Scarlet Alliance

Vixen Workers Pack-Making
2025-01-02 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-12-05 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-11-07 13:00 - 15:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Vixen, Corner of Merrifield St and Boase St, Brunswick, Victoria, 3056, Australia
Help us make workers’ packs – sex worker supplies by and for our community. Or simply join us for a drink, snacks & a chat on the first Thursday of every month. This is a sex worker-only space.

Vixen Grill & Chill
2024-12-26 18:00 - 21:00, 2024-11-28 18:00 - 21:00, 2024-10-24 18:00 - 21:00 | Venue provided upon registration
A free BBQ event by and for street-based workers: food, music and supplies. Held on the fourth Thursday of every month. Contact Rory on 0414 689 424 for details.

Scarlet Alliance Committee Meeting
2024-12-26, 2024-11-28, 2024-10-24
The monthly meeting of the Scarlet Alliance Committee.

Respect Inc Tea and Tarts
2024-12-19 14:00 - 17:00, 2024-11-21 14:00 - 17:00, 2024-10-17 14:00 - 17:00 | Respect Inc Gimuy (Cairns) Office, 7/24 Florence Street, Cairns, QLD, 4870, Australia
Come in for supplies, a chat, cup of tea, or join us monthly and bring a plate for Tea and Tarts (sex worker only, current and retired). There is an entrance off Florence Street (main road), and a second entrance and parking around the back off McLeod Street.

Respect Inc Crimson Clinic
2024-12-18, 2024-12-04, 2024-11-20, 2024-11-06, 2024-10-23 | Crimson Clinic, Shop 16 Central Brunswick, 421 Brunswick Street,, Fortitude Valley, QLD, 4006, Australia
Crimson Clinic is for sex workers only and is 100% free. You will need a current Medicare number. The staff at the front desk are from Respect Inc.
Text 0424657064 for bookings.
Address: Shop 16 Central Brunswick, 421 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley

Respect Inc Sistahs of the Pole
2024-12-11 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-11-13 17:00 - 18:00 | Queensland, QLD, Australia
Free, private and confidential stripper-only sharing circle held every second Wednesday of the month from 4pm to 5pm. RSVP to info@respect.org.au.

SWOP NSW Indie Worker Drop Ins
2024-12-10 14:00 - 16:00, 2024-11-12 14:00 - 16:00 | SWOP NSW, 7/110 Bontay Rd, Sydney, NSW, 2015, Australia
Come for snacks, chats and workers packs. Held on the second Tuesday of the month from 2-4pm

National Cabinet of Whores
2024-12-05 16:00 - 18:00, 2024-11-07 16:00 - 18:00
Scarlet Alliance hosts a monthly “National Cabinet” meeting for the leadership of sex worker organisations in so-called Australia.
The NCW first started meeting in 2020 in response to COVID19 to coordinate a national response and has met regularly since.

Annual General Meeting 2024
2024-11-26 17:30 - 19:30 | Online
In accordance with Scarlet Alliance’s constitution, please find attached the Notice of Meeting for the organisation’s Annual General Meeting, to be held online 5.30pm – 7.30pm (AEDT), Tuesday 26 November 2024, together with accompanying papers.
The Notice of Meeting includes important information on steps and timelines for your participation in the AGM, including the timing to receive your delegate nomination form, registration, proxy form (if required), elected positions nomination form, and pre-registration of motions.
Please take time to read carefully through the attached Notice of Meeting, as there are some changes to the timing of this year’s election of committee members and doubles.
If you are interested in nominating for a position on the committee or as a double, attached there is an information kit and there will also be a session on governance being held at our National Forum in Nundah, Meanjin November 6-8.
If you have any questions regarding the AGM, please contact Mish Pony or our president, Jenna.
Timeline
18 October – elected positions nominations open
1 November – submission of motions deadline
12 November – elected positions nomination deadline, online election opens
13 November – last date for new membership applications in order to attend AGM
15 November – delegate nomination form deadline
19 November – online election closes
21 November – AGM registration and proxy form deadline
26 November – AGM held and election results announced
Attachments

Notice of 2024 Annual General Meeting
Scarlet Alliance Committee & Doubles Information Pack
Elected Positions Nomination Form 2024
Conduct of Elections 2024
Pre-registration of motions form 2024

Transgender Day of Remembrance
2024-11-20
Trans Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on November 20 that honours the memory of the trans lives lost to acts of transphobia and discrimination.
On November 20, we hold a day of gathering, togetherness, and community solidarity. We remember those we’ve lost, celebrate our strength in the face of adversity, and commit to fighting transphobia to create a better, safer, and more inclusive world for everyone.

Transgender Awareness Week
2024-11-12 - 2024-11-19
For a week in November events and protests will highlight the voices of trans activists and organisers in most capital cities. This is an opportunity for the sex worker movement to stand up alongside other movements, calling for an end to incarceration of black and trans folk, decriminalisation of sex work, and justice for members of our community who died in custody.
Veronica Baxter was a black trans sex worker who died in custody in 2009. Her passing and subsequent coronial inquest are an ongoing reminder of the ongoing physical and political violence perpetuated by the colony against black and trans bodies.
CJ Palmer is a trans woman living with HIV who experienced “manifestly excessive” sentencing in 2018 (reduced on appeal) and held in a maximum security male prison including in solitary confinement for four years. After release she was sent immediately to an immigration detention facility. In 2023 her lawyers challenged her deportation. CJ’s strong and lasting connections to the HIV, trans and sex worker communities were expressed.
Both Veronica and CJ were denied access to hormones while incarcerated in male prisons.

