Ipswich Archives - English Collective of Prostitutes https://prostitutescollective.net/tag/ipswich/ Since 1975, the English Collective of Prostitutes has been campaigning for the abolition of the prostitution laws which criminalize sex workers and our families, and for economic alternatives and higher benefits and wages. Wed, 20 Aug 2025 10:56:35 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://prostitutescollective.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/favicon-260-x-260-150x150.png Ipswich Archives - English Collective of Prostitutes https://prostitutescollective.net/tag/ipswich/ 32 32 BBC Local: Suffolk murders – decriminalisation for prostitution? https://prostitutescollective.net/suffolk-murders-2006-decriminalisation-for-prostitution/ Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:33:29 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=3096 The Suffolk Murders of 2006 have yet again highlighted the problem of how to deal with 'the oldest profession'. The government's Criminal Justice & Immigration Bill is again reviewing the law on prostitution, but some say it doesn't go far enough.The Criminal Justice & Immigration Bill is passing through the Houses of Parliament and it […]

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]]> Statement: Million Women Rise speaker on sex workers’ safety censored https://prostitutescollective.net/million-women-rise-speaker-on-sex-workers-safety-censored/ Sun, 09 Mar 2008 12:31:25 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=43 At the Million Women Rise march against violence on Saturday 8 March, a woman who was going to speak about sex workers’ safety was dropped from the platform at the last minute. Teresa MacKay from Ipswich Trades Council had been invited to address the rally in Trafalgar Square and had submitted in advance her speech […]

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]]> The Guardian: Letter – why society is still failing prostitutes https://prostitutescollective.net/why-society-is-still-failing-prostitutes/ Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:28:04 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=294 Government feminists and Christian fundamentalists have joined forces claiming that prostitution is violence. They rightly say that attacks against prostitute women are common and that it's only when five are murdered in one place that it starts to provoke debate.They want to criminalise men who buy sex, as Sweden has done. But prosecuting clients is […]

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]]> Statement: After Ipswich – campaign for press & broadcasting freedom https://prostitutescollective.net/after-ipswich-campaign-for-press-broadcasting-freedom/ Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:11:40 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=2558 The tragic murders of five young women in Ipswich in December last year led to an unprecedented outpouring of public concern and showed that the government, police and media are way behind where the public is at.The media was caught off guard. One Guardian journalist told us recently that she arrived in Ipswich with other […]

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]]> Packed meeting in Parliament backs New Zealand’s decriminalisation https://prostitutescollective.net/packed-meeting-in-parliament-backs-new-zealands-decriminalisation/ Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:12:00 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=2272 Experts from New Zealand and Sweden With the debate on prostitution raging in the press, and given the opportunity to hear experts from New Zealand and Sweden, it was no surprise that the meeting in Committee Room 10 of the House of Commons was packed to the rafters. 200 people were joined by 10 Peers […]

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]]> Press Release: Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill https://prostitutescollective.net/criminal-justice-and-immigration-bill-press-release/ Wed, 17 Oct 2007 13:22:36 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=687 “Safety First” Against further criminalisation of sex workers in the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill 2007  Wednesday 17 October 2-4 pmHouse of Commons, Committee Room 9 Hosted by John McDonnell MP, long-term supporter of the ECP’s work and recent contender for the leadership of the Labour Party The Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill 2007 (CJIB) is part […]

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]]> Independent: Letter – ASBOS will push sex workers into danger https://prostitutescollective.net/702/ Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:30:40 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=702 Joan Smith acknowledges that "women are driven into prostitution by poverty", but doesn't address benefit cuts, low wages, debt, lack of affordable housing, and addiction to expensive drugs. Instead, she targets clients ("Prostitutes are victims not criminals", 13 April). She claims that police can't deal with sex workers being beaten or raped because they are […]

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]]> Morning Star: Coalition decries plans for a “zero-tolerance” policy on street prostitution https://prostitutescollective.net/morning-star-coalition-decries-sex-workers-plan/ Thu, 22 Mar 2007 11:32:00 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=11397 WOMEN'S safety campaigners warned on Thursday that Ipswich local authorities' plans for a "zero-tolerance" policy on street prostitution will compromise prostitutes' safety. The Safety First coalition, which is co-ordinated by the English Collective of Prostitutes (ECP), warned that the proposals replicated almost exactly those in place before the horrific murder of five street prostitutes in […]

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]]> Press Release: Safety First Coalition appalled at Ipswich policy proposals https://prostitutescollective.net/policies-which-contributed-to-the-tragic-murders-of-five-young-women-in-ipswich-are-being-reintroduced/ Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:36:30 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=25 Contact: Cari Mitchell 020 7482 2496  / 07811 964 171       Policies which contributed to the tragic murders of five young women in Ipswich are being reintroduced The Safety First coalition is appalled at proposals of zero tolerance against clients and removal of street prostitution announced yesterday by Ipswich Local Authorities, police, health […]

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]]> Police Oracle: Debate on prostitute killings https://prostitutescollective.net/debate-on-prostitute-killings/ Sat, 10 Mar 2007 10:07:30 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=2497 A conference looking at ways to protect prostitutes is to be addressed by a vicar from Ipswich, scene of last year's serial prostitute killings. The Rape, Race and Prostitution Conference, in London, will examine how women could be better protected by changes to the justice system. It will also consider women who are the victims […]

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