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 »

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 »

Raglady for RealStars

“A Raglady is a woman who hysterically runs into the closet and puts on whatever she finds there and runs out again…” /Caisa, proprietor of Raglady by Tara Raglady by Tara – a store based in Gothenburg, sells designed and fantastic brand-name clothes – now stands behind the Fair Sex-campaign to stop the sex trafficking… Read more »

Fashion that cares

Ethics and fashion seems to be constantly topical and a part of CSR. No to Child labor, yes to good work conditions, clothes without dangerous chemicals and wages you can live off – Sustainable fashion is hopefully something everyone wants! Now and then the media shows us how it really looks. The companies reply is… Read more »