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SUMMARY:Why Ash Regan’s ‘Unbuyable’ bill is right for Scotland: Unravelling the myths around the Nordic Model
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted that Ash Regan\, independent MSP for Edinburgh Eastern\, will be joining us on Sunday\, 11 January for a webinar to discuss her Unbuyable bill. The bill seeks to lessen the harms from prostitution in Scotland through a holistic approach known as the Nordic Model. \nAsh will be joined by Venessa\, a survivor of the Scottish sex industry and Heli St Luce. The seminar will be introduced and chaired by Emily Husain. \nFollowing a short presentation by each speaker\, our panel will answer your questions\, which you can submit during the seminar or in advance by email. \nThe Unbuyable bill\, officially the Prostitution\, Offences and Support (Scotland) Bill\, reflects the Nordic Model approach to prostitution\, first introduced in Sweden in 1999. Here selling of sex by individual women is decriminalised\, but the buying of sexual services becomes a criminal offence. Crucially\, the Unbuyable bill also provides extensive support services for those wishing to exit prostitution and will clear any previous convictions a woman may have for soliciting. \nUnfortunately\, there are many myths around the Nordic model\, often circulated by organisations purporting to act in the best interests of sex workers. Some of these take the form of bad faith arguments\, others rely on falsifiable data\, while others still infantilise men or romanticise what is in reality a dangerous and unromantic activity. \nWhatever your views on the Unbuyable bill\, please join us for what will be an interesting and informative webinar. \nThe webinar is free\, but you need to register in advance. \nWebinar Details\nThis webinar will be hosted in Zoom and is expected to last about 90 minutes. We will email registered attendees shortly before the event with details of how to join. If you can’t see the email\, please check your spam folders. \nQuestions\nThere will be an option to submit questions during the event\, but you are welcome to email in advance any questions you would like our panellists to consider. Please put ‘Webinar Question’ in the subject line and email it to info@nordicmodelnow.org. Time constraints mean\, however\, that we will be limited in how many questions we can address. \nThis is a mixed event\nThis event is open to everyone. The event will include discussion of some difficult issues\, including male violence to women and children. We ask everyone\, but particularly men\, to be mindful of this and how members of the audience may find this triggering because it resonates with their own experiences of male violence. We ask everyone to be open and respectful. \nhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/why-ash-regans-unbuyable-bill-is-right-for-scotland-tickets-1972612307513
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/why-ash-regans-unbuyable-bill-is-right-for-scotland-unravelling-the-myths-around-the-nordic-model/
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CATEGORIES:Conversation,Education,Free Events,Online Events,Politics
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ORGANIZER;CN="Nordic Model Now!":MAILTO:info@nordicmodelnow.org
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241109T100000
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SUMMARY:Women for sale: Private matter or public crisis?
DESCRIPTION:Subtitled\, ‘Selling our bodies. At what cost?’\, this event will be taking a critical look at pornography\, prostitution\, and surrogacy. Speakers will include women with lived experience in the sex and surrogacy industries and other experts\, including Reem Alsalem\, UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls. \nThere will be interactive workshops on various related themes and opportunities to discuss solutions and how to be part of a movement for change. Workshops and panel sessions include: \n\nRaising kids in a pornified world\nWhat’s wrong with surrogacy?\nThe sex industry: A conducive context for male violence?\nSupporting women with experience in the sex industry\nNavigating our porn-soaked world in relationships and beyond\nPorn detox\nA Small Collection of Innocuous Objects
URL:https://eventsforlondon.co.uk/event/women-for-sale-private-matter-or-public-crisis/
LOCATION:Central London (WC1). Ticket holders will be informed of exact location.\, London\, WC1\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conferences,Conversation,Debates,Health,Health Education,Society
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ORGANIZER;CN="Nordic Model Now!":MAILTO:info@nordicmodelnow.org
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