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Hi! We're a bunch of activists who successfully campaigned to get NUS to pass policy to stand with student sex workers & decriminalise sex work! ☂️☂️☂️
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Hi everyone! We're a bunch of activists campaigning to get
#NUSConference
#NUSNC18
to pass motion W107 to support student sex workers and lobby for the decriminalisation of sex work ☂️ get in touch with us if you want to get involved!
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"We have shut down Soho in a clear and defiant move to say that we will not rest until we have the full decriminalisation of sex work in the UK. The struggle for the decriminalisation of sex work is linked to the oppression of all women."
#WomenStrike
@SexWorkHive
@ukdecrimnow
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Thank you delegates for showing true solidarity in occupying the NUS stage to support the decriminalisation of sex work and the decriminalisation of abortion in Northern Ireland! 💕☂🌈
#NUSConference
#nusnc18
#occupynus
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Our statement explaining why we occupied the NUS National Conference stage and the results of the occupation.
We look forward to discussing these motions at the emergency NEC 💕
#NUSNC18
#NUSConference
#occupynus
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So the results of the recent emergency NEC meeting are in, and despite all the recent attempts at filibustering, we're pleased to announce the motion PASSED with an overwhelming majority!NUS now has policy to campaign for the decriminalisation of sex work
#NUSNC18
#NUSConference
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That moment when you're taking a photo with all the supporters of student sex workers and decrim and more and more people join in!! Luv u all ☂️✊🏽✊🏽
#NUSConference
#NUSNC18
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NUS is now officially mandated to support student sex workers and campaign against any attempts to introduce the Nordic model. This is actually huge.
#NUSNC18
#nusconference
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Tomorrow evening,
@SexWorkHive
will be taking over
@NevilleSouthall
's account and they'll be tweeting about student sex workers. Tune to your TL tomorrow for the info and Q&A session ☂️☂️☂️
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A few points on this as it's a nuanced thing. The initiative is welcomed as it's helped to keep sex workers in Leeds safe.
The area the zone is in is actually non-residential, open from 7am to 7pm, so the claims of kids coming across used condoms or needles are unfounded.
Is the UK's first 'legal' red-light zone working?
Sex workers say they feel safer - but the man who pioneered it has now told us it was a "mistake".
Our full report:
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Thank you so much to the amazing NUS women's officer
@hghani_
for her unrelenting support for the decriminalisation of sex work ☂️☂️☂️✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽
#NUSConference
#NUSNC18
@NUSBeth
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On Friday, we gathered at the Bank of England and marched across Central London with
@SexWorkHive
and
@ukdecrimnow
at the
#WomenStrike
March, then we shut down Soho with fellow sex worker led groups to demand decrim! ☂️☂️☂️☔⚡⚡
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We've just picked up our cute stickers (thanks
@ZeidHHTruscott
for the design!) and we're very excited to campaign at conference to ensure NUS supports student sex workers! ☂️☂️☂️😛
#NUSNC18
#NUSConference
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We've had a busy morning chatting to you all about sex work decriminalisation and handing out our cute stickers! Come chat to us & get a sticker ☂️☂️☂️
#NUSConference
#NUSNC18
#decrim
#sexwork
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"What do we want?
DECRIM!
When do we want it?
NOW!"
☔☔☔☔☔☔☔☔☔
@ProstitutesColl
@SexWorkHive
@ukdecrimnow
#IWD2019
#WomenStrike
#sexworkiswork
#decrimnow
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☂️new blog post ☂️
We've written about the Nordic model- what it is, what it's aims were and what sex workers think about it (spoiler alert: we don't like it!)
#NUSNC18
#NUSConference
#sexwork
#decrim
#nordicmodel
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The trans campaign has done so much to support sex worker activism. Trans students are more likely to do sex work, be denied basic healthcare, face constant onslaught from the media & universities/colleges unwilling to challenge transphobia. NUS needs to reverse this decision.
A statement on the defunding of NUS Trans campaign.
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Looking for love on conference floor? Take a minute to message us to see why you should vote for motion w107 👀💕☂💃
#NUSConference
#NUSNC18
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We're very pleased to have the support of NUS National President
@ShakiraSweet1
who fully supports student sex workers and decrim ☂️☂️✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽
#NUSConference
#NUSNC18
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☂️☂️Check out our new blog post that explains why we're campaigning for the decriminalisation of sex work ☂️☂️
#decrim
#NUSConference
#NUSNC18
#sexwork
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Really happy that motion 203 along with amendment 203a on supporting student sex workers passed at
#nustrans18
! ☂️☂️☂️
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Look at all this awesome merch! Now you can support
@SexWorkHive
while looking fabulous 💅
SWARM are very excited today to announce that we now have MERCH!!! You can head over to our store now to buy t-shirts, tote bags, posters, stickers and badges. We're so excited to see everyone kitted out in support of sex workers! 🐝🐝🐝
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97% of sex workers were willing to report crimes in the area (compared to 7% before the initiative was introduced) - Basis Yorkshire.
