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Red Umbrella Fund @redumbrellafund.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

See behind the scenes of the grantmaking deicisions - and become eligible for a care package raffle on December 17! Just make a donation of any size and subscribe to our mailing list upon checkout - then you'll be in the running for a special delivery selected just for you. buff.ly/VGAupKR

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Accompaniment – Red Umbrella Fund

In line with our commitment to a sex worker-led, participatory approach, our focus is on facilitating peer-led capacity building, including the use of community consultants. This values the existing…

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Red Umbrella Fund @redumbrellafund.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The sex worker-led organisations that our PAC selects for funding have expressed their appreciation for the peer support from the Secretariat that accompanies the grants... and continues beyond the end of the grant. Learn more about our accompaniment on our website: buff.ly/33SaYcS

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Red Umbrella Fund @redumbrellafund.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Sex Worker Pride may be over for this year, but Red Umbrella Fund is spending the rest of this year sharing how proud we are to be sex worker-led.

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Red Umbrella Fund @redumbrellafund.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Thank you to all of our grantee-partners (like Kiaswa Initiative) who have shared their experiences with us. We look forward to seeing who PAC selects for 2026! Decisions are due in November.

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Scarlet Alliance, Australian Sex Workers Association @scarletalliance.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Today is Sex Worker Pride Day! It was established by the Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP) in 2019 to celebrate sex worker leadership and the achievements of sex worker rights movement in the face of criminalisation, stigma and discrimination.

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Access Now @accessnow.org · 14/09/2026

Canada’s Bill C-22 could put privacy worldwide at risk by expanding surveillance powers + metadata retention that reach beyond Canada. We urge European policymakers to demand that the Canadian gov’t protect end-to-end encryption + people’s data. www.accessnow.org/press-releas...

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The EU must act now to protect privacy and encryption from Canada’s overreaching Bill C-22 - Access Now

Access Now, alongside several European civil society organisations, are urging Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, European Union commissioners, and members of the European Par...

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Red Umbrella Fund @redumbrellafund.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

This month we will launch a campaign #proudtobesexworkerled - we will raffle off a care package to supporters.Join our Supporter Newsletter by making a donation (of any size!) and opt in. On 17 Dec we will choose a winner from our Supporter Newletter subscribers. #proudtobesexworkerled

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Red Umbrella Fund @redumbrellafund.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

This year Red Umbrella Fund is celebrating being a part of a movement that is self-led: sex worker-led. We love to see what the movement is doing. Join us on our other platforms to follow along. We will reshare as many of them as we can! Happy Sex Worker Pride to you all!!

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Red Umbrella Fund @redumbrellafund.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

On Sex Worker Pride, NSWP joined GNP+ and ICW in announcing its full support for HIV2020, given the IAS decision to host the 2020 International AIDS Conference (AIDS2020) in a the USA where there are legal travel restrictions for sex workers- for the second time in a decade. buff.ly/hay7JoE

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Red Umbrella Fund @redumbrellafund.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

14th September 2019 marked the first Sex Worker Pride, created to celebrate sex workers’ self-determination and the achievements of the sex worker rights movement. Many sex worker groups marked the day with events and online actions. Happy Sex Worker Pride to you all!! #proudtobesexworkerled

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Red Umbrella Fund @redumbrellafund.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

NSWP comissioned a study on the Impacts of Climate Change on Sex Workers. This is what sex workers are facing in Nepal. Our ISC Member Bimala Mala Thakuri has shared an update on how the floods in Nepal are impacting sex workers. eu.jotform.com/app/RUF_link... #proudtobesexworkerled"

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Red Umbrella Fund @redumbrellafund.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Today we are delighted to introduce our new International Steering Committee member representing CEECA - Trajche Janushev! Learn more about Trajche and his work with SWAN: eu.jotform.com/app/RUF_link... ☂️ Join us in sharing your story - tell us why you are #proudtobesexworkerled

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Red Umbrella Fund @redumbrellafund.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Now accepting grant applications! Submit your application through our website by 19 July!☂️

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Red Umbrella Fund @redumbrellafund.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

☂️ ☂️ ☂️ Red Umbrella Fund is looking an International Steering Committee member from the sex worker-led movement to represent "high income countries" - Centrail & Western Eur, N Amer, Australia & New Zealand). Deadline 13 July - info on our website (eng, fra, esp) www.redumbrellafund.org/isc-2026/

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International Steering Committee Members 2026 Recruitment – Red Umbrella Fund

Red Umbrella Fund is the first and only global fund dedicated to supporting the rights of sex workers.

