Alliance for the Safety of Prostitutes, 1984. This was a protest against a campaign by the nimby group Concerned Residents of the West End (CROWE) to force prostitutes off of Davie Street. CROWE succeeded in displacing the street sex trade to more isolated (& therefore dangerous) areas of Vancouver. A previous crackdown on soliciting in venues like the Penthouse in the 1970s pushed many prostitutes out on to the streets. Source: Vancouver Sun, 9 June 1984
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Alliance for the Safety of Prostitutes, 1984.

This was a protest against a campaign by the nimby group Concerned Residents of the West End (CROWE) to force prostitutes off of Davie Street. CROWE succeeded in displacing the street sex trade to more isolated (& therefore dangerous) areas of Vancouver. A previous crackdown on soliciting in venues like the Penthouse in the 1970s pushed many prostitutes out on to the streets.

Source: Vancouver Sun, 9 June 1984

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