donations will go directly to sex working mothers on SNAP, in partnership with SWOP Behind Bars. Every dollar nourishes our community. #MutualAid #FoodJustice #SexWorkersRights

Movements grow when resources reach the people doing the work. We support sex worker-led organizations with philanthropic advising, capacity building, technical assistance, & funding. Share widely. Every connection strengthens the movement. newmoonnetwork.org

When the government shuts down, local action can’t stop. Track decrim bills, find sponsors, talk to staff, they move policy. With federal aid frozen, real change happens from the ground up. Don’t wait for “someone else.” #SexWorkIsWork newmoonnetwork.org/advocates

Decriminalization means nothing if it erases the most criminalized. Sex workers, trans people, immigrants & people with HIV must lead. Liberation demands inclusion & laws rooted in care, not punishment. Watch Decriminalization Without Erasure youtube.com/watch?v=zJC50s…

Reminder... Collective care means honesty, patience, and trust. Change takes time, show up with heart, keep your commitments and your boundaries. It’s okay to say, “I can’t today.” That’s not failure, it’s care in action. newmoonnetwork.org/advocates

Belly dance began as sacred movement, but colonization turned it into a spectacle. Join us Oct 20, 12pm PT for Decolonizing Belly Dance with Nishita Rao, reclaiming dance as resistance and survival. Register eventbrite.com/e/deconstructi…

Release the Epstein files! We stand with survivors demanding truth. When power hides abuse, sex workers are blamed & criminalized. The systems that protect predators punish us for surviving. Accountability isn’t optional. It’s liberation.

Misinformation about sex work fuels stigma & harmful policy. Join us Oct 8, 1pm PT with Woodhull’s Allison Grossman, PhD & Mandy Salley for a 90-min session using Fact Checked by Woodhull to ground advocacy in evidence & human rights. eventbrite.com/e/debunk-defen…

Sex Worker Stories and Public Policy — Nov 1, 2025 from 11–8pm UTC at The Nordic House, Reykjavík + livestream. A free, full-day conference centering sex worker voices, art, and advocacy for decriminalization. Register to join the livestream, oldprosonline.org/conference/

Join us Sept 24, 12pm PT for Voicing Consent: Research & Advocacy with Prof. Barbara Brents. Explore sex workers’ experiences across 3 countries & connect research to advocacy for safety, decrim & justice. eventbrite.com/e/sex-work-voi…

Thank you, Women's Funding Network & all who joined Sex Workers as Strategic Allies. Sex workers.’ Wisdom guides feminist philanthropy toward equity, resilience & collaboration. feministfunded.org/2025/speaker/m…

Sex workers have always led community care. 33% of grantee investments go to mutual aid; food, housing, safety. If you’re against fascism, you stand with sex workers. There is no liberation without us. newmoonnetwork.org/news/2023-annu…

From Stigma to Solidarity. Join L. Tang 唐雯 on Sept 18 for a 90-min session on decolonizing language, pleasure & care, transforming health, climate & migration justice. Together we shift stigma to solidarity. 🎓 For sex trade lived experience. eventbrite.com/e/end-stigma-a…

They’re back! Attorneys Jada Hicks & Sean McCormick return to examine how HIV decrim often sidelines sex workers & policed communities. Join us as we unpack stigma, bias & uplift abolitionist strategies beyond legislative reform. eventbrite.com/e/decriminaliz…

Why this work matters: For many, sex work is the only safe space to explore desire when faith and sexuality feel in conflict. It offers care without judgment, proving no one should have to choose between belief and self. youtube.com/watch?v=xmikNI…