The European Football Championship, the excitement, partying and high stakes are over for this time. Increased sex trade and trafficking has once again been observed as a dark side of the championship. The headlines found in Swedish media were primarily about Femen, a Ukrainian feminist protest group who use their bodies as a weapon against… Read more »
“See Me Not” a girls path to freedom from a brothel in India
Réal Laplaine writes fiction books that have a moral, warm and human tone. His latest book SEE ME NOT is a little gem, a unique book about a twelve-year-old girl’s fate as a sex slave in India. The book, while touching and engaging, also gives a fresh note amongst all the heavy books covering this… Read more »
Film tip: HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Just like imdb.com describes the film ”Everyday young girls are bought and sold”, it seems fitting to add ”over and over….and over…again” – that is the general plot of the movie. A global, illegal operation where the lives of young women are treated as a piece of meat on the most horrific market you can… Read more »
Fashion that cares 2
We continue with the series about fashion that makes you think. An interesting study from the Swedish fashion city of Borås recently said that purchasing of clothes and shoes had increased with 53 % between 1999-2009. (Speaking of Borås, a big thanks to the fashion designers in photography, design and models who have helped RealStars.)… Read more »
Our video response to Misstravel.com
MissTravel.com video: Our Video Response: RealStars driver kampanjer för Fair Sex, det har ingen missat som följt oss sedan starten 2010. RealStars har som vision att sex ska ske på lika villkor och att alla former av sexövergrepp ska försvinna. Sex trafficking är raka motsatsen till Fair Sex, däremellan finns olika uttryck och utnyttjande som… Read more »
“He’s a John Doe”
RealStars welcome our guest-blogger Sari Vettenranta. Sari has a degree in journalism and is currently focused on criminology. She is adamant that all people should be allowed to live their lives without being oppressed or exposed to systematic abuse. Remember the outcry during spring 2010, when the Minister of Justice Beatrice Ask (M) suggested that… Read more »
Three questions for The Naima Train
RealStars are happy and proud to present Maria Nyström – better known as The Naima Train – one of our two great singers at tomorrow’s event against trafficking. You will be playing a song by Björk at the Club-event for Fair Sex- why did you pick that song? I chose to play the song Cocoon…. Read more »
Three questions for Sebastian Wijk
Sebastian Wijk is a fantastic singer-song writer who will perform at RealStars’ club-event at Win Win in Gothenburg next Thursday May 24. Read more about Sebastian and listen to his music here. What makes you happy? When there are no grey clouds in my heart. That’s when I’m happy. What would you do to make… Read more »
Sex trafficking – inside the business of modern slavery
As you sip your morning latte while reading this book review on your computer, Over one million woman and children from around the globe are held captive as slaves and forced to have sex with men around the clock, some for less then the price of your coffee. These woman and children are far from… Read more »
A spring full of activities and events
Spring is here and Gothenburg will have plenty of activities and events. RealStars will of course be where it all happens! On Tuesday, May 8th it’s time for Vårruset (the Spring run) in Slottsskogen. We will be there dressed in our new RealStars t-shirts to collect signatures for the For Fair Sex – campaign. We… Read more »