a group of people protesting in the street and soberly walking across a crosswalk. the person in the center wears black boots, black fishenets, a black body suit, a lilac scarf over their face and is carrying a hot pink and black cheetah megaphone across their body. they look downcast. behind them a protest sign half blocked by the people walking says "end racism in strip clubs #pdxstripperstrike"
Politics + Activism

Haymarket Pole Collective Is Organizing For Sex Workers’ Labor Rights

Cat Hollis founded Haymarket Pole Collective to create a place for Black sex workers to feel safe and to organize and advocate for their rights. “We’re oppressed as groups, not as individuals…The truth is that you might lift yourself up to a level with more agency, but that doesn’t remove your marginalization. And it doesn’t necessarily make it easier for people who come after you.”