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DO YOU want to develop clear, open, honest and strong relationships with fellow sex workers, marked by trust and mutual respect? Do YOU ever dream about influencing society, your community, legislators and other public officials so that they can support the decriminalisation of sex workers? DO YOU ever worry about capacities in your organisation and movement, do you want to energise it with skills, excitement and fun? Do YOU want to see sex workers pooling their resources and skills, their organising power so as to amplify their voices and organise for change? DO YOU want to take action, inspire others, call for change, and become a stronger activist? DO YOU wish you could strengthen sex worker’s voice, visibility, and collective organising power so that together you can build a stronger movement? DO YOU want to mobilise fellow sex workers to talk about what’s going on in their work places, create exciting solutions together and make positive, productive changes? DO YOU wish you could tell your stories on stage and have people really listen to what you think is important? DO YOU have an open mind; are you willing to learn with people who are different from you physically, emotionally and materially? ARE YOU willing to learn with other colleagues, be rooted and flexible at the same time? ARE YOU able to commit to this training for a year?
Then Pow Wow is for you! No prior training is needed but just a willingness to be part of learning with colleagues and playing an active role in the community. Also note that the training will involve sex workers from diverse backgrounds and experiences, so as to spread leadership in the ‘community’. Other issues to consider in selecting the participants 1. Sexual orientation 2. Age 3. Level of formal education 3. Socio economic status 4. Marital status Number of participants The aim should be to have a maximum number of fifteen and a minimum of ten participants in each country. Such a group is large enough to work with and small enough to encourage all to participate.
1.8 Pow Wow Location The training will be conducted in one urban area in each country before ‘disseminating’ it to the rural areas. In terms of space, all involved including FAHAMU should agree on a venue that is conducive, airy and pleasant. Ensure that the training room is not dull, boring and devoid of energy and emotions.