Co-founder of ELSC, Co-Creator of “Ask A Stripper” and author of The Ethical Stripper (2022), Stacey Clare has long experience of having to work around State interventions that act more to placate public opinion than actually help … I wish I could say I was writing this article with a sense of justice, a burning
United Sex Workers (USW) is trying to raise £20,000 to fund a judicial review of Edinburgh City Council’s strip club ban. A successful judicial review could mean an end to strip club bans across England, Scotland & Wales and give strippers a chance to collectively organise without worrying about their workplaces being shut down. At
From the legislative war on sex workers to new rules governing criminal record disclosure, Carl Spender is here with a round-up of the last month’s legal news. On more than one occasion this year, I have lamented the never-ending game of catch-up I seem to be playing with the mutating provisions of the Health Protection
It was the day after International Women’s Day and I was tired, obviously, but also feeling good about pulling off another strike for the 3rd year in a row in London. I went on twitter looking for photos of our actions, and found something heart-breaking instead: In the Spanish state, my sex working combabes had
London, March 8th: International Women’s Day An estimated 2000 people gathered to reclaim the heart of the city of London as part of the Women’s Strike, collectively assembling to refuse work and join in international solidarity against the current conditions of womanhood. Gender dysphoria raging, I limped out into the lashing rain to head to
Each year on International Women’s Day, millions of women worldwide go on strike. Those who are able, refuse to do all the work- both paid and unpaid- which keeps the world going. In the UK, the 8th March strike is organised by the Women’s Strike Assembly. Here is their call for strike this Sunday. “This
Anarchists through history have often been at the margins of society, associated with criminality and other unacceptable categories. So, it should be no surprise to know some anarchists are also sex workers, or have been close to sex workers. We fought Mussolini and Franco, we continue fighting today. Emma Goldman wrote in 1910 about trafficking
The Royal College of Nursing (RNC) has voted yesterday in favour of the motion that “this meeting of Congress calls upon the RCN Council to lobby governments across the UK to decriminalise prostitution.” Nurse Lou Cahill, who spoke to the motion commented: “I am proud that nurses today voted to support the decriminalisation of sex
Staff were kept in the dark about 110 redundancies and “worked for nothing” in January, say activists ~ Stanton Cree ~ Solidarity Federation in Manchester yesterday (13 February) held a picket outside local burger restaurant Super Awesome Deluxe, following the sudden closure of all Almost Famous burger restaurants across Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester.
Building collective power reduces pressure on individuals and makes us less dependent on charismatic personalities ~ Nora Ziegler ~ Anarchists of different ages, genders and backgrounds pride themselves on being tough, brave, competent, compassionate, skilled, patient, sharp, committed, creative, radical—and there really are some outstanding individuals out there!
As private investment in high-end flats continues, housing groups report record overcrowding in social housing ~ Blade Runner ~ Despite the cold and rain, 150 people gathered in Peckham Square on Saturday (8 February) to protest redevelopment plans for Peckham town centre, and show their solidarity against another aggressive gentrification project.
We’re joined by legal eagle Andy Meinke to talk about the news of the week, and muse upon what work the anarchist movement can be doing to rebuild our strength in the face of downheartening events.
Confronting the far right means solidarity with climate refugees ~ James Horton ~ In late January, the Climate and Nature (CaN) Bill failed to pass at the House of Commons.
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