Adore Goldman

Adore Goldman is a sex worker and activist at the Autonomous Committee of Sex Workers (CATS). CATS is a committee by and for sex workers that advocates for the decriminalization of sex work and organizes in workplaces for better working conditions in the sex industry.

Blow Jobs Are Real Jobs: Sex Work, Reproduction, and the Organization of Sex Workers in Montreal

4:30 PM

This presentation will focus on the struggle of Montreal sex workers for better working conditions and the connections we make with analyses of social reproduction, both theoretically and practically. I will first discuss the influence of theories of the Wages for Housework movement on the campaign of the Autonomous Committee of Sex Workers (CATS). Then, I will talk about the activist research conducted by CATS over the past two years from the perspective of self-organization in our workplaces. Finally, the discussion will include current and future solidarity networks with other workers involved in social reproduction.