The fall is upon us, the weather is shifting as it does only during the Swedish fall and the school visits are lining up, one after the other, for the RealStars process managers in Stockholm and Gothenburg. Last week, RealStars visited first year students at Stillerska Filmgymnasiet, a smaller group of students that provoked a… Read more »
Fair Sex
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 »
Instagram contest – #forfair6
Now RealStars is launching an Instagram contest with the theme Fair Sex that will last all autumn! Fair sex is sex on equal terms with mututal respect – Fair Sex cannot be exchanged, bought or sold. RealStars loves creative expressions and we believe in the old cliché that a picture tells more than a thousand words…. Read more »
The Media Upper Secondary School in Nacka Strand
The fall semester of 2015 is in full swing and so are we here at RealStars. Yesterday I, Anton, visited the amazing last year students who are studying photography at the Media Upper Secondary School. The afternoon was initiated with a lecture where students could learn more about trafficking, what the situation is like in… 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 »
#wedontbuyit, new legislation in Northern Ireland and End Demand Now in Scotland
Things are changing on the British Islands. The #wedontbuyit campaign in Ireland and Northern Ireland, new sex purchase legislation and, only yesterday, a new anti-prostitution campaign in Scotland. A campaign by the name #wedontbuyit has been growing strong in the British Islands during the spring. With slogans such as “Prostitution we don’t buy it” and “most… Read more »
”It is 8 % too many”
This week we visited the athletics school Prolympia in West Gothenburg. Everyone in eighth class have the theme sex and coexistence the whole week. A fantastic initiative, we think, and we were very happy to be able to be there during two whole days and meet four different classes. The visits included exciting discussions and… Read more »
Jenny and Olivia answers three questions
Jenny and Olivia contacted RealStars because they, like us, want to spread the Fair Sex message through fashion. They have used the Fair Sex t-shirts and taken amazing photos as you can see below. They also agreed upon answering three questions about their opinions on trafficking and Fair Sex. You too can buy a t-shirt… Read more »
A visit to Borgarskolan in Gävle
Last week the process manager of RealStars in Stockholm had the great pleasure to visit Borgarskolan in Gävle for during an entire afternoon hold a lecture and a creative workshop for students in second grade with an image- and graphic communication. The day included many interesting reflections on human trafficking, sex trafficking and prostitution, as… Read more »
“Can’t one just help them?”
During next week the students finish school in Gothenburg, which means that the summer break soon is here. RealStars school visits are finishing for this school year, but we still have a few to do. Yesterday, we visited Sjölins gymnasium in Vasastan. During the afternoon, we met around 70 students who curiously and interestedly listened… Read more »