Four years after passing a Sex Trade Law, Norway has begun evaluating its efficacy. The results are striking and positive and appear to indicate a significant reduction in the demand for prostitutes. The Norwegian legislation against buying sex went active January 1 of 2009 – the reason being that the then current Norwegian Government wanted… Read more »
Heart for People On Street: ”We want them to see that someone cares about them”
Realstars wishes to show some initiatives to stop trafficking. We can make a difference together – we have all our own part to play in protecting people at risk and to stand up for human rights. We met Andrea Abrahansson, team leader for Heart for People On Street who tells us about some incredibly important… Read more »
Such great creations by Stenebyskolan!
We at Realstars are impressed with the work and artistic expressions the students have created to give a voice to FAIR SEX! We visited Stenebyskolan in Dalsland just before the summer break, where we held a lecture about Fair Sex against trafficking. The craft students then picked various avenues for creating. The idea gradually turned… Read more »
Hotel Flora is the first Fair Sex-hotel
The family owned Hotel Flora is located at Grönsakstorget in Gothenburg. The hotel becomes the first in the country with the clear slogan: ”This is a Fair Sex hotel”. The Fair Sex slogan is produced by RealStars and is an indicator of the fact that this hotel actively works against sex trade and trafficking. The… Read more »
The Ship Brothel in Almedalen is a Realstars campaign
Rumors about the German ship brothel ”Lust Yacht” have circulated during the Almedalen week. The fictitious concerns that a ship brothel has anchored off Visby’s harbor was a campaign made by Realstars to create awareness of how widespread the European sex industry really is. The campaign builds on Järfälla Tjejjour’s ”Almedalsbordellen” 2010 and is a… Read more »
German Ship Brothel in Almedalen
During this week, RealStars is on location at Almedalen, protesting the German ship brothel Lust Yacht in order to encourage more people to take action for an enforced legislation against sex trade. Lust Yacht is a German ship brothel advertising that the best party in Almedalen is found beyond Swedish borders. All over Almedalen we’ve… Read more »
Advice about an important film: ”The Voice of the Voiceless”
The Voice of the Voiceless or La Voz de los Silenciados was screened at Göteborg’s Filmfestival (Göteborg International Film Festival) 2014. It has been and will be screened at several film festivals all over the world. Keep an eye out for it, and if you find a place screening the film, you should take the… Read more »
Realstars at Almedalen
This year’s Almedalsvecka (Almedalen Week) has begun. Realstars are on location with various activities this year. There is among other things a seminar you can read about below. Hope to see you there. Issues like trafficking need to be a higher priority on the agenda and society needs to step away from words and act… Read more »
Realstars at the Nordiskt Forum in Malmö
Last weekend 20,000 people attended the Nordiskt Forum in Malmö, which offered a variety of activities and perspectives on gender and feminism. We were five people from Realstars who during 4 days occupied the booth for 28 hours and passed on our message about Fair Sex trafficking. We were hosting a seminar on Sunday with… Read more »
Gudrun Schyman
The fact that Feministic Initiative (FI), the Swedish party of which Gudrun Schyman is the leader, did incredibly well in the latest election of the European Parliament is exciting news. In a tent by the stage during West Pride in Gothenburg, Realstars managed to steal a few minutes of Gudrun’s time before it was her… Read more »
