The online sex industry is awash in advertising spaces for sex workers. Unfortunately, the vast majority of these platforms do not encourage community involvement and do not regularly contribute to sex worker advocates and organisations. With international governments and other major organisations working against sex worker interests, it is absolutely vital that we at Assembly Four participate in the fight against the oppression of sex workers worldwide. We believe this is what sets Assembly Four apart from the competition. Assembly Four has participated in international tech conferences advocating for the full decriminalisation of sex work on and offline. Assembly Four also continues to regularly donate to not-for-profit organisations that are taking on this fight more actively. We have run a number of security workshops with some of these organisations because the community has indicated to us that online security is a fundamental problem faced by sex workers.
We also encourage workers to get in touch with us about events they believe we could sponsor or have a presence. We want to be open and honest in communication with our community, but clearly we are unable to sponsor everything. We have a community blog on Tryst where we promote workers’ writing on their experience in the sex industry and can bring light to subjects and issues that might not otherwise be promoted. To our community, we say this; Assembly Four is irrevocably part of the sex industry. Where sex workers are penalised in systemic bigotry, or are deeply affected by an ongoing crisis, Assembly Four feels that it is important to give back to the workers who’s interests we rely upon. Your values are our values. We have supported events and organisations such as:
Free Speech Coalition
The Black Sex Workers Conference 2021
Rails Girls Ghana 2021
Electronic Frontiers Foundation
Red Files
Mastadon
Peepshow Podcast Writers Fund
Swop Behind Bars Superbowl Bailout
Decolonize Sex Work AU
Sex Work CEO
Beyond the Whorizon
Somebody You Love
Petit Mort Magazine
The Wholesome Whores podcast
Whose Corner Is It Anyway
Red Canary Song
Chicago Sex worker emergency releif fund
Bay Area Workers Support
Ruby Conf AU 2020
Prostasia Foundation
The Black sex worker march in NYC
Beyond the Red Light Documentary
Gallery5 Sex Work is Work Gallery Show
SWOP Behind Bars
Sex Worker Institute at The Woodhull Summit
Melbourne Sextech Hackathon
Scarlett Alliance
St James Infirmary Equity for Sex Workers and Transgender People
SWARM
Lysistrata
Las Vegas Sex Worker COVID19 Emergency Relief Fund
COVID19 Response Fund for sex workers in DC area
Maggie's: Toronto Sex Workers' Action Project
Dutch Emergency Fund
SWAI Hardship Fund
Berlin Collective Action: Nightlife Emergency Fund
Desiree Alliance
Basis Outreach Van organised by Grace S
RailsGirls Ghana 2020
