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Independent: Kenyan woman allegedly murdered by British soldier has been denied justice ‘because she was a sex worker’

‘We are entitled to the same rights which all human beings get,’ says Agnes Wanjiru’s neighbourMaya OppenheimA Kenyan sex worker allegedly murdered by a British soldier has been denied justice because sex workers are routinely unjustly refused rights, a neighbour of the dead woman has warned.Agnes Wanjiru, a 21-year-old Kenyan sex worker, is alleged to have been killed by a British Army soldier […]

3rd December 2021

Instagram Live – Soho tour! 10 December

**** IF YOU COULDN’T JOIN LIVE, YOU CAN STILL WATCH THIS ON OUR IG PAGE HERE. Sex workers have been in Soho, central London, for at least 200 years! Want to know more about the area and the campaigns led by women in our network to resist raids, evictions and landgrabs? Join us on Friday […]

1st December 2021

Event: Justice for Agnes Wanjiru demonstration, December 17

Photos / video copyright Juno Mac / SWARM

22nd November 2021

Politics.co.uk: Prostitution – the oldest profession?

Prostitution has been a part of our society for centuries, but the women who engage in it are often overlooked.Whilst there are many reasons women become sex workers, the majority are forced into it by poverty, seeing it as last resort to earn money.At the moment in Britain, prostitution itself is not illegal but there […]

20th November 2021

Statement: Gabriela, Trans Day of Remembrance

Trans people globally live under the constant threat of violence, and for trans sex workers this is heightened by illegality & stigma. This Trans Day of Remembrance we’re sharing a short statement from a migrant trans woman in our network on how criminalisation impacts sex workers’ safety My name is Gabriela, I am a transsexual woman and […]

19th November 2021

Dazed: Why is offering support to student sex workers seen as radical?

University of Durham’s staff and student sessions on sex work have been widely criticised – but sex work activists and advocates are applauding the further education institution for its clear-eyed support Text Brit Dawson In December 2020, the University of Leicester developed a Student Sex Work Toolkit, which aims to teach staff about student sex work in […]

17th November 2021

The Times: Letter – University courses for student sex workers

Sir, Libby Purves lists justifiable grievances against universities, such as vice-presidents’ soaring pay, but then directs her wrath against them for supporting sex workers. Getting information about the draconian prostitution laws that criminalise us and undermine our safety does not “normalise” sex work. How can advice specific to one’s situation be considered harmful?Purves repeats […]

13th November 2021

Independent: Durham University offers training for students working in sex industry

The training was given to offer student sex workers support, as well as advising staff on how to help those in this situationDurham University is offering training to support students working in the sex industry.The university’s students union emailed all students and staff advertising a “training opportunity” for “students involved in the adult sex industry”.It said that student sex […]