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filiacharity.bsky.social
The #FiLiA Women First team are clear that prostitution is #maleviolence against Women.

In this #blog, they explain why and what they hope to do about it.

🔗 filia.org.uk/latest-news/...

#AbolitionNow
#EndDemand
#MVAWG
November 14, 2024 at 7:31 PM
filiacharity.bsky.social
91 years ago yesterday, Women could vote in #Spain in a general election for the first time, thanks to feminist lawyer & MP, Clara Campoamor, who was also an abolitionist of prostitution.

Prior to Franco, during its Second Republic, #Spain was abolitionist.

#AbolitionNow
#EndDemand
November 20, 2024 at 12:26 PM
swopbehindbars.bsky.social
The Nordic Model gets sold as a way to weed out "bad buyers." But violent predators are already criminals, several times over. Someone already willing to rape, kidnap, or murder is not being talked down by the addition of a prostitution charge.

www.swopbehindbars.org/post/the-lon...
The Long Island Serial Killer Is Not Your End Demand Success Story
Let's clear something up before it calcifies into conventional wisdom: the Long Island serial killer case is not evidence that the Nordic Model works. #enddemand #longislandserial killer
www.swopbehindbars.org
July 21, 2026 at 10:21 PM
filiacharity.bsky.social
#16Days – Day 2: Prostitution is Sexual Assault Disguised as 'Freely Chosen Work'.

Watch the #FiLiA2023 session on YouTube:
📹▶️ youtu.be/nNKazT2vkGQ

#NoExcuse #16DaysofActivism #365DaysOfActivism #365Days #IDEVAW2024 #IDEVAW #AbolitionNow #EndDemand #RespectWomen #25N #SexWorkIsNotWork
November 26, 2024 at 10:40 AM
filiacharity.bsky.social
#16Days – Day 7: Women First – Prostitution as #MaleViolence

In this #blog, the Women First team explain why prostitution is #MVAWG and what we hope to do about it.

🔗 filia.org.uk/latest-news/...

#AbolitionNow #EndDemand #NoExcuse #365Days #16DaysofActivism #IDEVAW #EndVAWG #WomenAreNotForSale
December 1, 2024 at 12:23 PM
filiacharity.bsky.social
#16Days – Day 2: Prostitution is Sexual Assault Disguised as 'Freely Chosen Work'.

Watch the #FiLiA2023 session on YouTube:
📹▶️ youtu.be/nNKazT2vkGQ

#NoExcuse #16DaysofActivism #365DaysOfActivism #365Days #IDEVAW2024 #IDEVAW #AbolitionNow #EndDemand #RespectWomen #25N #SexWorkIsNotWork
November 26, 2024 at 11:55 AM
filiacharity.bsky.social
It's #Saturday#FiLiA2025 speaker news time!

Melissa Farley, American clinical psychologist, researcher, radical feminist anti-pornography & anti-prostitution activist & founder & director of Prostitution Research & Education prostitutionresearch.com

🎟️ filia.org.uk/tickets

#EndDemand #AbolitionNow
May 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
filiacharity.bsky.social
#16Days: Day4 – Grizelda Grootboom #podcast

Grizelda survived apartheid, homelessness & sexual abuse. Now an author & survivor activist, she spoke to Luba Fein about her escape from prostitution.

🎙️ podcast.filia.org.uk/1983918/epis...

#IDEVAW
#365Days
#NoExcuse
#EndDemand
#AbolitionNow
November 28, 2024 at 10:52 AM
jenkini.bsky.social
Good #read about #EndDemand #laws and the #NordicModel. 👠 #SW
swopbehindbars.bsky.social SWOP Behind Bars @swopbehindbars.bsky.social · Oct 15
“End demand” laws—often marketed under name of the Nordic Model—are frequently touted as a one-size-fits-all solution

The logic sounds straightforward: if you punish clients who purchase sexual services, the industry will collapse, exploitation will end.

But decades of evidence tell us otherwise.
October 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
filiacharity.bsky.social
#FiLiA2025 speaker news!

Valérie Pelletier, AKA Valérie Tender, survivor of sexual exploitation from #Montréal #Canada, radical feminist militant, singer, public speaker, conceptual artist and social entrepreneur will be at speaking at #FiLiA

🎟️ filia.org.uk/tickets

#AbolitionNow #EndDemand
July 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
filiacharity.bsky.social
As Ash Regan MSP rightly states in her press conference, ‘prostitution is modern slavery’ and the ‘Bill is backed up by international evidence’.

#AbolitionNow #NordicModel #EndDemand #ListenToSurvivors #EqualityModel #NotForSale #ModernSlavery #UnbuyableBill
May 20, 2025 at 11:57 AM
sisterssalon.bsky.social
"Campaign group Sister Salon announced last June that it would object to the licence renewal"

And we did

Important to note there are record numbers of objections this year

See 🧵for our objections
#PussyCatClub #NotBuyingIt #EndDemand @WhiteRibbon_UK

www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/02/08/o...
Objectors dog Pussycat Club as owner looks to renew Brighton licence
Councillors will decide whether a “sex entertainment venue” can renew its licence after 18 people sent objections to Brighton and
www.brightonandhovenews.org
February 8, 2025 at 9:50 AM
sisterssalon.bsky.social
If you would like to watch proceedings please follow the link from 10am
#NotBuyingIt #EndDemand

aisapps.mediasite.com/AuditelSched...
February 17, 2025 at 9:20 AM
sisterssalon.bsky.social
🧵Councillors will decide if the PussyCat Strip Club can renew its licence

We are pleased to be representing
women across our city by raising their (&our) objections at today's hearing.