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Red Umbrella Fund @redumbrellafund.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Прием заявок на гранты-2026 через нашу онлайн систему УЖЕ ОТКРЫТ: 8 июня -- 19 июля 2026! Заявки можно подавать с 8 июня по 19 июля 2026 года. #fundsexworkers #sexworkiswork #decriminalisexwork

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Red Umbrella Fund @redumbrellafund.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

¡La nueva Convocatoria del Fondo Paraguas Rojo 2026 está ABIERTA! Organizaciones y redes lideradas por trabajador*s sexuales de todas partes del mundo. Pueden enviar sus solicitudes desde el 8 de junio hasta el 19 de julio de 2026. #fundsexworkers #sexworkiswork #decriminalisexwork

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Red Umbrella Fund @redumbrellafund.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Notre Appel à Proposition 2026 est désormais OUVERT! Les organisations et réseaux dirigés par des travailleur·se·s du sexe du monde entier sont éligibles. Les candidatures peuvent être soumises du 8 juin au 19 juillet 2026. #fundsexworkers #sexworkiswork #decriminalisexwork

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Red Umbrella Fund @redumbrellafund.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Our 2026 Call for Grant Applications is Now OPEN! Sex worker-led organisations and networks from anywhere in the world are eligible. Accepting applications from 8 June to 19 July 2026. #fundsexworkers #sexworkiswork #decriminalisexwork

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Red Umbrella Fund @redumbrellafund.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️⛱️Proud to support your work @iacollectivex.bsky.social ❤️

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Red Umbrella Fund @redumbrellafund.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Our 2026 Call for Grant Applications opens 8 June-19 July 2026! Sex worker-led organisations and networks from anywhere in the world are eligible. All applications must be submitted online only. To apply please review our Guidelines and FAQ at www.redumbrellafund.org/apply-for-a-...

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Red Umbrella Fund @redumbrellafund.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Do you want to be a part of leading our grantmaking? We are recruiting for 2026's Programme Advisory Committee members! Apply by May 10th! www.redumbrellafund.org/2026-pac-rec... ☂ Latin America - Spanish-speaking candidate ☂ Africa - candidates from Central/South/West/North Africa

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KNESWO FEMINIST INITIATIVE @kneswo.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

📣 Call for Proposals: Refugee Speak Out 2026 KNESWO Feminist Initiative invites producers to document untold stories of refugee & migrant sex workers through powerful video & audio storytelling. 📅 31 Mar – 8 Apr 2026 📩 kneswo@gmail.com | WhatsApp: +254707480048 ✊ Amplify unheard voices

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ESWA @eswa-network.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Welcome our new Executive Director - @thekalisudhra.bsky.social 🥳🥳 Kali was selected after an extensive recruitment process, after having previously served as the Chair of the Board of Directors of ESWA.

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Red Umbrella Fund @redumbrellafund.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Oops! A small typo in the post up there ^ The festival was held in *2001, not 2021!

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ILGA-Europe @ilgaeurope.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

On #InternationalSexWorkerRightsDay, we spotlight The Black Sex Worker Collective’s study, showing how intersecting forms of discrimination push Black LGBTI sex workers into homelessness & long-term instability 🔗 ilga-europe.org/report/the-power-of-data-addressing-lgbti-homelessness-in-europe/

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National Harm Reduction Coalition @harmreduction.org · 03/03/2026

🧵Everyone has a human right to safety, & #WorkShouldBeSafe — full stop. On #InternationalSexWorkerRightsDay & every day, we're reminded that the criminalization of sex work allows a culture of violence, harassment, lack of #WorkerProtections, & disregard of human rights to thrive. Sex workers...

