From 2022
https://4w.pub/prostitution-survivors-event/
On 29 August, a group called Sex Workers Action Group (SWAG), organizers of Berlin’s annual International Whores Day activities, called for protest against an open-air film event and discussion organized by a feminist group in Berlin that helps women exit prostitution.
The event, put together by the NGO Sisters eV, was to feature women speaking of their experiences in the sex industry. It was called off by the venue after SWAG organized a coordinated campaign where they asked supporters to spam the venue with a pre-written letter in which they denigrated former prostitutes as “alleged dropouts” and “showcase victims.”
They posted a graphic of the event flyer superimposed with the text: “Sisters eV” is bringing together the crème de la creme of the German SWERF + TERF and fundamental Christians. They want to promote the criminalization of our work and authoritarian ideas to Kreuzberg!” The organizers were able to find an alternative venue that would agree to host them, and the event took place the following evening. The activists attempted to find out the details of the new event but were unable to do so in time (for security reasons, the new venue was not communicated online until soon before the start time). A message on the homepage of Sisters eV reads: “In times when the state is failing and Germany has become the 'European hub for trafficking in women' and the country of entry for sex tourists, we appeal to citizens to act. We want to help prostitutes in need and to help them get out. We want to educate about the bitter reality of prostitution.”
In 2002, the German government passed a law that would ultimately legalize sex work. According to this law, sex work was no longer seen as immoral, but could be viewed as a legitimate profession which people could choose to pursue.
The SOLWODI is an aid organization active in Germany since 1987, offering counseling centers and shelters for foreign women and girls who are victims of human trafficking and forced prostitution. In July 2022 they called for a ban on prostitution in Germany, saying that the country had become "Europe's brothel" due to lax laws governing sex work.
https://4w.pub/prostitution-survivors-event/
On 29 August, a group called Sex Workers Action Group (SWAG), organizers of Berlin’s annual International Whores Day activities, called for protest against an open-air film event and discussion organized by a feminist group in Berlin that helps women exit prostitution.
The event, put together by the NGO Sisters eV, was to feature women speaking of their experiences in the sex industry. It was called off by the venue after SWAG organized a coordinated campaign where they asked supporters to spam the venue with a pre-written letter in which they denigrated former prostitutes as “alleged dropouts” and “showcase victims.”
They posted a graphic of the event flyer superimposed with the text: “Sisters eV” is bringing together the crème de la creme of the German SWERF + TERF and fundamental Christians. They want to promote the criminalization of our work and authoritarian ideas to Kreuzberg!” The organizers were able to find an alternative venue that would agree to host them, and the event took place the following evening. The activists attempted to find out the details of the new event but were unable to do so in time (for security reasons, the new venue was not communicated online until soon before the start time). A message on the homepage of Sisters eV reads: “In times when the state is failing and Germany has become the 'European hub for trafficking in women' and the country of entry for sex tourists, we appeal to citizens to act. We want to help prostitutes in need and to help them get out. We want to educate about the bitter reality of prostitution.”
In 2002, the German government passed a law that would ultimately legalize sex work. According to this law, sex work was no longer seen as immoral, but could be viewed as a legitimate profession which people could choose to pursue.
The SOLWODI is an aid organization active in Germany since 1987, offering counseling centers and shelters for foreign women and girls who are victims of human trafficking and forced prostitution. In July 2022 they called for a ban on prostitution in Germany, saying that the country had become "Europe's brothel" due to lax laws governing sex work.