Shift, a program of SafeLink Alberta, is a harm reduction and rights-based support service for people currently or formerly working in the sex industry.

Calgary, Alberta
Joined March 2011
Shift Calgary retweeted
Today, on International Sex Workers’ Rights Day, we stand with sex workers at the forefront of the labour movement. Listen to their voices. Amplify their demands. Stand in solidarity. There is no workers’ justice without sex workers’ justice. — Grace Kamau Regional Coordinator, African Sex Workers Alliance #SexWorkIsWork #DecriminalizationNow #LabourJustice #sexworkersrights #SWRD2026 #sexworkiswork #labourRights #uncelebratedvictories #UNDP
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Shift Calgary retweeted
Today is International Sex Workers' Rights Day. Sex worker-led groups around the world will be holding events and actions to mark this day and call attention to the theme of 'labour'. Illustration by Molly Hankinson. More about the day here: nswp.org/event/international…
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This story isn’t centred around sex workers or even trafficking victims. It’s about police – police actions, police beliefs and police PR without any critical questions about their effectiveness or the negative impact on sex workers. This is not journalism.
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Shift Calgary retweeted
‘Anti-rights movements’ are groups or coalitions that work to oppose or restrict human rights, often targeting communities that are already marginalised. This infographic is a summary of the Smart Sex Workers Guide to Anti-Rights Movements and Sex Work. nswp.org/resource/nswp-infog…
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Harms of criminaliztion GO BEYOND ARREST. The immunity for #sexworkers only protects against arrest. PAY ATTENTION TO THE CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMIALIZING SEX WORK. This is not protection #sexwork. #RepealPCEPA @SCC_eng @liberal_party #cdnpoli @JusticeCanadaEN
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Join SWAN Vancouver for a workshop series launching during B.C.’s Anti-Racism Awareness Week. We’re encouraging the public, service providers and journalists to participate and learn about im/migrant women in sex work. Register now: swanvancouver.ca/events2024/
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If you want to guarantee your seat for this event: REGISTER NOW! eventbrite.com/e/a-critical-…
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Shift Calgary retweeted
“In a city that has been plagued by police officers’ ignoring violence against sex workers […] we cannot divorce comments like “violence is just part of the job” from the everyday realities that sex workers face. “ #repealPCEPA #decrim springmag.ca/rights-not-resc…
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Shift Calgary retweeted
A critical moment for sex workers’ rights in Europe — the European Court of Human Rights has accepted a case brought by sex workers against criminalization of their work. trib.al/NlwGwEe
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Shift Calgary retweeted
In light of the recent deaths of Nellie, Kwem and Tatianna, we are sharing some safety tips. There is no indication they were sex workers, but keeping people informed is one way to help keep folks safer. Ideally, we would live in a society where people are taught not to harm.
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Shift Calgary retweeted
In light of the recent deaths of Nellie, Kwem and Tatianna, we are sharing some safety tips. There is no indication they were sex workers, but keeping people informed is one way to help keep folks safer. Ideally, we would live in a society where people are taught not to harm.
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Shift Calgary retweeted
"(D)ecriminalization just happens to be the only solution. It’s not a perfect solution. It’s a step forward towards a solution without the police, who have historically been the most fervent enactors of violence against sex workers" - Wu of Red Canary Song thenation.com/article/activi…
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On this International Sex Workers Day, it's time to listen to sex workers especially when it comes to decisions that directly affect their lives.
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Call for Interviews! ☎️📞💬Honorariums provided. Please email [email protected] or call 2503885325 EXT 2 Link also available in bio
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27 yrs ago today our beautiful community known as Stella was born. Thanks 2 the hard work, resilience, boldness, & relentless energy of the #sexworkers of that time & the ones who have come through since, our community is thriving and building power together. #happybirthday
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Word has it that April 1 and April 5 are more #PCEPA #JUST @HoCCommittees hearings. We truly hope that this display of ideology arrives at something that is helpful in protecting #sexworkers rights. Watch this space for updates. #decrimnow #repealPCEPA
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Shift Calgary retweeted
#sexwork is work, yet it can be a challenge to find folk to talk to about your work, thanks to social stigma. This group is FOR sexworkers, by Sexworkers! Check it out! aspecc.ca/events-archive/316…
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