#Brighton #NotBuyingIt #EndDemand

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Brighton: Lap dance club to have licence reviewed
The council has scheduled a licensing panel hearing before three councillors on 17 February.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 17, 2025 at 9:18 AM
filiacharity.bsky.social
#16Days – Day 7: Women First – Prostitution as #MaleViolence

In this #blog, the Women First team explain why prostitution is #MVAWG and what we hope to do about it.

🔗 filia.org.uk/latest-news/...

#AbolitionNow #EndDemand #NoExcuse #365Days #16DaysofActivism #IDEVAW #EndVAWG #WomenAreNotForSale
December 1, 2024 at 12:24 PM
filiacharity.bsky.social
It's #Saturday and time for #FiLiA2025 speaker news!

Huschke Mau #German author, activist, & survivor of prostitution, Huschke campaigns for the #abolition of the sex trade.

🎟️ filia.org.uk/tickets

#AbolitionNow #EndDemand #ListenToSurvivors
May 24, 2025 at 11:41 AM
filiacharity.bsky.social
'Escort reviews include dehumanising phrases, such as comparing having sex with a woman in prostitution to shagging a dead fish.'

#misogyny #consent #AbolitionNow #EndDemand

www.port.ac.uk/news-events-...
New research investigates misogyny and consent on escort online reviews
Misogynistic reviews on a UK escort site raise serious concerns about the  privacy and safety of women in prostitution, a new study finds.
www.port.ac.uk
February 13, 2025 at 11:07 AM
sisterssalon.bsky.social
You can read our objections here:

"We believe SEVs are outdated and have no place in a community that seeks to respect women and girls and to end male violence against us."

#NotBuyingIt #EndDemand

brightonsisters.wordpress.com/sister-salon...
brightonsisters.wordpress.com
February 17, 2025 at 9:22 AM
filiacharity.bsky.social
#FiLiA supports a total ban on all forms of the sex trade and the exploitation of Women and Girls.

Watch this space for news of our campaign, in which you can get involved, and which will include tools to campaign locally on this issue! 🔥

#TimesUp #EndDemand #16Days #16DaysOfActivism
December 7, 2025 at 4:21 PM
sisterssalon.bsky.social
1️⃣ It is concerning that @brighton-hove.gov.uk
feels confident that additional conditions will be respected by a Club that has previously failed to uphold them.

#NotBuyingIt #SistersSalon #EndDemand
www.theargus.co.uk/news/2497183...
Lapdancing club allowed to stay open but sex offender former owner banned
The Pussycat Club in Brighton can remain open for another year despite opposition from a women’s group.
www.theargus.co.uk
March 3, 2025 at 6:03 AM
filiacharity.bsky.social
We are building the campaign to challenge local councils and Government to implement the FIVE recommendations from our original research, by Dr Laura Favaro.

Read the full research here ➡️ filia.org.uk/strip-clubs-research

#AbolitionNow #EndDemand #NotBuyingIt
September 5, 2026 at 11:55 AM
filiacharity.bsky.social
#16Days: Day4 – Grizelda Grootboom #podcast

Grizelda survived apartheid, homelessness & sexual abuse. Now an author & survivor activist, she spoke to Luba Fein about her escape from prostitution.

🎙️ podcast.filia.org.uk/1983918/epis...

#IDEVAW
#365Days
#NoExcuse
#EndDemand
#AbolitionNow
#121 Homeless Child, Sex Trade Victim, Inspiring Author: Meet Grizelda Grootboom - FiLiA
Grizelda Grootboom from South Africa survived apartheid, homelessness and decades of sexual abuse. Now a famous author and survivor activist, Grizelda is interviewed by Luba Fein about her escape from...
podcast.filia.org.uk
November 28, 2024 at 10:53 AM
pennyronning.bsky.social
Until there are no victims, I won't stop going after the buyers.

#enddemand
#endhumantrafficking
December 6, 2024 at 9:24 PM
sisterssalon.bsky.social
"When a grassroots women’s group has given the club more scrutiny than paid council officers, it feels like a safeguarding car-crash with women exposed to evidenced risk and preventable harms."

BLOG:
brightonsisters.wordpress.com/whats-new-pu...
@BellaSankey @BrightonHoveCC #NotBuyingIt #EndDemand
What’s new Pussycat?
Sisters Salon attend the licence renewal hearing for the Pussycat Club, Brighton.
brightonsisters.wordpress.com
February 21, 2025 at 7:30 AM
filiacharity.bsky.social
‘During the meeting, councillors heard from objectors who expressed concerns... They argued the area was "saturated" with adult entertainment venues which are said to be attracting drug touts and pickpocketing gangs.’

#NotBuyingIt #EndDemand #EndExploitation

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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Penthouse Magazine inspired strip club approved to open in Soho
A number of people have expressed concerns about the new club's 300-person capacity.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 3, 2025 at 3:57 PM