A report by a South African NGO that shows how wrong the predications about commercial sex in South Africa during the world Cup were. The question is will it prevent disinformation and hysteria surrounding sporting events in future.
Year of publication: 2010 Theme: Health and HIV Theme: Human Rights and Law Theme: Migration and Mobility
Consultation-on-HIV-Sex-work-and-2010.pdf
Author:
SWEAT South Africa
Relevant URL:
http://sasexwork.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Consultation-on-HIV-Se... 
Dialogue around the South Africa-based 2010 Soccer World Cup, proposals to introduce a moratorium on the harassment of sex workers by the South African Police Force, and the continued criminalisation of sex workers and their clients in South Africa sparked the production of this work. It outlines several key issues, considerations, challenges and recommendations for policy-makers, NGOs, sex workers and other actors in the fields of HIV and human rights, to help build a supportive and enabling environment for sex workers to realise their rights. (Quoted from World Aids Campaign 
From 18-23 July 2010, the 18th International AIDS Conference took place in Vienna, Austria - with a strong presence and visibility of sex workers. Through a number of booths, a big networking zone, presentations, film screenings and performances, on panels, in plenary and at protests - and with the ever present red umbrella - sex workers and their allies demanded that funders, policy makers, researchers, and other organisations recognise and support the human rights of sex workers.
"Directory of services for sex worekrs and other sex worker resources"
“Keeping Safe: Safety Advice for Sex Workers in the UK" ¨This booklet has been written for women, men and transgender people working in the UK sex industry. It contains information and advice about keeping safe when working, whether on the streets, in establishments, in your own working flat/home, or escorting to homes or hotels.¨
"Sorted Men: A Guide to Selling Sex”
During the AIDS 2010 conference Astrid Renland from 
to inform your potential sex partner of your HIV-status (if positive) before you have sex. If you have protected sex without telling you can be locked up for three months at the time to “protect society” and eventually get sentenced to jail, even if you never put anyone in danger.
PETITION OF SUPPORT
I am here wearing many hats so I will focus on sex work for this interview. 
While most of my chats were with ICRSE Network members I also had a chance to speak with Liz C - new chair of SWOP USA Board of directors. Liz was in Vienna with several colleagues from the USA who together supported the SWOP USA NGO booth, acted-up and networked like crazy.
Hetaira, colectivo en defensa de los derechos de las prostitutas
DEMETRA Association of HIV affected women and Their Family
The NSWP have produced an excellent "sex work & HIV/AIDS - NSWP Roadmap" guide to what is happening at the conference involving sex work. Information is listed for each day and covers Conference sessions, Global Village activities, Poster presentations, cultural events and more. You can download this in a pdf format 157kb. Visit our 
Congratulations to all of the 
1 April is a special day in Macedonia where people play jokes on one another and there are public concerts and events held in the city centers. This year 
After a week long sex worker video training workshop the APNSW is hosting a dinner and drinks celebration. We will show some films made by sex workers in Asia and hopefully have some informal discussions about sex workers' organising and other issues raised in the films. 
Comunicato stampa: Servizi sul Sesso in cambio di Diritti.
Le/i sex workers annunciano una provocatoria campagna per sensibilizzare sui diritti negati.
Discrimination makes SEX WORKERS feel ALIEN!
Although our news is a little late it is so fabulous we had to post it anyway. Sex Workers and rights activists took to the streets of Sydney Australia for this year's Mardi Gras (27 February) along with other revelers. 
loat by A Gender Agenda (ACT). Sex workers from Scarlet Alliance, Vixen and RhED (Victoria), Sex Industry Network (SA), Debby Doesn't Do It For Free, Sex Workers Union, SWOP NSW, Scarlet Alliance Tasmanian Office and international friends from Fiji, Japan, North America, UK, Vienna, Ireland and more..."
This year's conference took place in le Sénat in Paris and it included a full day of panel discussions on topics of sex work and the Internet, the criminalisation of clients and the debate around re-establishing a brothel system in France. Participants included female, male and transgender sex worker activists, ally activists, politicians and others from across France and also representatives from Switzerland, Belgium, Sweden and the Netherlands.
"little could have prepared us for that day when ‘J’ arrived at one of our Our Space events. Without much of a hello, she pulled out her photo identification card, which read ‘SEX OFFENDER’ in block orange letters. She is only 23 years old, one month clean from an eight and a half year heroin addiction; the ‘sex offender’ label will remain on her ID until she turns 48." (read the brochure 
End Unjust Arrests, Sentencing and Sex Offender Registration of Sex Workers
After a series of regional awards events 
"20 years of sex worker, LGBT and other activist and arts interviews, performances and other video recordings..."
For the second year, NYC-based organization 
Have you ever wanted to hand someone a list of answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about sex workers and sex work? Maria Nengeh Mensah at 
On 25th-29th April 2010, the 21st International Harm Reduction Conference is taking place where it was first established in Liverpool, England. 
Bonjour tout le monde,
Launched in December of 2009 10 TACTICS provides original and artful ways for rights advocates to capture attention and communicate a cause. It includes a 50-minute film documenting inspiring info-activism stories from around the world and a set of cards; with tools tips and advice, for you to work through as you plan your own info-activism.
On December 18th, JAZAS held a press conference/ round table discussion “Prostitution in Serbia: Is there an adequate answer?” The conference was attended by stakeholders from the non-governmental sector and the media. Overall 51 people attended. The round table discussion/ press conference was significant in that it provided several different viewpoints on sex work and opened up discussion on the different terms and concepts related to sex work i.e trafficking, legalization, decriminalization and other models of regulation of sex work.
l'association Grisélidis organised a demonstration on 17 December at Place de Capital, Toulous to denounce the violence faced by sex workers in everyday life. Les travailleurs du sexe «Nous voulons nos putains de droits!» You can read more press clippings (FR) 
On December 17 in Ukraine, Kiev - the sex worker group "LegaLife" (now registered!) Held a press conference. After the press conference the Drop-in center held a flash mob in the central square (Independence Square), on the main street of the capital of Ukraine (Khreschatyk) and near the Kiev mayor's office with red umbrellas, on which (each!) was written: "Equal rights!" and "No to violence!". The action was attended by 10 women from different regions and organizations of Ukraine! After the rally we handed out leaflets to the public.
NGO 
To learn how sex workers and allies marked 17 December across Canada visit the "Sex Workers in Solidarity" page on the 
Update:
Welcome to the website of the Paulo Longo Research Initiative. We are launching the site on December 17, the Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers in support of sex worker organisations in dozens of countries who are demanding action to stop violence.
