Amber Batts: activist for Alaska's sex workers

East Anchorage Book Club with Andrew Gray

English - June 07, 2024 18:00 - 1 hour - 42.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 27 ratings
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Amber Batts is a founding member of the Community United for Safety and Protection (also known as CUSP), an Alaska-based group of current and former sex workers, sex trafficking survivors, and allies working towards safety and protection in Alaska’s sex industry. Amber began working as sex worker at the age of 30 to escape an abusive marriage while supporting her two young children. We discuss her path through the Anchorage sex industry, the Alaska legal system, and her political advocacy today. Please note today’s episode will contain discussion of sex work, child sexual abuse, substance addiction, overdose, and violence.

For link to Amber's most recent Alaska Beacon article, "Alaska needs to stop prioritizing incarceration over education in effort to reduce sex trafficking," click here.

For link to CUSP, click here.