Vigil

New York, NY, USA

Candle

Woman holding candle at a vigil for sex worker victims of violence

New York, NY, USA

On 17th December, members of Sex Work Awareness, Sex Workers Outreach Project and Sex Workers Action New York, together with friends and sympathizers, held a candlelight vigil in Washington Square Park to call for an end to violence against sex workers. This is an annual event, now in its sixth year. Vigils are also held every year on 17th December in other cities throughout the United States.