Sex Work and Trafficking Policy Impact Committee - January 23, 2017 - Minutes

Meeting Date: 
January 23, 2017 - 11:00am
Location: 

Sex Work and Trafficking Policy Impact Committee Meeting

Monday, January 23, 2017, 11:00 am- 12:30 pm

Department on the Status of Women

25 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 240, San Francisco, CA

 

Attendees:

Saerom Choi, API Legal Outreach

Cristy Dieterich, Department of Health

Alan Guttirez, LYRIC

Minouche Kandel, Department on the Status of Women

Carol Leigh, BAYSWAN

Alix Lutnick, RTI International

Maggie McHale, Department on the Status of Women

 

I. Introductions/ Check- In

 

II. Check in on the Prioritizing Safety for Sex Workers Policy

 

The police department has mentioned the Prioritizing Safety for Sex Workers Policy publicly.  Due to the policy delay the grant given to St. James Infirmary will not be able to be used for the creation of a training for this policy. St. James Infirmary will put the money towards the bad date line. After the policy is approved, the group would like to brainstorm on how to get funders for future trainings of the policy.

 

III. Improving Collaboration of Sex Workers within Anti- Trafficking Campaigns

 

Carol presented the group with an issues summary on sex workers and anti-trafficking campaigns. The group agreed that presenting the issues summary would be the most appropriate way of disseminating the information to the general task force. At the February 22nd general Mayor’s Task Force meeting members of the group will present on the collateral harm to sex workers of historical Anti- Trafficking Campaigns.

 

The group would also like to hold a brown bag lunch to discuss the issues in further detail with members of the Task Force who choose to attend. Carol and other group members will collaborate over email on what to present at the general Mayor’s Task Force meeting and about what date works best for the brown bag lunch discussion.

 

IV. Update on Strategic Planning Retreat for Task Force

 

The Strategic Planning Retreat will be held at the San Francisco Google office on Monday, January 30th.  Breakfast and lunch will be provided. The facilitator, Lenore Goldman, is relying on the evaluation from RTI International to help inform the structure of the strategic planning retreat.

 

V. Update on Submitting Proposal for National Conference on Health and Domestic Violence

 

Minouche Kandel and Stephany Ashley submitted a presentation proposal and are waiting to hear if it has been selected.

 

VI. Update POST Feedback Document

  1. Posting to Website

The feedback document has been posted to the Department on the Status of Women’s website in the Human Trafficking tab and below the resources section.

 

  1. Scheduling Meeting with Tony Flores to Discuss Training at SFPD

Minouche will create a doodle poll to set up a meeting with Tony Flores from the San Francisco Police Department to discuss what the current San Francisco Police Department human trafficking training curricula is and what can be improved.  The following group members would like to be included in the Doodle poll:  Alix Lutnick, Stephany Ashley, Carol Leigh, Alan Guttirez, and Saerom Choi.

 

VII. Planning for 2017

Meeting Frequency and Schedule

The group will have further discussion on meeting frequency after the strategic planning retreat. March 27th is the next meeting date.