Scarlet Alliance

VIXEN Trans & Gender Diverse Sex Worker Monthly Catch-Up
2025-08-26 15:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-30 15:00 - 17:00, 2025-10-28 15:00 - 17:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Vixen, Corner of Merrifield St and Boase St, Brunswick, Victoria, 3056, Australia
Join us at the Vixen office for a catch-up exclusively for Trans and Gender Diverse sex workers to connect, share experiences, and just relax in a safe, supportive space. Snacks provided. No need to RSVP – just turn up!
This is a sex worker-only space and a time to connect with other workers.
When: 3pm – 5pm on the last Tuesday of every month at 5 Merrifield St, Brunswick.
Give us a call at 03 9070 9050 or send us an email at info@vixen.org.au for more details!

VIXEN Male Sex Worker Monthly Catch-Up
2025-08-27 15:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-24 15:00 - 17:00, 2025-10-29 15:00 - 17:00 | Vixen, Corner of Merrifield St and Boase St, Brunswick, Victoria, 3056, Australia
Join us at the Vixen office for a catch-up exclusively for male sex workers to connect in solidarity, chat, and chill. Snacks provided. No need to RSVP – just turn up!
This is a sex worker-only space.
When: 3pm – 5pm on the last Wednesday of every month at 5 Merrifield St, Brunswick.
Give us a call at 03 9070 9050 or send us an email at info@vixen.org.au for more details!

Scarlet Alliance Committee Meeting
2025-08-28, 2025-09-25, 2025-10-23 | Victoria
The monthly meeting of the Scarlet Alliance Committee.

SWOP NSW Pop Up at KRC
2025-09-02 14:00 - 16:30, 2025-10-07 14:00 - 16:30, 2025-11-04 14:00 - 16:30 | KRC, 12 Kellett St, Potts Point, NSW
SWOP NSW Independent Outreach Worker Rosie will be at KRC from 2pm – 4:30pm on the first Tuesday of each month. Come by to get free safer sex supplies, vaccines, resources, or just have a chat!

Options for when, where and how you work
Referrals to legal and financial services
Staying physically and emotionally safe
Free safer sex supplies and more
Free mpox vaccine and sexual health checks with no Medicare card

VIXEN Workers Pack-Making
2025-09-04 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-10-02 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-11-06 13:00 - 15:00 | Vixen, Corner of Merrifield St and Boase St, Brunswick, Victoria, 3056, Australia
Join Vixen on the first Thursday of the month from 1pm – 3pm to help assemble workers packs for distribution to other sex workers. Tea, coffee and snacks will be provided. Held at the Vixen office on the corner of Boase Street & Merrifield Street, Brunswick (look for the red door).

National Cabinet of Whores
2025-09-04 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-10-02 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-11-06 16:00 - 18:00 | Victoria
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.

SWOP NSW Indie Worker Drop Ins
2025-09-09 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-10-14 14:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-11 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

Respect Inc Sistahs of the Pole
2025-09-10 16:00 - 17:00, 2025-10-08 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.

International Sex Worker Pride Day
2025-09-14 | Victoria
Someone you love and respect is a sex worker! So, tell us how much you care and support our work! Today is a day to reach out and tell us how incredibly important the work of sex workers is to you.
The day was created in 2019 by the Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP) to glorify the achievements of this movement and allow sex workers to share survival and determination stories.

VIXEN Grill & Chill
2025-09-17, 2025-10-15 | Victoria
Grill & Chill is a free BBQ event by and for street-based sex workers. Contact Rory on 0414 689 424 for details. This is a sex worker-only event.

SWOP NSW Outreach at Wednesday Night Lights
2025-09-17 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-10-15 18:00 - 20:00 | 1/142 Addison Rd, Marrickville, 1/142 Addison Rd, Marrickville, NSW, 2204, Australia
SWOP NSW will be at Wednesday Night Lights on the third Wednesday of the month from 6pm – 8pm. You can:

Chat with our friendly outreach team
Grab a free workers’ pack and SWOP NSW resources
See a free doctor – no Medicare card required
Speak with skilled volunteers including GPs, junior doctors, nurses and general helpers
Access the Addi Road Food Pantry
Have a hot meal

The address is 1/142 Addison Rd, Marrickville.
For more info, call SWOPConnect on (02) 9184 9466 or email admin@streetsidemedics.com.au.

National Forum 2025
2025-10-27 - 2025-10-29 | Gadigal Land (Sydney)
On this page: Agenda | Session descriptions

Registrations for the National Forum 2025 are 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 later in the year. 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 Gadigal Land (Sydney), with some sessions being live-streamed. 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 are will be live-streaming the main sessions for those attending online.
Please note the following:

Main sessions, which include panels, reports, and presentations, will be live-streamed.
Workshop sessions will not be available via the live stream this year.

