Amsterdam - Rights not Rescue - public discussion
Rights not Rescue!
> Join this meeting about the rights of sex workers
Recent laws and policies put in place to protect sex workers have in fact resulted in widespread abuses of their rights. Programmes aimed at sex workers often attempt to ‘rescue’ them, without addressing their human rights.
Despite enormous challenges, sex workers are organising to protect these rights. They are calling for legal reform and programmes to end violence and discrimination. They advocate for safer working conditions and access to health care. They want rights not rescue.
How do laws and legislation influence the work and the lives of sex workers? How will a mandatory registration system change the situation for sex workers in the Netherlands? What's going on in Sweden and in the rest of Europe? How dangerous is the life of a sex worker in Uganda?
On November 10 Mama Cash gives the floor to sex workers and activists from around the world.
The panel discussion features Ruth Morgan Thomas (Scottish Prostitutes Education Project), Pye Jakobsson (Rose Alliance, Sweden), Marianne Jonker (Soa Aids Netherlands) and Macklean Kyomya (WONETHA, Uganda). Moderator: Marjan Sax.
Mama Cash is organising the event in cooperation with the International Committee on the Rights of Sex Workers in Europe (ICRSE) and the Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP).
Date: Tuesday, November 10
Location: De Balie, Amsterdam Grote Zaal,
Time: 20.00 - 21.30
Language: English
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De Balie: Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 10, Amsterdam
Public transport: Tram 1, 2, 5, 7 and 10 (Stop at Leidseplein)
Info and downloadable flyer
http://www.mamacash.org/page.php?id=790#par2303
