Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation

The Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation is a non-profit organization in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1][2]

Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation
AbbreviationC.E.A.S.E.
Formation1997 (P.A.A.F.E.)
2011 (Renamed)
TypeNot-for-profit, charitable organization
Location
Websitewww.ceasenow.org

History

The Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation (CEASE) was formerly named the Prostitution Awareness and Action Foundation of Edmonton (PAAFE).[3] In April 2011, CEASE replaced PAAFE. Kate Quinn has been executive director of CEASE since 2011.[4]

In the early 1990s, the City of Edmonton formed an organization named Communities for Controlled Prostitution, which was later renamed Communities for Changing Prostitution.[5] Because of widespread prostitution in the Edmonton neighborhoods of Boyle Street and McCauley, the city of Edmonton police chief declared 1992 "the year of the john." Mayor Jan Reimer and Police Chief Doug McNally subsequently launched the Action Group on Prostitution and the Mayor's Safer Cities Advisory Committee expanded to include Communities for Changing Prostitution. At this time, several Edmonton streets were converted to one-way travel in an attempt to restrict circling vehicles.[6][7]

Programs

In 1996, the city of Edmonton launched its Prostitution Offender Program (“john school”) which is now called STOP: Sex Trade Offender Program. CEASE continues to coordinate the Sex Trade Offender Program and manage the funds generated by the program.[8]

Events

Each year the Centre to End All Sexual Exploitation hosts the Men of Honour ceremony, which recognizes men in society who show exemplary leadership to end gender discrimination and violence, for example Mark Huyser-Wierenga and Amarjeet Sohi received the award in 2014 and 2015 respectively.[9][10]

See also

References
  1. Berlatsky, Noah (2014). "Organizations to Contact". Sexual Violence. New York City: Greenhaven Press. p. 189. ISBN 978-0737769159.
  2. Cowan, Pamela (February 13, 2012). "Breaking Cycle of Pain". The Regina Leader-Post. p. A1.
  3. Ferris, Shawna (2015). "Anti-Prostitution Reporting, Policing, and Activism". Street Sex Work and Canadian Cities: Resisting a Dangerous Order. Edmonton: University of Alberta Press. p. 68. ISBN 978-1772120059.
  4. Kent, Gordon (September 22, 2011). "Edmonton Weighs Rules For Escorts". The Calgary Herald. p. A8.
  5. Cowan, Pamela (February 19, 2012). "Working Together For Positive Change". The Regina Sun. p. 21.
  6. "Our History". C.E.A.S.E. Retrieved 2020-07-14.
  7. Cook, Dustin (January 30, 2020). "Coucillors Hold Off On Adopting Task Force For Human Trafficking". The Calgary Herald. p. A14.
  8. Browne, Rachel (March 21, 2014). "Unprotected Text". The National Post. p. A3.
  9. "2014 Men of Honour Recipients". www.ceasenow.org. 2014. Archived from the original on 2020-08-03. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  10. "2015 Cease Men of Honour".
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