During the year, RealStars, with the support of HM Queen Silvia’s foundation “Care About the Children,” has organized two competitions aimed at high schools in Stockholm. One of the competitions aimed to honor the schools’ work on the overarching curriculum topic “Sex, Consent, and Relationships” by mapping the activities the schools have carried out throughout… Read more »
Fair Sex
RealStars mobilizes against exploitation on the EU’s Anti-Trafficking Day
From the top left: The staff at Clarion Hotel Post, informational material on the tables at Clarion Hotel Amaranten, Camilla Hannen, front desk manager at H. Lorensberg, RealStars Stockholm process leader Malin Säflund at the information desk at Clarion Hotel Amaranten. On the bottom row: Jennie Wennberg, front desk manager at Q.H. Waterfront, materials at… Read more »
School Visits Continue: RealStars Fosters Dialogue with Youth Through Creative Expression
RealStars Stockholm is thrilled to be back in high schools with lectures and workshops after the summer break. This autumn, we have several exciting visits planned at schools across the Stockholm region. We kicked off with a full day at Psykologigymnasiet in Solna, where we engaged with first- and third-year students enrolled in the social… Read more »
Auction Against Trafficking – Feel free to donate something, together we can make a difference
As autumn arrives, it’s the perfect time to clear out your closet. Maybe find a new home for that unused lamp in the corner? Many of us have things tucked away in our wardrobes or attics – nice items we just don’t use. This past June, with the support of Therése Lindgren, Linda Pira, Otto… Read more »
New OSCE Report Focuses on Demand as a Root Cause of Sexual Exploitation
In June 2021, the OSCE released the important report Discouraging the Demand that Fosters Trafficking for the Purpose of Sexual Exploitation. Unlike similar reports from intergovernmental organizations, this report places a stronger emphasis on demand as a root cause of sexual exploitation. Notably, RealStars’ campaign For Fair Sex is highlighted in the section on Sweden…. Read more »
An Auction on Tradera for the benefit of the work against sexual exploitation
Recent years campaigns and surveys show clearly that sexual exploitation has increased in Sweden the last few years. Despite this, there are few resources for the preventive work, to work against sex purchase that drives prostitution and human trafficking. That’s why Realstars are exploring new ways to draw attention to the work to combat trafficking… Read more »
Internship project for Fair Sex Norms in the music scene
My name is Jennifer Wigert, and I have gotten the unique opportunity to do my LiA-internship at Realstars. Believe it or not – As soon as I got to know their decision, there were some happy tears, haha. I´m 32 years old and lives in Stockholm, which I have for the last 15 years, when… Read more »
RealStars’ first decade
Ten years, time flies. A glance back in time shows a large spectrum of efforts for Fair Sex and against trafficking. Thousands of people have gotten involved despite being a small organisation that is mainly project funded, which works as a catalyst through others and within networks for a more powerful impact. In the beginning… Read more »
RealStars’ campaign 2020
How can men get other men to stop purchasing sex? Last fall we asked that question to advertising students, who were given the task to create ads about prostitution. RealStars are now launching a campaign with those ads, and we believe and hope that it will make a difference. Due to Paolo Roberto’s publicized sex… Read more »
Are you familiar with these myths about prostitution and sex purchases?
When discussing sex purchases and the Swedish Sex Purchases Act, arguments are often mentioned which are based on myths. Below we list and deal with six myths that are used to justify sex purchases. “Selling sex is like any other job” Describing prostitution as “sex work” is to conceal the real suffering and violations that… Read more »