I am trying really hard to professionalize the Red Umbrella...

I am trying really hard to professionalize the Red Umbrella Project - we've built a board, we have a lawyer and have been going through the process of formalizing RedUP in the eyes of the state, and I have been researching and applying for grants. But in the meantime, it's business as usual, raising money the way I know how. Every month at the Red Umbrella Diaries I "pass the boot" and collect donations. As a former sex worker, I think there will just always be something deeply satisfying about counting up cash.