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The English Collective of Prostitutes and the
International Prostitutes
Collective

invite you to an International Conference on
prostitution

Saturday 4 December 9.30 –6 pm

St Mary's Church, Somers Town, Eversholt St. London
NW1

(Corner of Aldenham St. & Eversholt St. Undergrounds
Mornington
Crescent &
Euston)

Fully wheelchair accessible. Crèche & Refreshments

NO BAD WOMEN, NO BAD CHILDREN,

JUST BAD LAWS

A response to the government’s review of the
prostitution laws, the
first
in 50 years.

For those concerned with the safety and welfare of sex
workers, and all
women and children, and those ready to learn from the
experience in
other
countries where prostitution has been legalised or
decriminalised.

Speakers include:
Catherine Healy, New Zealand Prostitutes Collective
Abhijit Dasgupta, former coordinator of
anti-trafficking programme
Action
Aid International
Terri Dowty, Action on Rights of Children
Pauline Campbell, mother of Sarah Campbell, who died
in Styal prison
Nushra Mapstone, British Association of Social Workers
Cari Mitchell, English Collective of Prostitutes
Rev Paul Nicolson
Rachel West, USPROStitutes Collective

Chair: Nina Lopez, International Prostitutes
Collective

Contact details: Crossroads Women’s Centre PO Box 287
London NW6 5QU

Tel: 020 7482 2496 minicom/voice Fax: 020 7209 4761

E-mail: ecp@???
www.prostitutescollective.net

Most people believe sex workers should not be
criminalised and do not
consider paying for sex an offence. Poverty and debt,
major factors in
driving women into prostitution, are major issues for
millions of us.
Yet
cuts to our survival benefits and services as well as
unequal pay
continue
side by side with billions in unrestrained military
spending.

The consultation paper appears to target men (“the
demand”), rather
than
women and children (“the suppliers”), appealing to
many women’s dislike
of
the sex industry.

But given the punitive approach the UK government has
adopted,
following
the US lead of bullying in civil liberties and
criminal justice issues,
women and young people can expect the worst:

l more Anti-Social Behaviour Orders landing more of us
in prison;

l more deportations under the guise of cracking down
on trafficking;

l higher prison sentences for women working from
premises;

l military style boot camps, with an eventual army
job, for ‘wayward’
children as young as six.

In other words, criminalisation or militarisation for
most of us!

It is time to stand united against our being divided
between those of
us
labelled “bad” and those labelled “respectable”. No
bad women, no bad
children, just bad laws!

Entrance: institutions £30; high waged £10; waged
£3-£5; unwaged £3

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