Kali Haze
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Kali Haze
@kalivancouver.bsky.social
· Mar 20
Lost contact with a lot of friends and coworkers when my old phone vanished into thin air. Trying to reconnect with folks while everything in my life is changing rapidly and feels highly chaotic.
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Sex workers are the test of your feminism. And most of you are failing with flying colors and callout threads.
If your feminism only works for white, able-bodied, middle-class women with HR-friendly jobs, then it’s just corporate wellness with hashtags.
If your feminism only works for white, able-bodied, middle-class women with HR-friendly jobs, then it’s just corporate wellness with hashtags.
May 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Sex workers are the test of your feminism. And most of you are failing with flying colors and callout threads.
If your feminism only works for white, able-bodied, middle-class women with HR-friendly jobs, then it’s just corporate wellness with hashtags.
If your feminism only works for white, able-bodied, middle-class women with HR-friendly jobs, then it’s just corporate wellness with hashtags.
Went out for a walk in the sunshine yesterday.
April 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Went out for a walk in the sunshine yesterday.
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We grieve thousands. We are all bereft. We are all haunted. We all believe in ghosts now. Nobody is touched by the drug war without getting PTSD. Go easy on yourselves today. Spray paint something for Trey. Hug somebody for Shelda. Fly the bird to those grave diggers on the campaign trail.
April 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
We grieve thousands. We are all bereft. We are all haunted. We all believe in ghosts now. Nobody is touched by the drug war without getting PTSD. Go easy on yourselves today. Spray paint something for Trey. Hug somebody for Shelda. Fly the bird to those grave diggers on the campaign trail.
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Trey Helten, an advocate for drug users whose willingness to speak searingly about his own battle with addiction provided hope and inspiration to many in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, has died at 42.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Trey Helten, prominent advocate for people who use drugs - remembered for his own battle with addiction - has died
As manager at Vancouver’s Overdose Prevention Society, he helped people schedule medical appointments and find housing, and reversed hundreds of overdoses and trained others to do the same
www.theglobeandmail.com
April 24, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Trey Helten, an advocate for drug users whose willingness to speak searingly about his own battle with addiction provided hope and inspiration to many in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, has died at 42.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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when a person who has saved so many people's lives (and in many different ways) dies, something in all of us (and in all of you, whether you know or not) dies too
love drug users while we're alive
beautiful work ↓ by dan fumano
vancouversun.com/news/obituar...
love drug users while we're alive
beautiful work ↓ by dan fumano
vancouversun.com/news/obituar...
'Boundless care and compassion': Trey Helten was on a mission to help others in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
"There is nothing to replace him." The sudden death of Trey Helten has shocked the Downtown Eastside, where he was widely known and loved.
vancouversun.com
April 24, 2025 at 1:10 AM
when a person who has saved so many people's lives (and in many different ways) dies, something in all of us (and in all of you, whether you know or not) dies too
love drug users while we're alive
beautiful work ↓ by dan fumano
vancouversun.com/news/obituar...
love drug users while we're alive
beautiful work ↓ by dan fumano
vancouversun.com/news/obituar...
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Sexual Assault Awareness Month is a time set aside to educate, honor survivors, and call for an end to sexual violence.
But for sex workers, this month can feel like a cruel joke.
www.swopbehindbars.org/post/sexual-...
But for sex workers, this month can feel like a cruel joke.
www.swopbehindbars.org/post/sexual-...
Sexual Assault Awareness Month
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), a time set aside to educate, honor survivors, and call for an end to sexual violence. But for sex workers, this month can feel like a cruel joke. Becaus...
www.swopbehindbars.org
April 20, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Sexual Assault Awareness Month is a time set aside to educate, honor survivors, and call for an end to sexual violence.
But for sex workers, this month can feel like a cruel joke.
www.swopbehindbars.org/post/sexual-...
But for sex workers, this month can feel like a cruel joke.
www.swopbehindbars.org/post/sexual-...
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So what do we want this April?
We want you to say “sex workers are survivors too.”
We want you to stop demanding we report to systems that harm us.
We want funding for us, not for programs that “rescue” us.
