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General Category => Politics and academic/media queries => Topic started by: SexworkerOpenUni on 07 December 2011, 02:30:52 am

Title: International Day to End Violence Against Sex workers , 15th of december, London
Post by: SexworkerOpenUni on 07 December 2011, 02:30:52 am
hello everyone,

At the occasion of the international day to end violence against sex workers, a candle vigil and walk through Soho is organised to remember our colleagues who were murdered or victims of violence. The walk will start from Piccadilly circus, Eros statue at 6pm and end at TUC Congress House, Great Russell Street, WC1. There will be free drinks offered with speeches from sex worker activists and trade unions people as well as a presentation about sex workers' unionisation and a short movie about Sex Worker Open University 2011.
The theme of the event is "unionisation as a mean to stop violence"

from 7pm in TUC Congress House
Speakers will include:
GMB branch I50 (sex workers)
English collective of Prostitutes
Ava Caradona, X-Talk
Member of STRASS, french union of sex workers
Short movie from Sex Worker Open University 2011
SERTUC women rights committee
John McDonnell MP
and a presentation by Dr Kate Hardy about sex workers' unionisation in Argentina.

Looking forward to see you there !
In solidarity,
Luca for Sex Worker Open University
Title: Re: International Day to End Violence Against Sex workers , 15th of december, London
Post by: SexworkerOpenUni on 07 December 2011, 02:33:13 am
Sex Worker Open University has now a video channel on youtube where we will upload Public Education videos about the sex workers' rights movement and other videos.
Here is the link to our first video for International Day to End Violence Against Sex workers
Join our youtube channel as we will be uploading videos frequently !

http://youtu.be/95F7G-Gl8sE

Luca for swou

xxxx