by Tom | Sep 22, 2005 | News
Without a dedicated and passionate group of volunteers, the Scarlet Alliance would never have got its start in life – an important fact when you consider the significance of what they do, working to improve the wellbeing of sex workers throughout Australia.That...
by Tom | Sep 17, 2005 | News
What you see in celluloid is a far cry from the reality when it comes to sex workers. Erin O’Dwyer goes beyond the red light to explode the myths.THE BROTHEL owner sits cross-legged on the floor, wearing Buddhist prayer beads and quoting Shakespeare. "The...
by Tom | Dec 31, 2004 | News
Melinda James from Stateline, ABC Darwin, reports on sex industry laws in the Northern Territory, and interviews Janelle Fawkes, Scarlet Alliance President, and Alina Thomas, SWOP NT spokesperson. Broadcast 3 December 2004. Sex workers are unhappy with current level...
by Tom | Jul 18, 2004 | News
Australian sex worker, Janelle Fawkes,and her unidentified compatriotwho dressed as a male client,show hot to put on womanprotection gear to delegates at the 15thInternational AIDS Conferencein Bangkok, Thailand Thursday,July 15, 2004. Fawkes demonstrated howto check...
by Tom | May 10, 2004 | News
KELVIN CHAN, South China Morning PostThe world’s oldest profession should be decriminalised, speakers told Hong Kong’s first international conference on sex workers’ rights yesterday. Prostitutes, unionists, activists, academics and legislators from...