Living in Community St. John’s Releases New Report
Living in Community St. John’s is proud to release its report on what was heard and learned following a series of dialogues on sex work and safety, hosted in fall of 2019.
The Community Dialogues in 2019 were a space to convene conversations about sex work and safety, hearing from folks with lived experience in the sex trade, the public and private sector, and service providers. This report is to share back what we heard in these dialogues. Through it, we hope to practice accountability on sharing knowledge more broadly in our communities and as a place to continue conversations.
The City of St. John’s is supposedly interested in promoting our hometown as a place where its inhabitants appreciate a real sense of comfort and belonging.
I do not feel that City Hall is interested in listening to the needs of neighbourhoods, and has fallen short of providing some of the basics – particularly snow clearing! Surely they must realize that this is a priority in our province, and there is no getting away from the stark realities of our winter climate.
There is always the problem of not enough money to pay for all the items on a city’s wish list, but safety on our streets in winter has to be a priority! This must be addressed.