The Oldest Profession in Alaska History: A Fundraiser for CUSP

The Oldest Profession in Alaska History: A Fundraiser for CUSP

Alaska’s history is full of stories, some hidden, some forgotten, and some that demand to be told. On Friday, October 10th, from 6 to 8 PM at Writers Block (3956 Spenard Rd, Anchorage), Community United for Safety and Protection (CUSP) invites you to an evening of short films, featured speakers, and important conversation about sex work and sex trafficking survivors, history, and policy.

The Oldest Profession in Alaska History highlights the deep ties of sex workers and sex trafficking survivors to Alaska’s past, while examining policies that, instead of offering support, often harm and create struggles for the very people they claim to help. The short films and discussions will explore not only history, but also the policies that continue to shape sex workers’ lives, policies that often criminalize, stigmatize, and endanger rather than protect.

Featured Speakers & Films

  • 🎥 Lady Los Angeles – A film festival selection exploring sex work and resilience.
  • 🎥 Anti-Trafficking: Harming While Trying to Help – A powerful critique of policies that often do more damage than good.
  • 🎤 Maxine Doogan – Anchorage Parlour Worker and long-time advocate for sex worker rights.
  • 🎤 David Reamer – Alaska’s hippest historian, bringing context and insight into the broader historical picture.

Why Attend?

This event isn’t just about history and policy; it’s about justice. CUSP has long been at the forefront of advocating for the rights and safety of sex workers and sex trafficking survivors in Alaska, pushing back against harmful legislation and amplifying the voices of those too often silenced.

Mark your calendar for this event!

By attending, you’re supporting a cause that advocates for equality and protection under the law.

📅 Date: Friday, October 10
Time: 6–8 PM
📍 Location: Writers Block, 3956 Spenard Rd
💵 Tickets: $22

👉 Get your tickets and more info here.

If you can’t make it but want to support the cause, you can also donate directly using the QR code on the flyer or here.

Come for the films, stay for the conversation, and leave knowing you’ve contributed to a movement working to make Alaska a safer, fairer place for everyone.

Summer Education Series

COMMUNITY UNITED FOR SAFETY AND PROTECTION SUMMER EDUCATION SERIES 2024


Watch the Summer Education Series June 18, 2024 “Common Lies about Sex Trafficking” told by Alaska State Legislators to pass useless sex trafficking laws that criminalize the wrong people and result in harming sex workers and sex trafficking survivors.

Community United for Safety and Protection, (C.U.S.P.), Summer Education Series July 18, 2024

Actual Sex Trafficking Cases used by the change in Alaska prostitution laws into sex trafficking laws that just re-criminalize the wrong people resulting in not rescuing anyone.
Hear members of Community United for Safety and Protection, Alaska’s current and former sex workers, sex trafficking victims and our allies tell about the actual sex workers who were charged with sex trafficking themselves and being ‘sex traffickers’ because of the misguided law changes prompted by the anti prostitution lobby who seeks to profit off the criminalization of sex workers’ labor including criminalization of our clients. https://sextraffickingalaska.com/

Welcome to Community United for Safety and Protections (CUSP) presentation “Sex Trafficking of Minors in Alaska”.

This educational series is the last in the 2024 Summer Education Series hosted by CUSP.

CUSP is comprised of Alaskan current and former sex workers, sex trafficking survivors and our allies.

For more information on sex trafficking of minors, check out Dr. Alix Lutnik’s book “Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Beyond Victims and Villains” Alexandra Lutnick – Columbia University Press https://cup.columbia.edu/book/domesti…

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