International Women’s Strike, 8 March 2017Declaration from the Global Sex Worker MovementOn March 8, in the spirit of solidarity as part of the International Women’s Strike, sex workers will strike against poverty, criminalization and stigma, whether by refusing to go to work, charging double rates or by any other action possible.We work selling sex in […]
Dear Amber Rudd MP, Home Secretary, Empower Foundation, Thailand. Empower is a Thai organization promoting rights and opportunities for sex workers in Thailand for over 30 years. Empower is predominately led and managed by sex workers. More than 50,000 sex workers have been part of Empower since our founding in 1985. Empower has been recognized nationally, regionally […]
The English Collective of Prostitutes and the Sex Worker Open University present, with Club des Femmes:UK Première of 1975 Documentary: Les prostituées de Lyon parlent – The prostitutes of Lyon speak(45 Minutes, French with English subtitles)Plus: Rare footage and interviews from the 1982 occupation of the Holy Cross Church in the red light area of King’s Cross, […]
Sex workers in France are in our hearts and minds today as the French National Assembly passed a law to criminalise clients. This law will be a disaster for sex workers by forcing women to work in more isolated areas and make them more vulnerable to attack. At a time of economic crisis when poverty […]
posted by Morning Star in Features Scores of women have gone missing or been murdered in South Central LA, but racism and police indifference mean families are still awaiting answers, reports SARA CALLAWAY OVER 200 black women are missing in South Los Angeles. As many as 100 are believed to be victims of serial murders. […]
The campaign for the decriminalisation of sex work in Taiwan Speakers: Mimi Hsieh and Iyoko Shojima, Collective for Sex Workers and Supporters in Taipei, Taiwan Where: Crossroads Women’s Centre 25 Wolsey Mews, Kentish Town, London, NW5 2DX When: Wednesday 4 November 2015, 6-8pm Hosted by: English Collective of Prostitutes The Collective COSWAS in Taipei was formed […]
For the first time sex workers from Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand as well as the UK will give direct evidence at a Symposium on decriminalisation of sex work in Parliament on 3 November. They will be joined by prominent academics and representatives from a number of organisations who will […]
3 November 2015, Committee Room 11,House of Commons, SW1A 0AA, 11am-6pm Allow 20 minutes to get through airport like security. All welcome, no registration needed. The English Collective of Prostitutes invites you to an evidence-gathering symposium. The event will take place in the immediate aftermath of Amnesty International’s recent vote in support of decriminalisation, and […]
The English Collective of Prostitutes and the US PROStitutes Collective welcome Amnesty International’s vote to approve their draft policy calling for decriminalisation of sex work. The decriminalisation policy is rooted in “respecting, protecting and fulfilling the human rights of sex workers” and “preventing and redressing human rights violations”. It is comprehensive, carefully considered and based on concrete […]