We want you to believe us.
We want you to fight for decriminalization on our terms.
We want you to say “sex workers are survivors too.”
We want you to stop demanding we report to systems that harm us.
We want funding for us, not for programs that “rescue” us.
We want you to believe us.
We want you to fight for decriminalization on our terms.
April 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
So what do we want this April?
We want you to say “sex workers are survivors too.”
We want you to stop demanding we report to systems that harm us.
We want funding for us, not for programs that “rescue” us.
We want you to believe us.
We want you to fight for decriminalization on our terms.
We want you to say “sex workers are survivors too.”
We want you to stop demanding we report to systems that harm us.
We want funding for us, not for programs that “rescue” us.
We want you to believe us.
We want you to fight for decriminalization on our terms.
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Ask any sex worker who’s ever tried to file a police report. Many of us can name names—cops who laughed, who asked for favors, who threatened to “make things worse” if we kept pushing. Others were funneled into the anti-trafficking industrial complex and used to justify carceral solutions that harm.
April 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Ask any sex worker who’s ever tried to file a police report. Many of us can name names—cops who laughed, who asked for favors, who threatened to “make things worse” if we kept pushing. Others were funneled into the anti-trafficking industrial complex and used to justify carceral solutions that harm.
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Reporting sexual violence isn’t a neutral act. For sex workers, it can mean arrest, child welfare investigations, public outing, or immigration consequences. It can mean being coerced into becoming an informant.
There’s literally no one to report to who doesn’t hold power over you.
There’s literally no one to report to who doesn’t hold power over you.
April 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Reporting sexual violence isn’t a neutral act. For sex workers, it can mean arrest, child welfare investigations, public outing, or immigration consequences. It can mean being coerced into becoming an informant.
There’s literally no one to report to who doesn’t hold power over you.
There’s literally no one to report to who doesn’t hold power over you.
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sex workers are not safe to report.
That’s the headline. And it’s been that way for decades.
While mainstream advocacy groups roll out teal ribbons and talking points, many sex workers are calculating risks: Will the cop I report to arrest me? Will my rapist say I can’t be raped?
That’s the headline. And it’s been that way for decades.
While mainstream advocacy groups roll out teal ribbons and talking points, many sex workers are calculating risks: Will the cop I report to arrest me? Will my rapist say I can’t be raped?
April 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
sex workers are not safe to report.
That’s the headline. And it’s been that way for decades.
While mainstream advocacy groups roll out teal ribbons and talking points, many sex workers are calculating risks: Will the cop I report to arrest me? Will my rapist say I can’t be raped?
That’s the headline. And it’s been that way for decades.
While mainstream advocacy groups roll out teal ribbons and talking points, many sex workers are calculating risks: Will the cop I report to arrest me? Will my rapist say I can’t be raped?
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Because while everyone is shouting “believe survivors,” we know from lived experience that not all survivors are considered believable—especially when they trade sex for survival, for rent, for money, for power, for safety, or even just for pleasure.
April 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Because while everyone is shouting “believe survivors,” we know from lived experience that not all survivors are considered believable—especially when they trade sex for survival, for rent, for money, for power, for safety, or even just for pleasure.
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Louder for the kids in the back!
Because while everyone is shouting “believe survivors,” we know from lived experience that not all survivors are considered believable—especially when they trade sex for survival, for rent, for money, for power, for safety, or even just for pleasure.
April 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Louder for the kids in the back!
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There is no FAFO suggestion that involves abandoning marginalized folks in need & under attack that ISN'T fascist.
The writing people off thing is endorsing fascism.
Fuckin stop it.
Instead, what are you good at? Do that to help others instead of giving up on folks bc you feel wronged.
Do GOOD.
The writing people off thing is endorsing fascism.
Fuckin stop it.
Instead, what are you good at? Do that to help others instead of giving up on folks bc you feel wronged.
Do GOOD.
Not enough of you have realized that if someone is working to make you not care about people, you should be suspicious of the person working to destroy your empathy, not the people they're questioning whether or not to care about.
Caring about people will never be safe. Choose to do so anyway.
Caring about people will never be safe. Choose to do so anyway.