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PASS Certified @passcertified.bskyverified.social · 03/03/2026

Today is International Sex Worker Rights Day. Stay safe, stay strong, stay PASS Certified. ✅

A graphic that features a hand holding a megaphone & the following text:

"March 3rd is International Sex Worker Rights Day

This marks the 25th anniversary of the 2001 festival in Kolkata, India, where over 25,000 sex workers gathered, despite opposition from prohibitionist groups that pressured the government to revoke their permit.

Today, as the current administration’s deep cuts to Title X & Medicaid gut public STI programs & reproductive care, the sexual economy is being pushed into a corner.

As a self-regulatory body, PASS:

Provides industry-standard STI testing policies that public systems are abandoning.

Advocates for workers whose safety is most at risk under these new federal restrictions.

Builds policies through a diverse community of volunteer public & sexual health practitioners, researchers, & adult industry workers - NOT by a government that seeks to ignore us.

Stay safe, stay strong, stay PASS Certified.

PASS"

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

En el Día Internacional de los Derechos de les Trabajadores Sexuales, honramos su liderazgo. El Círculo de Donantes de Trabajadores Sexuales en Third Wave Fund abrió su ciclo de subvención de 2026! Solicítelo antes del 2 de abril para becas de $35K/año por 2 años. Aprende más: bit.ly/swgc2026espanol

Fondo rosa con texto negro que dice, “¡Ahora aceptando aplicaciones para el Círculo de Donaciones de Trabajadores Sexuales! Fecha limite: el 2 de abril, 2026. Aprende mas y postulate: bit.lyswgc2026espanol.” En la parte inferior derecha está el logotipo de CDTS TWF.

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Third Wave Fund @thirdwavefund.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

On International Sex Worker Rights Day, we honor sex worker leadership everywhere. The Sex Worker Giving Circle at Third Wave Fund has opened our 2026 grant cycle! Apply by April 2 for 2-year grants of $35K/year. Learn more & apply: bit.ly/swgc2026 #InternationalSexWorkerRightsDay #SWGivingCircle

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Scarlet Alliance, Australian Sex Workers Association @scarletalliance.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

On International Sex Workers' Rights Day we reiterate the importance of decriminalisation of sex work. Sex work is work! And there is still much more to do before it is recognised as such in Australia. Read our decriminalisation briefing paper scarletalliance.org.au/wp-content/u...

Today is International Sex Workers’ Rights Day
Sex work is work, and sex workers deserve respect, equality, and the same rights and protections as all workers.
On 3 March 2001, over 25,000 sex workers in India gathered for the Kolkata Sex Worker Freedom Festival to advocate for sex worker rights, including safety at work. Prohibitionist groups tried to prevent the festival from taking place by pressuring the government to revoke the group’s permit, but were unsuccessful.

Since then, 3 March has become an important date to promote sex worker rights, highlighting the need for sex work to be recognised as legitimate work and for sex workers to be protected under the law. Recognising sex work as work is a vital step towards fighting for decriminalisation, anti-discrimination protections and labour rights.

Did you know that in some parts of unceded Australia, sex work and sex workers are still criminalised?

The fight for sex work to be recognised as real work in Australia is far from over. Until all sex workers are free from discrimination, stigma and criminalisation, none of us are truly free.

But I thought sex work was “legal” in Australia?
Decriminalisation removes laws and penalties criminalising all aspects of sex work between consenting adults. Sex work is then covered under existing health and safety laws.
Legalisation involves laws and regulations permitting sex work under certain conditions, while all other sex work remains criminalised. Under legalisation, governments impose special regulations just for the sex industry.
Sex work is partially criminalised in WA
Full criminalisation in SA

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KNESWO FEMINIST INITIATIVE @kneswo.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Today, we stand with sex workers globally. Refugee & migrant sex workers in all our diversity demand: • Labour rights • Full decriminalization • Equal rights & protection Our work is labour. Our dignity is non-negotiable. ✊🏾 #InternationalSexWorkersRightsDay #SexWorkIsWork