Live Stream Schedule
Monday 27 October
10:30amWelcome to Country and opening address
11:15amReports from member organisations
1:30pmReports from member organisations
Tuesday 28 October
10.15amOnline regulation presentation
10:45amSTI/BBV update
11:45amAsian migrant sex worker panel
Wednesday 29 October
10:00amGovernance information session
11:20amAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sex worker panel
1:30pmAccessibility is Sexy panel

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 conference centre and will include main room, 3 breakout rooms, an outside area, a quiet room, kitchen 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.

Agenda

Day 1: Monday 27 October
10:00am – 10:30amRegistration

10:30am – 11:15amWelcome to Country and opening address*

11:15am – 12:30pmReports from member organisations*

12:30pm – 1:30pmLunch

1:30pm – 2:45pmReports from member organisations*

2:45pm – 3:15pmAfternoon tea

3:15pm – 4:45pmWorkshops1. From the Whores Mouth: A Sex Work History Collective2. Building Sex Worker Cooperatives in Australia3. Sex Worker Story Telling

4:45pm – 5:00pmMini break

5:00pm – 6:00pmWorkshops1. Online Sex Work Skillshare2. The Brothel Hustle Q&A3. Male Sex Work Skillshare4. Trans and Gender Diverse Skillshare

Day 2: Tuesday 28 October
10am – 10:15amRegistration

10:15am – 10:45amOnline regulation presentation*

10:45am – 11:15amSTI/BBV update*

11:15am – 11:45amMorning tea

11:45am – 1:00pmAsian migrant sex worker panel*

1pm – 1:45pmLunch
Facilitated sessionConnecting with Your Inner Creature

1:45pm – 3:30pmWorkshops1. Soft, Hard, and Everything in Between: Boundaries in Sex Work2. The Mindful Consent Model3. Where’s my Horny?: Reconnecting with personal desire as a Sex Worker

3:30pm – 4pmAfternoon tea and walk to rally

4pm – 5:30pmPublic rally

7pm – lateParty and Whore Of The Year Awards

Day 3: Wednesday 29 October
10am – 11amGovernance information session*

11am – 11:20amMorning tea

11:20am – 12:35pmAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander sex worker panel*

12:35pm – 1:30pmLunch

1:30pm – 2:45pmAccessibility is Sexy panel*

2:45pm – 3:05pmAfternoon tea

3:05pm – 4:05pmWorkshops1. Health Justice Partnerships and How They Can Benefit Our Community2. Training to Connect3. Culturally Safe Outreach Practices

4:05pm – 4:20pmClose

Session descriptions

Monday 27 October
From the Whores Mouth: A Sex Work History CollectiveWhether it’s through keeping the brothel robe, the deranged client text, advertising photos or through recalling work stories, all sex workers are documentarians, historians and archivists in our own ways. This session explores the power of documenting, preserving and sharing our sex work histories. The first part of the session will look at some historical peer resources from the archives of Scarlet Alliance, Julie Bates & Eurydice Aroney, with a Q&A. The second part of the session will involve participants scrapbooking historical materials from the archives to share an aspect of our own sex working experience. This will be compiled into a zine, sent to attendees, and submitted to the Scarlet Alliance Archive. Find out ways for you to get involved with ‘From the Whores Mouth’ – a history collective working to preserve and share sex working histories from across unceded Australia.
Building Sex Worker Cooperatives in AustraliaSex worker cooperatives are a viable option for groups of workers to build safe, strong, working environments together. This business model ensures direct worker control and allows workers to co-create and share the profits. Come and be inspired to seek out existing cooperatives or to build your own. Participants will also gain an understanding where in unceded Australia working in a sex worker cooperative is an option in the context of state and territory laws.
The Brothel Hustle Q&AJoin experienced brothel and massage parlour workers for a skillshare to sharpen your hustle in sex work establishments. From nailing your client intro, writing a brothel bio, and keeping the vibe sexy during visual health checks, to upselling extras and building a loyal client base—you’ll learn the secrets to the best brothel hustle. Leave with ready-to-use scripts you can memorise and adapt, plus practical strategies to boost your confidence in establishment work
Online Sex Work SkillshareGain valuable information on how to make online sex work like fan sites, work for you. Discuss content production, boundaries, terms and conditions, custom content and profile advertising. Learn from others, and share your own experiences and tips.
Male Sex Work SkillshareLed by a male outreach peer, this is a supportive roundtable discussion for male sex workers. Connect in a non-judgemental space to share skills and chat openly about topics including client vetting, party and play, massage vs full service and self-care. The aim is to build community and improve health outcomes.
Trans and Gender Diverse Skillshare: Surviving, Thriving and Making Money in a Hostile ClimateIn an increasingly politically charged environment, providing sexual services as a trans and gender diverse person can come with extra risks and challenges. In this group skillshare, workers will strategise together and find ways for all TGD workers to not only survive, but thrive physically, mentally and financially. This is a space for TGD workers to get together, share our unique knowledge, experience, tips as well as making connections with the greater community and pooling our resources to make working around the states safer and easier and less isolating for us all.