If the zone is closed down, can Leeds Council promise sex workers a viable alternate source of income? Sex work has gone up due to austerity.
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Hello, I'm a sex worker in a film. I won't be given a name or any dialogue and will probably be beaten or raped and my corpse will be shown in an alley or a motel room in my heels and fishnets.
Hello I’m gay man in a big budget biopic. Oblique references will be made to my sexuality but you’ll focus on my gal pals and make my lover a “close friend”. No other LGBT folk get speaking roles in the movie.
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Thank you
@JBPersonalBrand
for inviting us to do workshops at
#nustrans18
on the decriminalisation of sex work! Please follow us and check out our blog for more resources
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If the managed zone is closed down women won’t be able to stop working. They will be forced to work in even more isolated areas to avoid detection by the police and will be less able to screen clients who fear arrest. This undermines women’s safety.
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Londoners, this is tomorrow! ⬇️⬇️
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
Sex workers travelling to the US are being questioned and sometimes banned from entering the country. Come and find out about your rights from Daniel Parisi (partner at TL Brill Parisi) an expert in this area of law on 12 Nov
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London folk, please come along to the emergency protest if you can!! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
We're holding an EMERGENCY demo with
@ProstitutesColl
and
@xtalkproject
outside Parliament this Weds 4 July 1pm to protest
@SarahChampionMP
's dangerous call for laws inspired by Trump's crackdown on online sex work. Please join us - our safety is at risk
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Really disappointing stuff from
@HackneyAbbott
here. Diane, this report ignored tonnes of evidence submitted by sex workers and safety organisations, and it doesn't account for the impact the Nordic Model has had in areas where it's been implemented.
Sexual exploitation of women in 'pop-up brothels' is widespread, report says Vile trade. Important report.
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Zoning does allow sex workers, such as the one featured on the film, to report bad clients, and work without the fear of arrest.
It also means that street sex workers can work in close proximity to each other, adding a layer of safety.
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Sex workers will once again face arrest. Migrant and trans women are often particularly targeted by police crackdowns. Having a criminal record bars access to other jobs and prevents women from leaving prostitution. Is this what
@LeedsCC_News
wants?
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Please share! Lots of sex workers are currently struggling to work due to the coronavirus 💸⬇️⬇️⬇️
Please RT: SWARM is starting a hardship fund for UK sex workers in financial crisis due to
#Corvid19
. All donations via our website will go to the hardship fund to support sex workers in crisis. It's time to step up our efforts of mutual aid and solidarity
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Important piece on being a disabled sex worker, and how FOSTA/SESTA have impacted disabled sex workers:
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The council must also hold the government to account. Since 2010, 86% of the burden of austerity has fallen on women. Reports from Doncaster suggest a 60% increase in prostitution with charities saying: “Women are being forced to sell sex for £5 because of benefit sanctions.”
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We mentioned the weekly
@SexWorkHive
takeovers in our workshop! Check out Neville's twitter 7-9pm tonight
#nustrans18
All you sex workers out there talk to
@SexWorkHive
The more voices the stronger you get
They are on here at 7pm till 9pm
If you don’t talk nobody will know what u want
❤️❤️❤️
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When they never told you how much admin comes with sex work.
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Morning all! We're doing a last push by chatting to delegates in/ outside the venue, come find us and grab a sticker or flyer with more info on the decriminalisation of sex work ☂️☂️☂️
#NUSConference
#NUSNC18
#decrim
#sexwork
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Sex workers are striking on International Women's Day for safer working conditions and the full decriminalisation of sex work! More info about the event here ➡️➡️➡️
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We're really happy to see there's a motion to decriminalise sex work today at
#nusscotlgbtplus
, tabled by
@NUS_LGBT
+ Campaign. The motion passed unanimously! Please check out our blog in our bio for more resources on decrim :)
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We'd like to thank the LGBT+ campaign for all the work on supporting student sex workers they've done this year!
#NUSConference
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We all have so much love for
@LucasOfYork
in the student for decrim group! Please give Lucas North your vote for DPC! 💕☂🌈
#NUSConference
#NUSNC18
Lucas is amazing and has been great with helping us with motion W107 and the procedures of steering through the awful manovering that we saw yesterday please please vote them in!
#NUSNC18
#NUSConference
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It's vital to students of colour, student migrants, student refugees & asylum seekers & trans students that sex work is decriminalised.
The criminalisation of sex work attacks marginalised groups and NUS needs to take a stand.
