Art for Fair Sex at Lagerhuset is drawing near. Here is the initial insight from two of the artists about their works and Fair Sex. Ann-Pia Azizuddin “Fair Sex to me, can be the sensual expression found in dance. Drawing Martina while she dances flamenco is life-affirming, full of passion, joy and a total attention… Read more »
Thomas Hammarberg – about Trafficking in Europe
For most of his life, Thomas Hammarberg has worked with increasing the protection of human rights through various international assignments, such as the Council of Europe’s Commission for Human Rights. Thomas was given the Nobel Peace Prize in 1977 on behalf of Amnesty International. What are you focused on today? – The constant struggle for… Read more »
Interview with Finn Norgren, former secretary-general of Musikhjälpen
Musikhjälpen (Music Aid) is one of the most famous non-profit initiatives in Sweden. During a week in 2011, they collected a whooping 18 million SEK for various non-profit organizations. Last year’s theme ”All girls have the right to go to school” captivated the Swedish people. A number of help organizations all over Europe received a… Read more »
Three questions for Emma S
Three new questions are asked to the supermodel Emma Wiklund. Emma is a woman of many talents. We have seen her as a broadcaster, actress – and now she has success as self-employed for the skin-care brand Emma S. 1. What makes you happy? – My family, exercise, good food, travel and my friends. 2…. Read more »
Going for gold in the fight against trafficking
There is a lot of attention aimed at London this summer, the world city for the Olympics and Paralympics. Two organizations, Stop the Traffik and UN.GIFT, have taken this opportunity together to use the games as a platform for the launch of their latest project: GIFT box. A project which aims to inspire people into… Read more »
Next event September 6th – Art for Fair Sex
During spring we worked with some artists. We are now happy to soon have a unique exhibition at an event in Lagerhuset. The artists contribute with one work each problematizing under the motto of Fair Sex. Matilda Frykberg Ann-Pia Azizuddin Mette Johansen Martina Jakobsson Minka Jakerson Indiekören (The Indie Choir) will make an appearance during… Read more »
What’s your price – another ´grey zone behaviour´?
Before we visited RealStars’ web page, we hadn’t encountered Miss Travels promotion video. When we first saw it, we felt that something wasn’t right. It’s like RealStars’ video response states: if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. When looking for similar behaviors we found the dating site What’s Your Price which… Read more »
”A happy ending isn’t so bad” – The way people talk about trafficking
Most Swedes have probably read one of the many articles which recently discussed Thai massage parlors and trafficking which occurs at some of these parlors. Kalla Fakta visited a some of these parlors and found that eight out of ten offered sexual services and so called ”happy endings”. Even though experts state that both human… Read more »
European Football Championship – no to sex trade
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 »