Tuesday 28 October
Connecting with Your Inner CreatureAn intimate and playful dive into pet play, this session blends mindful movement, community connection and a celebration of kink in a safe and welcoming space. A short yoga warm-up (with optional poppers) helps participants connect to their bodies. Then it’s time to learn how to access ‘pet space’, a headspace rooted in curiosity, joy and freedom. This session is relaxed and interactive and will offer time for networking, questions and photo opportunities.
Soft, Hard, and Everything in Between: Boundaries in Sex WorkHow do we take practical care of boundaries in a sex work context? This session will offer somatic practices to explore how to deepen the felt sense of one’s own boundaries and how to look after yourself and your body at work, even when we’d really rather be on the couch at home. This is a skillshare so there will be opportunities for discussion, sharing, and learning from others. We intend to celebrate all the creative and even sneaky ways in which we look after ourselves while getting the job done! All activities offered in this session are optional.
The Mindful Consent Model – Improve Your Consent NegotiationParticipants will define consent and discuss it from an intersectional perspective. Discuss what consent does/doesn’t look like and unpack it in a sex work context. There will also be a chance to discuss red flags, harm minimisation strategies, and do a short embodiment exercise using the model.
Where’s my Horny?: Reconnecting with personal desire as a Sex WorkerThis is a trauma-informed workshop for sex wokers that explores how sex work can shape, suppress, or distance us from pleasure and desire. Blending discussion, reflection, and embodiment exercises, this session offers practical tools—guided thought experiments, group collaboration, writing prompts, and movement—to help participants reconnect with their own sensations and needs. Participants will leave with strategies to ground and regulate, re-engage with their bodies, and rediscover desire both within and beyond work. this workshop draws on The Midnight Method coaching program and lived expertise. It offers space for peers to reflect, connect, and reclaim pleasure on their own terms.

Wednesday 29 October
Health Justice Partnerships and How They Can Benefit Our CommunityPresented by representatives of SWOP NSW, The Kirketon Road Centre and The Inner City Legal Centre, this presentation explores the value of building strong partnerships between legal, health, and advocacy organisations to achieve better outcomes for the sex worker community. Too often, sex workers facing complex issues—such as employment issues, housing insecurity, or discrimination—encounter barriers when services operate in isolation. By working together, organisations can provide wraparound support that addresses the needs of the sex worker community holistically. Drawing on case examples, it demonstrates how shared expertise and coordinated responses reduce duplication, fill service gaps, and empower individuals to navigate systems with dignity and support. Attendees will gain practical insights into models of collaboration and learn how to foster stronger networks that make a lasting difference in people’s lives.
Training to Connect: A Consultation SessionScarlet Alliance is reviewing and re-imagining our national training program — and your input is essential. This one-hour consultation will explore what makes training meaningful, accessible, and relevant to everyone in our community. , Participants will work together to explore motivations for training, barriers to participation, and the kinds of topics that matter most, from practical skills to movement history and values. We’ll also think beyond the room: what would training need to look and feel like to reach sex workers not already connected to organisations? Using a mix of group brainstorms, creative reflections, and prioritisation activities, participants will generate concrete ideas and strategies that will feed directly into the next stage of program design.
Culturally Safe Outreach Practices: Working with CALD Sex Worker CommunitiesThis interactive workshop draws on the lived experience and peer expertise of outreach workers engaging with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) sex workers in New South Wales. NSW’s decriminalisation framework has enabled peer-led organisations such as SWOP NSW to develop strong outreach programs that prioritise cultural safety and community connection. Participants will explore three key areas: applying intersectionality and cultural safety in outreach, strengthening communication skills across diverse language and cultural contexts, and delivering effective peer education in workplace settings. Each section will conclude with collaborative discussions to share skills, reflect on challenges, and identify practical solutions.

International Drug Users Day
2025-11-01 | Victoria
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.
