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The SAGE Volunteer Legal Advocacy Project (VLAP)
is staffed by Bay Area Law Students, and provides free education,
advocacy, and legal support for SAGE clients. The VLAP also
provides legal-student intern support to the SAGE Trafficking
Opposition Project (STOP).
Individuals in the sex industries are the targets of violence,
discrimination, and harassment from sex offenders, pimps,
traffickers, and too often from police and prison staff as
well.
In most areas of criminal justice, survivors of sexual exploitation
and individuals in prostitution are treated as criminals.
This institutional response makes it difficult to advocate
for and defend even the most basic legal and human rights
of survivors of violence and coercion in the sex industries.
The SAGE Volunteer Legal Advocacy Project provides information
and support to the other SAGE program areas, and also has
several special programs:
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The “Street Law” workshops, also known as the
“Fight for Your Rights Legal Clinic review crucial
information that individuals in the sex industries need
to know about navigating the criminal justice system, arrest,
reporting experiences of sexual or physical assault, and
obtaining legal representation and support.
- VLAP volunteers accompany youth clients to court
dates in order to provide knowledgeable support to clients,
and to be a watchdog of the court process.
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VLAP volunteers work with legal service providers to offer
on-site legal consultations in the areas of immigration,
family, housing, and public benefits.
For more information on CSE issues or alternative
healing modalities, visit the Information Center using the
links above.
For more information about the STOP program, or other SAGE
programs and services, use the links above, or contact us
at SAGE. |