March 10, 2025 at 2:01 AM
There is no FAFO suggestion that involves abandoning marginalized folks in need & under attack that ISN'T fascist.
The writing people off thing is endorsing fascism.
Fuckin stop it.
Instead, what are you good at? Do that to help others instead of giving up on folks bc you feel wronged.
Do GOOD.
The writing people off thing is endorsing fascism.
Fuckin stop it.
Instead, what are you good at? Do that to help others instead of giving up on folks bc you feel wronged.
Do GOOD.
Spent the last couple days sleeping most of the day and night, catching up on rest, and cuddling with my cat ♡my mental health and nervous system both feel so much better now!!! Catching up on sleep after months of sleep deprivation feels like a luxury!
April 18, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Spent the last couple days sleeping most of the day and night, catching up on rest, and cuddling with my cat ♡my mental health and nervous system both feel so much better now!!! Catching up on sleep after months of sleep deprivation feels like a luxury!
Honestly not sure what the future holds for my work/career. I feel like the last year has really shown me that survival based work isn't going to be a solid long term strategy. I want to change everything in my life but know it's not going to happen overnight.
April 13, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Honestly not sure what the future holds for my work/career. I feel like the last year has really shown me that survival based work isn't going to be a solid long term strategy. I want to change everything in my life but know it's not going to happen overnight.
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You can't say you give a shit about right to abortion, trans rights, etc if you don't care about sex workers and drug users. It's not pick and choose who gets autonomy. What a fucking mess and I'm tired of seeing it.
April 12, 2025 at 12:42 AM
You can't say you give a shit about right to abortion, trans rights, etc if you don't care about sex workers and drug users. It's not pick and choose who gets autonomy. What a fucking mess and I'm tired of seeing it.
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A consistent experience had by marginalized people who have been speaking out for years is that they said things were already bad and people didn’t listen until it was dramatically worse. Listen to people when they tell you their communities are in trouble or pay the price yourself
April 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A consistent experience had by marginalized people who have been speaking out for years is that they said things were already bad and people didn’t listen until it was dramatically worse. Listen to people when they tell you their communities are in trouble or pay the price yourself
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Vancouver is the best place. A scenic, world-class city. But reaching the 'good life' has never been harder.
If you haven't already, check out our newest ep, featuring Danya Fast & Sarah West. They tell us about how Vancouver has gotten more dangerous—especially for young drug users.
rb.gy/lr48gv
If you haven't already, check out our newest ep, featuring Danya Fast & Sarah West. They tell us about how Vancouver has gotten more dangerous—especially for young drug users.
rb.gy/lr48gv
Episode 49: The Best Place — Crackdown Podcast
Vancouver, British Columbia is one of the best places on earth – a world class city surrounded by ocean and mountains. If you can afford it, the good life is yours. But over the last fifteen ye...
rb.gy
December 13, 2024 at 9:38 PM
Vancouver is the best place. A scenic, world-class city. But reaching the 'good life' has never been harder.
If you haven't already, check out our newest ep, featuring Danya Fast & Sarah West. They tell us about how Vancouver has gotten more dangerous—especially for young drug users.
rb.gy/lr48gv
If you haven't already, check out our newest ep, featuring Danya Fast & Sarah West. They tell us about how Vancouver has gotten more dangerous—especially for young drug users.
rb.gy/lr48gv
Lost contact with a lot of friends and coworkers when my old phone vanished into thin air. Trying to reconnect with folks while everything in my life is changing rapidly and feels highly chaotic.
March 20, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Lost contact with a lot of friends and coworkers when my old phone vanished into thin air. Trying to reconnect with folks while everything in my life is changing rapidly and feels highly chaotic.
I used to be so open with what I shared online but I think it's time to change my online strategy and pause before rage-posting or getting too personal because not everyone is entitled to know every detail of my life, nor is it helpful for me to broadcast whatever I'm going through.
March 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I used to be so open with what I shared online but I think it's time to change my online strategy and pause before rage-posting or getting too personal because not everyone is entitled to know every detail of my life, nor is it helpful for me to broadcast whatever I'm going through.