The Coordination of the struggle against sexual exploitation (KEY) is organizing a roundtable discussion Monday, January 24, 2011 at 19:30, on the impact of the recent trial on prostitution.
The roundtable is an open event and will be held at the University of Quebec at Montreal, en DR-200, Pavilion Athanase-David located at 1440 rue St Denis (metro Berri-UQAM Montreal).
On September 28, the Superior Court of Ontario has responded to a request to completely decriminalize prostitution in Canada. Justice Susan Himel declared unconstitutional sections of the Canadian Criminal Code dealing with prostitution. "Following this ruling, the reactions in the media show a large gap between those defending the sex industry and feminists advocating an approach rooted in a critical analysis of this industry. We also observe that the media like people misunderstand what it means the complete decriminalization of prostitution. However, this ruling will have a significant impact on society as a whole and particularly on access to equality and to women's safety, "the press release. During the four speakers will offer business analysis on the decision to better understand the issues: Josée Bélisle, intervener Sexual Assault Help, representing the Regroupement québécois CALACS of Rachel Chagnon, a professor of legal sciences at UQAM, Diane Matte, community organizer, representative of the CLES and Christiane Pelchat, president of the Council on the Status of Women.
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