Based in Vermont, The Ishtar Collective supports Northeast Sex Workers and Survivors of Trafficking, State Violence, and Labor Exploitation

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    What are TIC's Human Rights Principles?

    Universality: Everyone is included, and there is always enough for all of us

    Equity: Everyone contributes what they can and gets what they need

    Accountability: Our communities and the people within them are able to oversee how our human rights are protected and fulfilled

    Transparency: All information related to decision making should be clear and accessible to all

    Participation: Everyone has a meaningful say in how decisions are made that impact us all

    Our Mission
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    Free Food Garden Project

    We believe fresh food is a human right, not a privilege! Now in our 5th season of growing, the free food garden project and community refrigerator delivers free produce grown by current/former sex workers, survivors of State violence, and our neighbors to Vermont’s LGBTQIA+, single-parent, low-income, sex working, and survivor communities, both housed and unhoused.

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    Support Our Work

    Don’t have the time, or the energy, to volunteer? You can support The Ishtar Collective (TIC) with a tax-deductible gift via our fiscal sponsor, Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (SEE)

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