What do sex workers want? | Juno Mac | TEDxEastEnd (18:01) Everyone has an opinion about sex work, but what does sex worker Juno Mac think? Juno takes us through four different legal models addressing the sex industry and explains why they -- and sex workers around the world -- believe decriminalization and self-determination are the only way to keep sex workers safe. An activist with the Sex Worker Open University, Juno campaigns for better working conditions by fighting criminalization and is involved with public education projects around issues relating to sex worker rights.
Someone you love could be a sex worker | Valerie Scott | TEDxToronto (17:04) Valerie Scott always wanted to be a sex worker and has extensive experience in her chosen profession. She is a founding member and legal co-ordinator of Sex Professionals of Canada, a sex worker rights organization. She has been a passionate advocate for her colleague's human, civil, and legal rights for the past 30 years. She has testified at Canada's Senate and at several Parliamentary committees. She has spoken at numerous community meetings, colleges, universities, and conferences about the humanity of sex workers and the need for full decriminalization of adult sex work.
The Ethical Stripper | Stacey Clare | TEDxCoventGardenWomen (17:11) Challenge your presumptions, stereotypes and conventions with Stacey Clare, as she raises important questions at the intersection of feminism, worker’s rights, objectification and sex work. Stacey Clare cannot be defined as one type of professional - she has already lived many different lives as a performer, writer, activist, stripper, model, teacher, theatre maker, artist, events manager, PA, professional care worker, and founding member of the East London Strippers Collective.
She’s someone: Humanising women involved in street based sex work | Sally Tonkin | TEDxStKilda (17:11) St Kilda Gatehouse provides support to those involved in street sex work as a result of hardship. Greeves Street, St Kilda is a renowned location for street based sex work in Melbourne, Australia. Often those who work on the streets are misunderstood, dehumanised and blamed for the violence perpetrated against them.
Respecting sex worker rights | Marion Little | TEDxPearsonCollegeUWC (28:45) This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Marion introduces listeners to the unconditional, grass-roots, peer-based work of PEERS. Her talk draws upon "(Understanding) Sex Work: a health research and community partnership", a series of national research projects from the Centre for Addictions Research BC at the University of Victoria.
Sex Work, Rights and Stigma | Claudyne Chevrier | TEDxUniversityofWinnipeg (20:18) Claudyne Chevrier tackles the much-misunderstood topic of sex workers and reframes the way we perceive the world's oldest profession and the necessity of preserving and fighting for their-and in turn, our-rights and freedom. Claudyne Chevrier specific interests lie in the interactions between social determinants of health and social inequalities and the accessibility to quality health care, particular in relations to gender inequalities.