National Forum 2024
2024-11-06 - 2024-11-08 | Nundah, North Meanjin (Brisbane), Nundah, QLD, Australia
On this page: Agenda

Registrations for the 2024 National Forum have now closed.
The Scarlet Alliance National Forum is the annual national sex worker only conference. It provides an opportunity for sex workers to network, workshop, and make our voices heard. The National Forum is free for sex workers to attend and includes morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea. You can read more about what the National Forum is here.
This year the Scarlet Alliance Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held separately online. Become a member to be notified and attend.
Current and former sex workers who support Scarlet Alliance’s objectives are welcome, and attendees are required to follow our Safer Spaces policy.
This year the National Forum will be held on in Nundah, North Meanjin (Brisbane). We only release full venue details to people who have registered and had their registration verified. We verify all registrations to ensure that attendance is sex worker only. This means that if you are not already known to us, we ask for information to confirm that you are a current or former sex worker, and may reach out to you for more information.

Online Access
This year we will be live-streaming a number of sessions on the main stage of the conference. This will allow people not able to attend the conference to view the sessions held in the main stage, including panels, member reports, and presentations. Staff will be on hand to ask questions on your behalf via the chat function. When you register please select if you wish to attend online or in-person. Workshops held in the separate workshop spaces will not be able to be live-streamed.

COVID-19 information
COVID-19 is still circulating in the community and can have devastating impacts to our communities, particularly those with pre-existing and/or chronic health conditions.
All attendees are required to test for COVID-19 each day, prior to entering the venue. We will be asking attendees to show a photo of a negative RAT prior to entering the venue each day. We kindly ask for attendees to obtain their own RAT for use on day 1, and we will have tests on-site for attendees to take and use for days 2 and 3.
We enourage attendees to wear N95 masks or similar, and will have masks on-site for use.

Venue layout and accessibility information
This year’s venue is a large multi-purpose hall with with a main stage, two small workshop rooms, an outside area, a quiet room, and is wheelchair accessible.
We will provide a floor plan and full venue information to confirmed registrants. If you need further venue information in order to determine if you are able to attend, please contact us at info@scarletalliance.org.au.

Day 1: Wednesday 6 November
10:00-10:30amRegistration

10:30-11:00amWelcome to Country

11:00-11:30amWelcome and Housekeeping

11:30-12:30pmPanel: Sex workers, recognised leaders, strategically sticking the boot into the mainstream political machine

12:30-1:30pmLunch

1:30-2:45pmPanel: Asian Migrant Sex Worker Advisory Group (AMSWAG)

2:45-3:45pmReport Backs – Member Organisations (NSW, TAS, SA, WA)

3:45-4:15pmAfternoon tea

4:15-5:45pmConcurrent sessions

5:45pmClose

Day 2: Thursday 7 November
10-10:30amRegistration

10:30-11:30amConcurrent sessions

11:45-12:45pmConcurrent sessions

12:45-1:45pmLunch

1:45-3:00pmWay Forward – ATSISWAG

3-4pmReport Backs – Member Organisations (NT, QLD, ACT, VIC, Touching Base)

4:10-4:30pmAfternoon Tea

4:30-6pmConcurrent sessions

6pmClose

7pm-midnightParty
Includes the annual Whore Of The Year awards and performances

Day 3: Friday 8 November
10:30-11amRegistration

11-12:15pmConcurrent sessions

12:15-1:15pmConcurrent sessions

1:15-1:45pmLunch

1:45-3pmPanel: Applying for funding for Sex Workers Who Use Drugs (SWWUD)

3-4pmConcurrent sessions

4-4:30pmAfternoon tea

4:30-5:30pmClosing session

5:30pmClose

International Drug Users Day
2024-11-01
This is a global day of action, where many organisations, advocates, peers and those whose lives have been impacted by illicit drug use show solidarity in raising awareness and showcasing the importance of community-led harm reduction, the power of peer involvement, the harms of drug criminalisation and to advocate for the health and human rights of people who use drugs.
Held annually, 1 November remembers the movements and protests against the significant lack of and access to treatments and services for people who use drugs; particularly in terms of inadequate public health policy and response to the disproportionate rates of blood borne viruses such as hepatitis and HIV amongst communities of PWUD globally who remain highly stigmatised and marginalised populations.

Vixen Gender Blender
2024-10-17 18:00 | Zoom
Trans, gender diverse and gender questioning sex workers are invited to Vixen’s Gender Blender – a space for discussion, skill-sharing, peer support, and community connection, by and for trans and gender diverse sex workers in Victoria. Held via Zoom on the 3rd Thursday of every month!
Call 03 9070 9050 or email info@vixen.org.au for more information!

SWOP NSW Mental Health Peer Skill Share Workshop
2024-10-16 15:30 - 16:30 | SWOP NSW, 7/110 Bontay Rd, Sydney, NSW, 2015, Australia
October is Mental Health Awareness Month, and SWOP NSW will be hosting a Mental Health Peer Skill Share Workshop. Register here – it’s free! Sex workers only. For more info, contact Na Mon on 0419 416 359 or email outreachmanager@swop.org.au.
