Posts By: Realstars

Fair Sex t-shirt at Butik Kubik

We are so happy that the RealStars Fair Fucking Sex t-shirt now is available at Butik Kubik. As they describe themselves, Butik Kubik is a small, colourful boutique that sells clothes produced in small scale. They also sell jewellery from independent Swedish designers, many of which are environmentally friendly in different ways. In this context,… Read more »

Intense weeks in Stockholm

The last few weeks have been full of school visits in Stockholm and its surroundings. RealStars have visited S:t Eriksgymnasiet, Kunskapsgymnasiet (The Globe), Grillska Gymnasiet (Uppsala), Rönninge Gymnasiet, Norra Real, Thorildsplansgymnasiet and Didaktus Liljeholmen. At every school, and in every class, we have met students with strong engagement and will to discuss. They were all… Read more »

Break the Chain

On Saturday RealStars participated in Break the Chain, a seminar on prostitution and trafficking at the Museum of World Culture in Gothenburg. The day began with a guided tour of the exhibition Playground, an exhibition about norms and the right to be yourself. Through collected objects from Sweden and Vietnam, stories of prejudice, gender and… Read more »

A tourism industry free from trafficking – Stockholm Seminar

On 11 May 2015, RealStars hosted a roundtable meeting on the topic of ‘Innovation Against Trafficking’ at the Scandic Hotel in Stockholm. Vinnova financed the seminar. Close to fifty representatives from Stockholm’s tourism industry participated and speakers included delegates from regional government authorities, Police from the Swedish city of Falun, RealStars, Swedish Destination Development and… Read more »

Myths and perceptions are discussed and knowledge shared – for Fair Sex on a broad front

RealStars visited Praktiska Gymnasiet in Gothenburg this week. The visit involved intensive hours with lots of discussion and many creative and exciting ideas about how we together can make the world a better place. We also talked about the many myths and perceptions that exist around discussions on sex, sexual norms, gender and abuse. There… Read more »

Round table meetings to make tourism industry free from trafficking

During the spring, RealStars has been running an innovation process within the tourism industry. The aim has been to prevent trafficking and prostitution through cooperation. The project was completed on the 29th of April, when a last round table meeting was held to discuss the effort towards a tourism industry free of trafficking. We had… Read more »

An afternoon filled with knowledge, strategies and methods for Fair Sex

  Our exciting event at Frilagret in Gothenburg on April 23 turned out to be a great success. Around 80 people showed up to listen to interesting lectures and panel discussions, view art and talk about the issues at hand. The topics discussed ranged from internet to young people and Fair Sex – sex on… Read more »

St Eriksgymnasium and discussions at the Stockholm UN Association

During week 16 Realstars visited music, art and drama students at St Eriksgymnasiet (the St Erik high school) to hold lectures and workshops focusing on sex trafficking and Fair Sex. On March 25, the International Day of Remembrance of Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, RealStars was also invited by the UN Association… Read more »

The campaign – The #facesofprostitution – which image is communicated and why?

A blog post on exoduscry.com that was published on March 25th – the 25 anniversary of the launch of Pretty Woman – and then was reposted by the Australian site Mamamia, described how young women can be lured into a life of prostitution because owing to the glorified image conveyed in Pretty Woman. The post… Read more »

RealStars visited the upper secondary schools “Jensen” and “Norra Real”

During a week in April, RealStars visited six upper secondary school year 1 and year 2 classes following the Science and Economy programs at Jensen and Norra Real. We discussed human trafficking, sex slavery and Fair Sex in English as a part of the students’ regular education. During the same week RealStars also visited a… Read more »