During Monday October 12th, RealStars participated in a conference about the sex trade in Sweden, arranged by the nonprofit organization “Talita”. The day presented a busy schedule with many prominent speakers such as Beatrice Ask, Simon Häggström, Caroline Engvall and Björn Sellström. In the text below follows a few trends we observed during the day…. Read more »
Event & aktiviteter
Realstars’ display at the public library in Gothenburg – October 18th and 2 weeks forward!
What kind of society do we want? How do we diminish the demand for sexual services – the root cause of trafficking? In Europe the purchaser of sexual services is protected by liberal legislation and few victims of trafficking are being rescued. For the fifth year in a row, Realstars are raising awareness during the… Read more »
The Book Fair: RealStar’s lottery with signed copies of books about sex trafficking was a success
Sex trafficking is a hot topic and we experienced this for ourselves during The (Gothenburg) Book Fair. RealStars spread the message that the most efficient way of counteracting sex trafficking is by focusing on market demand. To help us out we had a popular quiz and a book lottery with prizes from several esteemed authors…. Read more »
Caroline af Ugglas + RealStars + 18th of October + you = A Europe free from trafficking
October 18 is the anti-trafficking day. For the fifth year, we at RealStars note this by inviting you to an inspiring day. Here you can, by buying an exclusive painting by the artist Caroline af Ugglas, help support our persistent work for a Europe free from trafficking. The goal is to sell 50 paintings. Trafficking… Read more »
An offer to MYO, CYO and LYO
On August 31, Expressen reported that the Moderate Youth Organization had decided to work for the abolishing of the law prohibiting the purchase of sexual services and that the purchasing of sex should be legalized. As a reaction to this, on Monday 31/8 RealStars decided to send out the following email to the representatives of… Read more »
RealStars @ Stockholm Pride 2015
Under the watchword ”we are breaking up with trafficking and unfair sex in Europe”, RealStars participated in the Pride parade 2015 last Saturday. In total, we were 16 people that distributed information about RealStars’ work to curious Stockholm natives along the parade route during the day. To RealStars, it is important to participate in the… Read more »
Meet RealStars in Almedalen
The politicians’ week in Almedalen will start on Sunday, and RealStars will obviously be there. On Monday, the 29th of June at 10 am, we invite to a panel talk on the theme “Who accepts responsibility for the selling of teenage bodies online and IRL?”. You are very welcome! Sex trafficking is increasing in the… 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 »
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 »
RealStars at the “Meg-days”
On March 5-6 Realstars participated in the “Meg-days” at Svenska Mässan (the Swedish fair). This was an excellent opportunity for us to make visible our organisation and network with other participants. “Meg is a forum for political debate in regards to media and media development. It is a meeting place for decision-makers and well-established… Read more »