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Red Umbrella Fund @redumbrellafund.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

☂️ ☂️ ☂️ March 3rd Celebrate International Sex Workers’ Rights Day with us! In 2021 over 25,000 sex workers gathered in India for a festival organised by DMSC (dmsc.org) - resisting efforts by prohibitionists to revoke permits Learn more about sw days at nswp.org #fundsexworkersrights #sexworkiswork

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Urgent Action Fund Africa @uaf-africa.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Hope is a strategy. Funding women-led movements is how we make it real. Proud to support #AccelerateTogether. Learn more at accelerate-together.org

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Red Umbrella Fund @redumbrellafund.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

☂️ ☂️ ☂️ Join the ISC 🌏 🌎 🌍 Are you a current or former sex worker and are part of a sex worker-led organisation based in Eastern Europe & Central Asia? Apply by 16 January 2026 www.redumbrellafund.org/isc-2025-rec... (also available in Russian, Spanish & French)

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International Steering Committee Members 2025 Recruitment – Red Umbrella Fund

Red Umbrella Fund is the first and only global fund dedicated to supporting the rights of sex workers.

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Stella, l'amie de Maimie @amiesdestella.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

To delve into some of the conversations highlighted in our exhibit, we are holding a series of panels. Below you can see our entire calendar of events! #sexwork #mtlpoli @memmtl.bsky.social

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BAWS - Bay Area Workers Support @bawsupport.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

Here's a little taste of what our #D17 offerings are going to look like! Two Virtual Sessions: Tuesday 12/17 @ 12 Noon & Thursday 12/19 @ 6pm (Pacific) Sex Workers of the World are welcome to Unite with us in Creative Resistance and Resiliency! ❤️ #SexWorkisWork #SexWorker #SW

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Amber Batts @amberbatts.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Please join us on ZOOM for the December 17 2024 International Day to End Violence against Sex Workers! Registration is open! Please share with sex workers and sex worker groups! www.eventbrite.com/e/december-1... #IDEVAS #D17 #IDEVAS24

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dzz Yenn @dz-yenn.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

🗓️ #December2025 #Events 🧵 🇪🇸 #Spain (AN) 👥 #OTRAS 👠 #SexWork 🏷️ #D17 #IDEVASW Presentation of the book and decrim proposal «En Nombre Propio» 🗓️ Wednesday 17th 🕖 19:00 CET 📍 La Puerta Verde (C/ Javier de Burgos), Cádiz

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Sex Worker Action Alliance @ TEAs LA @sweraction.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

This #D17 we stand together as an industry and community to demand decriminalization, destigmatization, labor protections, and an end to violence against sex workers. United We Stand, Divided We Fall ✊

Background: pink/purple gradient.
Text: capital letters in blue with a white border state “We Demand Safety. We Deserve Safety.”
Smaller letters under this state “International Day To end violence against sex workers” in the same font/color as above.
At the bottom, small, purple letters with white border states “@sweraction”

Background: pink/purple gradient.
Text: capital letters in blue with a white border state “Decriminalization makes sex workers safer.”
Smaller letters under this state “International Day To end violence against sex workers” in the same font/color as above.
At the bottom, small, purple letters with white border states “@sweraction”

Background: pink/purple gradient.
Text: capital letters in blue with a white border state “Sex Workers deserve labor protections”
Smaller letters under this state “International Day To end violence against sex workers” in the same font/color as above.
At the bottom, small, purple letters with white border states “@sweraction”

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Sex Workers Alliance Ireland @swaiireland.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Today is International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers #IDEVASW. Ireland’s laws are fueling violence and endangering lives. #IDEVASW exposes how laws that claim to protect are, in reality, resulting in harassment, violence and even death. sexworkersallianceireland.org/2024/12/pres...

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Press release: Ireland’s sex work laws are fueling violence and endangering lives

International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers (17th Dec) exposes how laws that claim to protect are, in reality, resulting in harassment, violence and even death. The structural violence and s...

