In conjunction with the Human Rights Day, December 10th, RealStars is paying attention to the slave trade in Europe and wants the uprising of tightening the law to stop trafficking, reach the EU’s decision-makers. Thousands of signatures have been collected throughout the year during our campaigns. The EU must make it a reality to protect… Read more »
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Pictures from our school visits
A picture says more than a thousand words, as the saying goes. To see specific works that students have done, stay updated on Creativity for Fair Sex. Are you a teacher or a student and want that Real Stars visit your school in 2015? Do not hesitate to contact any of our process managers Anna Lindeborg,… Read more »
Cultural norms, taboos and knowledge of sex amongst the youth of Bali
When you live in a country like Sweden, it is easy to forget how great things actually are, but after living in Bali on and off for three years while working with children and youth I have a newfound respect for the Swedish educational system and the open-minded social culture. The public school system in… Read more »
RealStars evokes engagement in classrooms
In collaboration with RealStars, performing students attending the Aesthetic Communication 2 course at the Media School, have created personal digital stories around the theme of borders and boundaries. The project began with RealStars giving a lecture and workshop on trafficking and Fair Sex, and on this basis, work began on the digital stories. “Digital Story”… Read more »
Survey of the Swedish Sex-purchase market on the Internet: Part 2
The most common way to buy sex today is through the internet. Most people have access to a computer, which means that anyone can buy sex at anytime. Everywhere in the world sex purchases are carried out and the contact is established on the internet. But how is the sex purchase really carried out on… Read more »
Fundraising days in Nordstan
Realstars attended the Fundraising Days 24-26 November in Nordstan. The Fundraising Days is a brand-new event aiming at emphasizing the importance of fundraising to benefit vulnerable people; both locally and globally. This turned out to be a very successful and profitable initiative giving us the opportunity to meet other organizations and lots of curious… Read more »
Prostitution and trafficking exploit the weak and vulnerable
Paying in order to carry out abuse and sexual violence is part the form of exploitation that is prostitution. ”Slavery still exists, but now it applies only to women and its name is prostitution”. These are the words of the perceptive 19th century author Victor Hugo. November 12 saw the gathering of several anti-trafficking organisations… Read more »
Creativity was flowing on Ingrid Segerstedts Gymnasium
Last Tuesday, we spend a full day at the Ingrid Segerstedts Gymnasium in Gothenburg. The school hosted a culture day and it was boiling with creativity throughout the day. We had a total of three different gatherings that began with a joint lecture on trafficking, prostitution and how we together can make a difference –… Read more »
More students create for Realstars
Hello There, I’m Joakim Eklund; senior Storyteller and also immensely proud board members of RealStars. The last 18 years I have worked with digital games for marketing, training, entertainment and social change. The last 5 years at www.hellothere.se of which I’m one of the founders. In parallel to my daily work at Hello There I… Read more »
“Together we can change gender norms in an early age”
“Thank you for coming. I just don’t understand why we were the only ones allowed to listen, the whole school should have been here.” The last two weeks, RealStars have visited schools in Trollhättan, Skövde, Tibro and Göteborg. Our visits have been very busy and we have learned a lot. At Västerhöjds gymnasium in Skövde,… Read more »