Help me help Genesis suport sex workers
Page creator: charlie daniels
Page closes: 31st Dec 2010
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About the charity : Genesis Leeds Genesis Leeds
Genesis is a Leeds based charity that provides support, advocacy and information citywide on a variety of issues such as sexual exploitation, safety, drugs, mental health, physical and sexual health to women of all ages that are involved in, at risk of becoming involved in, or wishing to exit prostitution.
Charity Registration No 1048606
Fundraising target:  £100,000.00
Donations to date:  £ 1,400.00
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The recent tragedy in Ipswich brought to the nations attention the plight of women on the streets and yet prior to this there was already aprox 75 UK sex-work-women over the last decade missing or murdered. Just imagine 2 or 3 class fulls of young girls...

One such young woman was Lyndsay Bourne. Her body was found dismembered in woods in the Leeds area and it is in her memory I dedicate this page. Sitting on the trial (I now work as a freelance writer on Adult Issues) I was stunned by this horrific tragedy and will forever have the events of this awful tragedy burnt into my memory, but this could have so easily have happened to me...

At 18, I was a single mum living in dire poverty. It hardly surprised anyone when I ended up on the streets, selling my body. But the streets were a hostile place and over a short space of time I was raped, mugged and beaten severely. One night I suffered the humilation of being bundled into the back of an unmarked police car by two plain clothes who reffered to me as "flesh blood" and "new tart", I was taken to the station, put in a cell, photographed, cautioned and then released - yet all I had wanted to do was to but milk and nappies for my baby. In one instance a client broke both my knee-caps with a hammer, in another I was kidnapped, held hostage for three days, raped beaten and dumped back in the street naked and yet I only worked the streets for a few short weeks. Fortunately, I had the sense to go and work indoors, one girl I used to work with turned up in a ditch only days later...

Charities that I work with all over the country who help working girls are now closing down. It's not difficult to fundraise for childrens and cancer charities - we can all relate to those & they are such deserving causes; no one can deny that (I've personally dontated thousands out of TV appearances to Cancer Research), but meanwhile the people who can realy make a difference to such vulnerable lives need your help.

I've also written a book so that none of my experiences go in vain, turning a negative into a positive, Priceless - my journey thru a life of vice. (published by Hodder). This page is not to promote the book infact its the other way around as the majority of visitors who come by my page are via the book & site.

Please help in any way you can. Love light & blessings to you all

charlie xxx

ps: If you wish to know more about my work please see my site www.misscharliedaniels.co.uk

 

 

If you work in the sex industry and need support  im on adultwork (sex industry expert) if you are not already a member a short confidential regsitration is required but membership is free

http://refer.adultwork.com/?R=328362&T=328362

Thanks for visiting my page. Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. It is also the most efficient way to sponsor me: Genesis Leeds will receive your money faster & if you are a UK taxpayer, an extra 28% in tax is added to your gift at no cost to you.

Display Name Date Amount Tax Bonus  Comment
Nick R 29/04/2008 £15.00 n/a A very strong lady and a very worthy cause 
Keith 06/03/2008 £20.00 £5.64 My wife thought i should read your book and it certainly opened my eyes to whats going on out there the very best of luck Charlie xxx 
Allegra 04/03/2008 £10.00 £2.82 Well done Charlie! A very worthy cause. 
Himagain 20/01/2008 £100.00 £28.21  
charlie daniels via charity talk 22/08/2007 £20.00 n/a donated by those attending the Macmillan charity appeal lunch nr Bridlington 
Victoria W 19/07/2007 £10.00 £2.82 Sorry it is not more - Charlie your book is amazing and your charity work is fab too! - Good luck  
Michael Laycock 17/07/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Charlie Daniels,Priceless you are,the book is addictive and compelling and at times moving,thanks! 
Jack Adams 22/05/2007 £20.00 £5.64 Just a small donation for a worthy cause 
Richard 09/04/2007 £10.00 £2.82  
A (Tony) Holloway - Bradford 12/03/2007 £45.00 n/a Raised by the "1 in 12 club collective rabble" - Bradford! 
charlie daniels 16/02/2007 £50.00 n/a Love & light to all the Genesis team xxx 
Andrew Crofts 13/02/2007 £50.00 £14.10 Keep up the good work, Charlie 
Mike from Middlesbrough 13/02/2007 £10.00 £2.82 wishing you success 
John Awty 13/02/2007 £20.00 £5.64  
charlie daniels 10/02/2007 £900.00 n/a From an article i've done in Sun paper xxx 
charlie daniels 04/02/2007 £100.00 n/a Keep up the amazing work guys xxx 
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