> > --- On Wed, 1/4/09, Sayan Bhattacharyya > > > Sex Worker Open University > > Tuesday 31st of March -- Sunday 5th of April at Queen Mary > University, > Mile End and London Action Ressource Centre, Whitechapel, > London, UK > > Website: <http://sexworkeropenuniversity.blogspot.com > Statement: > -------------- > > The Sex Worker Open University project > brings together sex workers, > academics, activists, artists and allies to explore the > richness, > diversity and contradictions of the sex industry.. > > Some politicians, religious representatives and part of the > feminist > movement claim that all sex workers are victims and that > all sex work > is violent or immoral. But many sex workers are feminists > and we > support the right of all consenting adults to express our > sexuality as > we wish and to enjoy the same rights as other workers. > > We know that in the sex industry there are, like in many > other parts > of the service industry, forms of abuse, exploitation and > violence. We > also experience every day how criminalisation increases > our > vulnerability and oppression. > > We refuse to let the issue of trafficking be used to > criminalise us > all, and we fight for support for all migrants as well as > victims of > trafficking and against their deportations. > > We support the right > of any woman, man and transgender person to exit > the sex industry, and see the core problems for many who > wish to exit > not as sex work itself but poverty, lack of education, > domestic > violence and the criminalisation of drug users. > > OUR TIME HAS COME. A society that recognises, accepts, > respects and > values sex workers is a fairer and more mature society. > > Join us at the Sex Worker Open University. > > > Detailed program: > ------------------------ > > > Tuesday 31st of March, 2pm : > > Speak Out + Stand Up for Sex Worker Rights > at the Eros Fountain, Piccadilly Circus. Bring your red > umbrellas! > > Wednesday 1st of April, 6pm til 9pm: > > International struggle for sex workers' rights. > Presentations and discussions with activists, and short > films. > RR2 (Rehearsal Room 2) > Arts Building, Queen Mary, University of London > Mile End Road, E1 4NS. > > Friday 3rd of April, 7pm til late, > London Action > Resource Center, 62 Fieldgate street , London E11ES. > Tube : Whitechapel or Aldgate East > Wine and non-alcoholic drinks. > > Saturday 4th of April,from 1pm til 8pm, LARC: > Workshops and debates > > 1 pm - 3pm : > Self defence tips for sexworkers (legal, practical ..) > > 3.15pm - 5.15 pm : > Taking the feminist anti-prostitution argument seriously, > Keeping yourself emotionaly safe > > 5.15 pm - 6pm : > tea and cakes break > > 6 pm -8pm : > Some like it rough / Working as a pro-submissive. > Erotic Dance > > Sunday 5th of April, from 1pm til 8pm, LARC: > Workshops, debates and party > > 1pm - 2.30pm : > Presentation of sexworkers' and outreach projects. > Wrestling. > > 2.30 pm - 4.15 pm : > Safer sex and pornography > Sex work: violence and healing > > 4.30 pm - 6pm > Identity and anonymity > > 6pm - 6.30pm : > tea and cakes break > > 6.30 pm : > Final debate : > Vision for the future of > sexworkers's movement ( sexworkers' magazine, > other ideas... ) > > 9 pm : > PARTY ( details and venue to be confirmed ): Djs, > perfomances, lap > dances, raffle .. > at LARC : London Action Resource Center, 62 fieldgate St. > London E1 1ES. > tube: aldgate east/whitechapel > > No one turned away for lack of funds. > > _______________________________________________ Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
