Ord har betydelse! Fjolårets kartläggning av prostitution och människohandel genomförd av Jämställdhetsmyndigheten innefattar begreppet “sex mot ersättning”. Dessutom användes ord som “köpare” och “säljare” för förövare respektive personer som utnyttjades i prostitution. Detta underminerar den utsatthet som ett liv i prostitution så ofta präglas av. Realstars har länge varit en organisation som har uppmärksammat hur… Read more »
RealStars launches Happy Ending – A new campaign aimed at combating paid sexual abuse
The campaign website for Happy Ending is now live. A glance at the website gives those seeking to purchase sexual exploitation something to reflect on, as it reclaims the original meaning of the term. RealStars’ goal is to engage a wide audience in working toward a zero-tolerance vision, where no one is subjected to sexual… Read more »
Would you like to volunteer? Look here!
“What can I do to help?” This is one of our most common questions, which is fantastic. Realstars, due to the pandemic, just like everyone else, had significant constraints in our work, not the least in our volunteer work. Now we are starting up our volunteer work again and Realstars are looking for engaged people… Read more »
Project Antigone – Using drama in schools to address violence against women
Antigone is an Erasmus project involving seven partners from Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Norway, Serbia, Sweden and Hungary. The partners include experts in the field of violence against women, psychologists, drama educators, university lecturers as well as actors and theater directors. In Sweden, RealStars is a project partner. As part of the project high school and… Read more »
Robert Schenck Reviews Stora Porrboken
Stora Porrboken comes highly recommended. This new anthology explores the harmful effects of pornography and its increasing accessibility in modern society. Drawing on the expertise of researchers and professionals across multiple fields, the book offers a comprehensive and multifaceted perspective on a pressing issue. The contributors collectively highlight a sobering reality: commercial pornography operates with… Read more »
Health care raises the status of Thai massage
Kvinnor Emellan [Between Women] met in the middle of October in Gothenburg. We had as usual a worthwhile discussion and a good exchange of experiences, and this time we were four participants who all have had coaching with “Växtkraft Thai”, an individually adapted support to change. This support has led to us taking one more… Read more »
Gothenburg bars join the fight against trafficking!
In connection with the EU Anti-trafficking day on October 18th RealStars engaged not only online and with Auction Against Trafficking and held political discussions, but we also collaborated with bars and restaurants along Andra Långgatan in Gothenburg! This year we introduced a new concept tailored to the bar and restaurant environment. The concept involved bars… Read more »
RealStars Traveled to Malmö and Won the Diversity Index Award in the Gender Category
A few weeks ago, I, Malin Roux Johansson, traveled to Malmö City Hall with Vanessa Corneliusson, the chairperson of RealStars Sweden. As many of you know, I founded RealStars over a decade ago and have dedicated myself to combating trafficking ever since. We were thrilled to learn that RealStars had been selected as a finalist… Read more »
The bidding was ticking every other second in the Auction against trafficking 2021
The auction against trafficking is over for this time. Realstars are incredibly grateful for the fantastic commitment! Role models and companies have together collected 54.428 kronor to counteract trafficking and commercial sexual exploitation. The 18:th of October every year, EU: s anti-trafficking day occurs, but this year we chose to splurge and draw attention to… Read more »
Prostitution and human trafficking creates suffering and enormous costs for society
As an intern at RealStars I, Frida, have primarily focused on understanding and adapting the European Commission’s report “Study on the Economic, Social and Human Costs of Trafficking in Human Beings within the EU” to a Swedish context during my eight-week internship period. RealStars believes that highlighting the key costs of human suffering, especially with… Read more »
