3. Have police said that you are in a “prostitution free zone”? YES NOIf yes did you: Go somewhere else, but feel LESS safe Get arrested Go somewhere else, but feel MORE safe Go home Stayed there because you felt you were doing nothing illegal4. What fears do you have when the police approach you? Check all that apply. I have no fears about the police I fear violence I fear problems with immigration I fear harassment I fear arrest I fear humiliation I fear something else that I tell you about here:__________________5. If you have been arrested, how were you treated while in lock-up? I was treated BETTER than everyone I was treated the SAME as everyone I was treated WORSE than everyone6. Has anyone else given you a hard time in the neighborhood? Check all that apply Business owners Residents People in cars Someone else_________________________Can you tell us more about what happened?7. Please circle if you agree or disagree with each statement below:Suspected sex workers are protected by the police: Agree No Opinion DisagreeDC government should change how it deals with sex work: Agree No Opinion DisagreeSex work should be illegal: Agree No Opinion DisagreeArresting sex workers is the best way to help them: Agree No Opinion DisagreeThere are not enough social services for people on the street: Agree No Opinion DisagreeIf I make a complaint against an officer, it’s taken seriously: Agree No Opinion Disagree8. Is there anything else you would like to say?9. If you would like to tell us more about who you are check all that apply. I am: female male transgender or _________________ [pls write in] African American Latino white or _________________[pls write in] 13 to 17 18 to 24 25 to 29 30 to 39 40-49 50 plus gay or lesbian straight bisexual not sure ____________[pls write in] sex worker drug user homeless ____________________ [pls write in]78
SAMPLE WORKSHOPSAMPLE WORKSHOP ON LAW ENFORCEMENT VIOLENCEAGAINST WOMEN OF COLOR & TRANS PEOPLE OF COLORINCITE! has used this workshop format (and variations on it) to raise awareness of police brutality against women andtrans people of color among domestic violence workers, anti-police brutality organizers, and people working oncriminal justice issues. We offer it not as a definitive model, but as a set of ideas that you can adapt to local needs andcircumstances. For background information to help you lead the discussion, see the other materials in this toolkit andon the resource CD, as well as The Color of Violence: The INCITE! Anthology.WHAT YOU NEED: A single piece of paper for each participant, pens, butcher paper, tape, markers. If you want,you can show the Sista II Sista video, You Have the Right to Break the Silence at the end - then you’ll need a DVDplayer and TV. For a copy of the video, contact us at incite-national@yahoo.com.SET UP: Just chairs in a circle! TIME REQUIRED: One and a half to two hours (it doesn’t look like it would takea lot of time, but it generates a lot of discussion - we always run out of time!)At the beginning of the workshop, introduce yourself. Tell participants that the workshop will begin with a mini “quiz”in which you will ask a series of questions and ask people to quietly write down their answers (and not shout them outjust yet!). Then you will discuss everyone's answers to each question in turn. Emphasize that there are no “right”answers, and that the questions are just designed to help us think about how we approach issues of police brutality andviolence against women. Encourage people not to think before writing down their answers, but just to “free associate”and jot down the first thing that pops into their heads. After everyone has had a chance to write down their answers toeach question, go around the room and ask everyone, one at a time, to tell the group their answer to the first question.Discuss everyone’s answers, and then repeat this process for Questions 2-5.QUESTION 1. What is the first name that comes to mind when I say “police brutality”?Usually, people instinctively say “Rodney King,” “Amadou Diallo” or “Abner Louima,” or maybe the name of a man ofcolor in their local area who has been beaten or killed by police. Explore why the names that immediately come tomind when we think of police brutality are generally those of straight non-trans men of color. Is it because that's whatthe media covers? What police brutality organizers focus on? Why is that? Is it because it doesn't happen to women ortrans people of color, or because state violence against women and trans people of color is invisible and/ornormalized? Is it because racial justice movements tend to frame racism almost exclusively through the lens of straightmen of color’s experiences due to sexism, homophobia and transphobia? Or is it because if we confronted policeviolence against women, we'd have to confront all forms of violence against women in our communities? What role dowe as women and trans people of color in anti-police brutality movements play in perpetuating or challenging thesedynamics?Please visit www.incite-national.org for more info! P. 103
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