Get ready to see some reckless jaywalking uptown today.
The Great Jaywalk is coming up at noon in Kings Square to support dignity and human rights for people who work in the sex trade.
The Jaywalk flash mob is a response to Common Council’s move to use City by-laws regarding jaywalking and sidewalk use to rid the street’s of sex workers.
The motion was put forward by Councillor Susan Fullerton and passed by council at the November 13th meeting and will go before the Saint John Police Commission for further examination.
The move sparked a negative response particularly from AIDS Saint John which feels forcing sex workers in the City to pay fines will mean they have to work more in the sex trade to cover the cost.
The Jaywalk flash mob is meeting in Kings Square at noon today jaywalking across Charlotte to King where they plan to march down peacefully before jaywalking again to end up at City Hall.
