By Alex Feis-Bryce After years of moralistic ideology prevailing over evidence, and policy being formed about, but not with, sex workers, the landmark decision by Amnesty International to support decriminalisation has brought a new sense of hope to the sex worker rights movement. This was on full display at the English Collective of Prostitutes’ (ECP) […]
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 […]
Please join the Twitter campaign today in support of Amnesty International’s policy “to protect the human rights of sex workers, through measures that include the decriminalisation of sex work”. Counter the Social Media Campaign @NoAmnesty4Women which deliberately misrepresents Amnesty International’s policy. The Amnesty policy is “based on evidence and the real-life experience of sex workers […]
Banning ads will put sex workers at risk. An organisation of sex workers is opposing a private members bill which aims to ban the advertising of sexual services, on the grounds that it would push sex workers out of premises and into greater danger and and/or into the hands of exploitative employers. The Advertising […]
“I was fed up of being a cleaner, bar maid and shop assistant, often all on the same day. Prostitution is certainly not the worst job I have ever had. I have worked on the fish market and as a cleaner where I was working for people who didn’t care if we were cold or […]
I’ve been a victim of sexual abuse and domestic violence and believe every woman should be protected. I come from a poor rural area of Brazil. At age 12, I was forced to work as a domestic servant to help support my family. I was repeatedly sexually assaulted by two sons in the family.I came […]
I am an immigrant lesbian woman and I work as a prostitute. I have written this because I can’t speak publicly as a prostitute. I am fed up with living a double life.I decided to go on the game because I didn’t want to be dependent on men anymore. But to be independent from men, […]