Stop Female Death In Advertising is Lisa Hågeby’s master’s dissertation at Beckman’s University of Design. The project shows how women in commercials are made submissive on a grand scale. To illustrate the phenomenon, she picked the most extreme form of submission, images that allude to a dead woman. From ReaStars’ perspective, it is not hard… Read more »
Fair Sex
This t-shirt helps stop sex trafficking
RealStars is launching our first t-shirt now. 25% of the profits are used to stop trafficking. The t-shirt which is made with organic cotton is available in unisex and female styles. Buy it HERE and help us promote Fair Sex and fight trafficking. The design is made by textile-designer Johanna Brag. It´s a design that… Read more »
Fair Sex: Nätverket – ett spel börjar ta form
RealStars are looking for two process leaders!
Fair Sex: The network and creative expressions is the collective name for our new project which is financed by Allmänna arvsfonden. In this project we will create web based interactive teaching aids about sex, trafficking and human rights for young people. The second part of the project is about stimulating young people to do things… Read more »
March 8 – Starting early with a new campaign
The International Women’s Day, a day to take note of and to acknowledge strong women is usually how we explain it. Like we say at RealStars: We are all stars and can all do something for others and fight for freedom and human rights. Realstars is at Världskulturmuseet and celebrates tonight at 7. We are… Read more »
The International Women’s Day, March 8th
On The International Women’s Day 3/8 Amnesty and Ladyfest Göteborg will arrange a party to celebrate amazing women who fight for their freedoms and rights. The party will be at Världskulturmuseet and begins at 7PM after the March 8th demonstration. Matilda Berggren will be the MC of the evening. The evening comes with exciting seminars… Read more »
”Women from The Baltic are mainly the ones who are strippers”
Earlier in February Aftonbladet reported about a statement from The Moderate Party member Göran Jämting where he sympathizes with men who pay for sex and said: “there are actually men who never find a woman”. The statement was regarding whether a strip club in Åre should be given a license to sell alcohol. Jämting’s statements… Read more »
Should the Sex Purchase Act be decriminalised? Part 1
In 1999, Sweden was the first country to introduce a sex purchasing law that made it illegal to buy sexual services, but not to sell them. Other countries, such as Iceland and Norway have followed Sweden’s approach. The United Kingdom also has similar legislation. Even though prostitution is legal, the buyer can be charged if… Read more »
RealStars should become bigger and more notable in 2013
RealStars can look back on an eventful 2012 with many successful activities. All thanks to valuable aid, cooperation and inspiration in our work. We have affected locally, nationally and on EU level. Our most successful year since our beginnings in 2010. We want to take the lead in the defense of everyone’s equality and Fair… Read more »
2012: A year of rape
A year has passed and a lot has happened. Many good things but also many bad things. Previously, about 5000 rapes are reported every year in Sweden. That’s more than in our neighboring countries. This is good and bad, of course terrible that so many people are victims of sexual assaults, but the fact that… Read more »