The Hookers Army of LA: A kickass convo about SW self defence

Zackie chats with Vanessa Carlisle, co-founder of Hookers Army of Los Angeles, about self-defence for and by sex workers. 

Vanessa and Zackie probe the problems of mainstream self-defence courses, explore the interplay of class, race, and gender identity in the forms of the violence that we are subjected to and discuss our workable responses. After they outline trauma-informed and community based self-defence 101 for sex-workers, Vanessa leaves AvA with the dream of kick-starting HALA - the Hookers Army of London Area.

For more of the goof stuff see this Vanessa’s inspiring article: https://www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/how-to-build-a-hookers-army/