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dzz Yenn @dz-yenn.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

🗓️ #December2025 #Events 🧵 🇪🇸 #Spain (M) 👥 #SindicatoOTRAS 👠 #SexWork 🏷️ #D17 #IDEVASW 🇪🇺 #Europe «Meetings among people who do Sex Work»: 🎞️ Screening of «Paola» and conversation (…in Spanish) 🗓️ Wednesday 17th 🕔 17:00–19:30 CET 📍 C/ Tres Peces 3, Madrid ✍️ Inscription: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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dzz Yenn @dz-yenn.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

🗓️ #December2025 #Events 🧵 🇧🇪 #Belgium (WAL) 👥 #UTSOPI 👠 #SexWork 🏷️ #D17 #IDEVASW 🗓️ Wednesday 17th 🏙️ Liège Memorial and speeches 🕑 14:00–16:00 CET 📍 Esplanade des Guillemins Worshops, round table, open mic and screenings 🕑 16:00–21:00 📍 KulturA (13 Rue Roture) ℹ️ www.utsopi.be/agenda/journ...

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Beyond the Interface Conference @interface-2024.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

(1/6) Please join the Critical Trafficking and Sex Work Studies Research Cluster (at York University: www.yorku.ca/cfr/traffick...) for a candlelight vigil on December 17, 2025, from 12-12:30 PM EST in recognition of the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers.

The Critical Trafficking and Sex Work Studies Research Cluster's infographic for its candlelight vigil for the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. The image features lit candles, a red umbrella (the international symbol for sex workers' rights), and forget-me-nots. The image also has the date and time of the event.

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swop-usa.bsky.social @swop-usa.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

We are once compiling a list of names for #Dec17 this year. If you have names to add to the list, please email us at December17@swopusa.org #D17

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Scarlet Alliance, Australian Sex Workers Association @scarletalliance.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Today is International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. We honour all sex workers who have been murdered or have died as a result of criminalisation, stigma, and discrimination. Read our briefing papers at linktr.ee/scarlet_alliance

Today is International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. We honour all sex workers who have been subjected to violence, murdered or died as a result of criminalisation, stigma, and discrimination. These acts of violence are hate crimes.
We honour them by:
fighting policy failures
challenging all unjust laws
exposing the violent actions of governments
maintaining the legacy of community-led activism built around the peers we have lost,
campaigning to end the violence of Border Force against Asian migrant sex workers. Strength and solidarity from Respect Inc, SWOP NT, SIN, SWOP NSW, Magenta, SWEAR, SWOP ACT, Scarlet Alliance, Touching Base, ATSISWAG and AMSWAG

State violence actively harms sex workers.Criminalisation of our work creates barriers to justice and impunity for offenders committing violence against us.
Border Force raids cause profound and lasting trauma for sex workers, workplaces, and communities. Racial profiling of Asian migrant sex workers at the border results in immigration detention. It exposes migrant sex workers, particularly trans women, to significant risks of physical and sexual violence, including denial of medical care and deportation to danger.
Street-based sex workers in every jurisdiction except NT and QLD continue to face arrest and ‘move-on’ notices. Working privately with a friend for safety and support is still criminalised in the ACT, SA and WA.

We cannot end this violence without dismantling colonialism, racism, transphobia, homophobia, ableism, and patriarchy, and ending poverty and the criminalisation of drugs.

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Decrim NY @decrimny.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

(1/3) Until s*x workers are safe, none of us are safe. Tomorrow on #D17, International Day to End Violence Against S*x Workers, we honor the workers we've lost to violence and stand firm in our commitment to decriminalization.

Bold text in the middle in white & red text reads," UNTIL S*X WORKERS ARE SAFE, none of us are safe." Behind are graphics of handcuffs, a fist, copy car, a gun, and a cop with their back turned.

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National Ugly Mugs @nationaluglymugs.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

🕯️ 17th December is the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. We have prepared resources so you can honour their memory alongside us: nationaluglymugs.org/internationa... There are 242 people on NUM's memorial card. Please share ❤️ #IDEVASW #IDEVASW25 #DoMoreThanSayTheirNames

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