May Day 2010
London May Day march & rally in Trafalgar Sq.
This year one of the main speakers at the rally is Thierry Schaffauser - President of the IUSW / GMB Branch. Saturday May 1 - assemble 11:30am - Clerkenwell Green EC1 - the march will be led by GMB Sex Workers & Adult Entertainment Branch / [...]
Reclaim the Night: A space for all feminist?
The following text has been sent to the London Feminist Network, lead organisers of the 2009 London Reclaim the Night March:
On 21st Nov 09 Feminist Fightback went as part of a Red Umbrella contingent on the Reclaim the Night March in London. We joined RtN because we are committed to fighting violence against women, and [...]
Red Umbrella Contingent on Reclaim the Night March
Feminist Fightback and x:talk would like to carry on the tradition of marching together - as feminists and sex workers - on the annual Reclaim The Night March.
Our message will be ‘feminists need sex workers, just as sex workers need feminism’.
The Reclaim the Night March is Saturday 21st November - 6pm at [...]
Demonstration Against the Policing and Crime Bill
:: urgent: to be distributed to all networks and allies::
:: please sign on to the statement below with your name and organisation in the comments section ::
SEX WORKERS NEED SAFETY AND RIGHTS, NOT CRIMINALISATION
Demonstration Against the Policing and Crime Bill
12-2pm, Tuesday 3 November, Parliament Square
Bring placards and red umbrella’s and join the demonstration to [...]
Sex Workers Say ‘No To Criminalisation’
:: FRANÇAIS ::
On 31 March 2009, sex workers and our allies held a successful SPEAK OUT at the Eros Fountain, Piccadilly Circus against criminalisation and for labour rights for everyone who works in the sex industry. At 2.30pm, we took over one of the streets, bringing traffic to a standstill at Piccadilly Circus and unveiled [...]
The Independent: Jacqui Smith is making prostitution less safe
:: the original article can be found here ::
The Independent
by Sophie Morris
Jacqui Smith is making prostitution less safe
Ironically, she seems not to understand the sex industry
Wednesday, 1 April 2009
While the police force was getting its knickers in a twist over the expected G20 protests, an altogether more serene demonstration took place in central London yesterday. [...]
Morning Star: Sex workers rally against new Crime Bill
:: the original article can be found here
by Paul Haste in central London
Tuesday 31 March 2009
SEX workers smothered London’s Piccadilly Circus in red umbrellas on Tuesday
to protest against the criminalisation of their profession.
Scores of workers from the nearby Soho district gathered at the Eros statue in
the heart of the capital, stopping traffic to highlight [...]
Video from Macedonia - viva la viva sex workers
A comrade from Macedonia sent us this.
There are a lot of red umbrellas and it’s always good to see a sex workers mobilization
Check the video made on Dec 17th 2008 in Macedonia.
Skoplje: Prostitucija ne ide uz demohrišćansku ideologiju
SKOPLJE - Obeležavanje Međunarodnog dana borbe protiv nasilja nad seksualnim radnicima u Skoplju prošlo je u senci protesta [...]
Sex Workers Reclaim the Night (2008)
Here is the text from the leaflet that we distributed with our feminist allies, Feminist Fightback at the Reclaim The Night march in London in 2008.
[The beginning of 2009 has certainly kicked off with a polarisation in the debate for sex workers rights in the UK and has seen a sharp increase in right-wing attacks [...]
A MILLION WOMEN RISE MARCH 2008
post-script: this text appeared as a leaflet which was distributed at the Million Women Rise March 2008 in London
Today, we march alongside women on the Million Women Rise March with solidarity and respect. We are energised and excited to be a part of a rising tide of feminist activism. We are here to march and [...]