June 11 was the London slut walk, Niki Adams from the English Collective of Prostitutes condemns the UK laws and the police for the danger prostitutes are put in. Shelia Farmer also speaks from personal experience on what happens to us when we work together for safety. We can end up going to prison, loose [...]
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Niki Adams and Sheila Farmer, speaking at SLUTWALK
Saturday, October 1st, 2011Sheila Farmer’s case delayed again
Sunday, September 4th, 2011Sheila Farmer’s case is now not starting on Monday 5 September. We expect it to start on Thursday 8 September but we shall not know definitely until Wednesday and will send out again then.
Myths About Human Trafficking
Saturday, August 27th, 2011An article by Ronald Weitzer (Professor of sociology, George Washington University) on the Huffington post entitled Myths About Human Trafficking discusses Human Trafficking and sex work. The author acknowledges that trafficking is a serious problem, but points out the myths frequently voiced in the media and by government officials. Instances where numbers are pulled out [...]
U.S. acknowledges human rights needs of sex workers
Thursday, March 17th, 2011This year, the United States participated in a Universal Periodic Review (UPR) – a process set up by the Human Rights Council at the United Nations to assess the level of human rights in each country. The U.S. received more than 200 recommendations. Recommendation 86 called on the Obama Administration to “…ensure access to public services [...]
The impact of adult entertainment on rape statistics in Camden: a re-analysis.
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011In 2003, an anti sex work research organisation (Lilith Research and Development, a subsidiary project of Eaves Women’s Aid) published research equating the opening of Lap Dancing clubs to an increase in reported rape. The research stated that after lap dancing clubs opened in Camden, reported rape increased by 50%. A few years later the [...]
Merseyside Police supports ‘International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers’
Friday, December 17th, 2010The 17th December, 2010 marks the ‘International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers’. In particular on this day, we remember men and women who have been lost through violence and our thoughts are with their families. Merseyside Police is currently investigating five unsolved murders of sex workers and these women will not be forgotten [...]
GMB MEMBERS TO DEMONSTRATE ON FRIDAY OVER HACKNEY CLUB PROPOSALS WHICH WILL COST 400 JOBS
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010400 jobs are at risk of closure because of the council’s plan to adopt a ‘nil policy’ on clubs that would put an end to the renewal of licenses GMB members will demonstrate at Hackney Town Hall on Friday 10th December over Hackney Council proposal of a ‘nil’ policy for strip venues and sex shops [...]
International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers has been marked on December 17th since 2003.
Saturday, November 27th, 2010The event was founded by Annie Sprinkle and SWOP-USA (Sex Workers’ Outreach Project) as a memorial to the victims of Gary Ridgeway, the ‘Green River Killer‘, who murdered at least 48 women in the Washington area, over a period of approximately 20 years. Many of Ridgeway’s victims were sex workers, whom he said he targeted [...]
1 Million faces want to decriminalize sex!
Tuesday, October 5th, 2010Check out this Facebook site: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=feed&story_fbid=316107796711&gid=311…
Pornography conference blasted as ‘meat market’ by protesters
Monday, September 26th, 2011A protest by feminists was held outside a three day conference central London on pornography. This XBIZ EU conference was attended by adult entertainment executives. The protest was against the meat market of the pornography industry, with protesters dressed as butchers. Not all feminists agree. Catherine Stephens, an activist for the International Union of Sex [...]
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