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01 October 2020

Sex Workers, Consent and Sexual Assault

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Sex workers have individual boundaries on the services that we provide. When our sexual boundaries are disregarded, this is sexual assault, just as it is for any member of the public, regardless of their occupation.

19 February 2020

Facial Recognition Camera at Fair Day

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Last Sunday at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Fair Day in Victoria Park, the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras employed a security company to place a facial recognition camera at the event to “measure the amount of visitors in Fair Day”...

06 December 2019

Kate DeMaere Speaks at Reclaim the Night

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Kate DeMaere Speaks at Reclaim the Night

SWOP Executive Committee member, Kate DeMaere, was a keynote speaker at the Reclaim the Night rally in Hyde Park on Friday 29th November. 

30 August 2019

Time for sexuality policy for the NDIS

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Time for sexuality policy for the NDIS

SWOP and our associates at Touching Base are today calling for the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) to develop a comprehensive policy on sexuality for people with disability accessing the NDIS.

18 September 2018

International Day of Action in Memory of Vanessa Campos

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International Day of Action in Memory of Vanessa Campos

This Friday 20 September sex workers in all major cities across the globe will publicly mourn the death of sex worker Vanessa Campos, murdered in August 2018 whilst working in the Bois de Boulogne in Paris.

24 July 2018

My Health Record - if in doubt, opt out!

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My Health Record - if in doubt, opt out!

SWOP and Positive Life have released a Briefing Paper to inform and educate sex workers, people living with HIV (PLHIV) and people who use and inject drugs (PWID/PWUD) about the advantages and disadvantages of the electronic medical record system - My Health Record (MHR).

28 June 2018

Vale, Roberta Perkins

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Vale, Roberta Perkins

Scarlet Alliance, Australian Sex Workers Association and SWOP NSW mourn the passing of academic, researcher, author and trans and sex worker rights activist Roberta Perkins... 

12 June 2018

Queen's Birthday Honours for Julie Bates

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Queen's Birthday Honours for Julie Bates

The SWOP office, and the sex work community, were delighted to hear that long-time sex work activist, Julie Bates, was recently recognised as part of the Queen’s Birthday Honours List, with an Order of Australia...

29 January 2018

SWOP at Yabun

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SWOP at Yabun

On 26th January, SWOP attended Yabun Festival, the largest one-day gathering and recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures in Australia...

14 September 2017

SWOP wins at the 2017 Multicultural Health Communication Awards

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SWOP wins at the 2017 Multicultural Health Communication Awards

On Monday 4th September, SWOP's multicultural team made their way to the Maritime Museum at Darling Harbour...