#NUSNC18
#NUSConference
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⚡⚡⚡Happy IWD/ Strike day!⚡⚡⚡
See you on the streets! ✊🏽✊🏽✊🏽
⚡️Today we are on STRIKE! ⚡️
Join us, sex workers and allies 🌹
Women’s Strike events across the country
Sex / Work Strike 7pm Leicester Square
#8M2019
#womenstrike
#IWD2019
#strike4decrim
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We'd like to congratulate our comrades on their motion to decriminalise ABORTION. NUS in conjunction with NUS-USI has launched a
#hometov8te
campaign which provides travel bursaries to students to vote in the abortion referendum:
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We believe in transparency and accountability, and so here is the list of how each NEC member voted, for both our motion and the decriminalisation of abortion:
#NUSNC18
#NUSConference
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Thank you for the support!! 💝
#NUSNC18
#nusconference
I'm looking forward to voting in favour of this motion. In practice, the criminalisation of sex work and activities surrounding sex work (street walking, etc) always penalises the poor and marginalised. Let's get this passed!
#NUSNC18
#NuConference
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Remember you can watch us LIVE here at
#NUSConference
#NUSNC18
We'll probably be on talking about sex work at around 11am but we'll update you nearer the time!! ☂️☂️
@SexWorkHive
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We've been reading the APPG on prostitution and were struck by the first bullet point-
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We're very excited to be at
#BSCWinter19
giving a workshop on student sex workers - see you in ten minutes!
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If you truly care about student poverty, please support our motion on supporting sex workers and call for NUS to lobby for the decriminalisation of sex work‼️❗
#NUSConference
#NUSNC18
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Update: you can watch us LIVE here at
#NUSConference
#NUSNC18
We'll probably be on talking about sex work at around 11:45am but we'll update you nearer the time!! ☂️☂️
@SexWorkHive
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Check out our comprehensive blog post on why we need NUS to join us in campaigning for the decriminalisation of sex work ☂️☂️☂️
#NUSConference
#NUSNC18
❣️
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Tonight's topic is sex work and sexual health, check it out 7-9pm ⬇️⬇️⬇️
7pm till 9pm
@SexWorkHive
will be here with all thing relating to sex work issues
They are breaking down barriers and stigma surrounding them
They are great
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Check out the plain text version of motion W107 entitled students and sex work here:
#NUSNC18
#NUSConference
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Radio AvA is for and by sex workers and allies and are live right now tune in for some awesome and wholesome chat
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'The BBC said they cared about sex workers, so why was I mistreated on Louis Theroux’s set?' You may have seen Louis Theroux's doc on sex work. Here, Ashleigh, who asked to be removed, explains what the BBC needs to do to really support sex workers
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Our fav couple of paragraphs from the article, on trauma and sex work :
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Students at Royal Holloway, go vote on this important motion asap! ⬇️⬇️
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“If you are not taking care of sex workers, you are not taking care of black women. If you are not taking care of sex workers, you are not taking care of trans women.”
Let that soak in.
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This is NOT what we mean by the term sex work
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Friday 8th March 2019
Sex/Work Strike 2019
Meet 7pm: Leicester Square
On International Women’s Day we strike against the sexist, racist and criminal laws that jeopardise the lives of sex workers. On March 8th we will refuse to do sex/work for money.
⬇️
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Good morning all! We're really excited for the upcoming
@SexWorkHive
conference- a definite date for your diaries! ✨✨🐝🐝🐝
SWARM are very excited to announce that we're hosting a conference to celebrate our 10 year anniversary! It's all happening in London on May 17/18/19.
Keep an eye out for more information as we release it and in the meantime - save the date!
🐝🐝🐝
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Thanks for the support, Sara! ❤️
Here’s a petition about making people who sell sex safer. It seems contradictory I know, because if sex work is dangerous then surely it should be criminalised, to protect people? But current laws put workers in more danger. There’s a link to read for more information ❤️
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Really useful summary of why we're fighting for the decriminalisation (not legalisation) of sex work:
Wondering why we fight to decriminalize sex work, instead of legalize?
Learn more about it at our canvassing event on March 9. We're gonna take the streets of DC to talk about decriminalizing sex work and investing in resources in our communities.
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Decrim now!
‘Sex work is inherently work’ — Here’s why this lawyer is fighting to change the law criminalizing sex work in New York
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When your on the side civvy job somehow crosses over on to your sex work.
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Sex for £4: Life in Liverpool’s red light district-
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!!!
Suggesting these violent incels should just pay for sex is a bad take.
Why should sex workers put themselves in danger for men that have no intention to, or even desire to, become better people?
Sex workers are not therapists and they're not cops
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I've just asked my MP to support sex worker safety. This form makes it super easy and quick – join me and email your MP! /
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Ask
@SexWorkHive
some questions! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Official 8pm Q&A Thread: Feel free to answer questions below in regards to what we have spoke about this evening about sex work and drugs. Respond by replying to this thread.
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#BSCWinter19
we are in room 314!
We're very excited to be at
#BSCWinter19
giving a workshop on student sex workers - see you in ten minutes!
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@DaniRNI
Tomorrow! Will tweet the timings nearer the time but the welfare zone is being debated at 10-10:45 and then 11-11:45
#NUSConference
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