Black Sex Worker Reparation Fund
Donation protected
This is a fund for Black Sex Workers in the South who have been affected financially by COVID-19 and mentally by the recent murders of black individuals in the United States. Donations will be transferred to a Cash App account. Funds are distributed directly to individuals who request them. If you are a Southern Black Sex Worker and are in need, contact me on Insta
gram (@techdyke) with your Cashapp/Venmo. Thank you, please donate and share!
Update June 29, 2020:
The Black Sex Worker’s Fund bloomed out of anger. The anger of how black womxn, femmes, and non-binary folks are affected by violence Every Single Day. Covid-19 has rocked the sex work industry. Strip clubs are closed, clients are scared, and sex workers do not qualify for unemployment, leading to a loss of living.
The support of the fund has been overwhelming and I want to be fully transparent about where the money is going. I want to encourage folks to look deeper at where they are donating. Do the research. Are you donating to the people or a person?
I did not have a clear vision when I first started this fund, but now I do.
My initial plan was to give the money directly to the people by redistributing the money myself. I believe in direct community action and donating to folks directly. As a black genderqueer sex worker, I believe I am qualified to work and take up space in my community without holding power over folks. I have been doing this and have granted micro-grants to sex workers based in the south who apply.
To apply please fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeR7F5dYst877FrfKdy0YvoLZp-duf-2F90ODj7ujKsoezkvQ/viewform.
I do not want to be a gatekeeper over the community, although I am implementing a form because of prior swerker scholarships being co-opted by people outside of the community.
To date I've withdrawn $7,599.42 from the fund, and $5,750 have been granted to those who have applied as micro-grants. The remaining $1,849.42 of my initial withdraw will be given out by the end of the week.
The money I received from GoFundMe was transferred to my Paypal account, afterwards, money is transferred to a cash app account and then given to those who have requested them.
As the donations grew, I became more overwhelmed. I am just one man. After contemplating I decided I am pledging the remaining funds of $23,084.30 to Sex Workers Outreach Project-USA (SWOP USA: https://swopusa.org/about-us/). SWOP holds the same values I do, which is why I want to entrust your donations to this organization. I am currently in talks with the executive director of the non-profit and hope that they'll be able to continue the work I started.
This issue is ongoing, please continue to support the community. This fund is a one-off fund. Once I redistribute the money and close the fund, the micro-grant application is going to be closed. The work is not over with one donation. The work is redistributing the wealth, community care, educating yourself, and so much more.
gram (@techdyke) with your Cashapp/Venmo. Thank you, please donate and share!
Update June 29, 2020:
The Black Sex Worker’s Fund bloomed out of anger. The anger of how black womxn, femmes, and non-binary folks are affected by violence Every Single Day. Covid-19 has rocked the sex work industry. Strip clubs are closed, clients are scared, and sex workers do not qualify for unemployment, leading to a loss of living.
The support of the fund has been overwhelming and I want to be fully transparent about where the money is going. I want to encourage folks to look deeper at where they are donating. Do the research. Are you donating to the people or a person?
I did not have a clear vision when I first started this fund, but now I do.
My initial plan was to give the money directly to the people by redistributing the money myself. I believe in direct community action and donating to folks directly. As a black genderqueer sex worker, I believe I am qualified to work and take up space in my community without holding power over folks. I have been doing this and have granted micro-grants to sex workers based in the south who apply.
To apply please fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeR7F5dYst877FrfKdy0YvoLZp-duf-2F90ODj7ujKsoezkvQ/viewform.
I do not want to be a gatekeeper over the community, although I am implementing a form because of prior swerker scholarships being co-opted by people outside of the community.
To date I've withdrawn $7,599.42 from the fund, and $5,750 have been granted to those who have applied as micro-grants. The remaining $1,849.42 of my initial withdraw will be given out by the end of the week.
The money I received from GoFundMe was transferred to my Paypal account, afterwards, money is transferred to a cash app account and then given to those who have requested them.
As the donations grew, I became more overwhelmed. I am just one man. After contemplating I decided I am pledging the remaining funds of $23,084.30 to Sex Workers Outreach Project-USA (SWOP USA: https://swopusa.org/about-us/). SWOP holds the same values I do, which is why I want to entrust your donations to this organization. I am currently in talks with the executive director of the non-profit and hope that they'll be able to continue the work I started.
This issue is ongoing, please continue to support the community. This fund is a one-off fund. Once I redistribute the money and close the fund, the micro-grant application is going to be closed. The work is not over with one donation. The work is redistributing the wealth, community care, educating yourself, and so much more.
Organizer
Anthy Hime
Organizer
Charlotte, NC