September 2014

In the Booth with Ruth – Tracey Helton, Writer

September 29, 2014 // 4 Comments

Because of the documentary Black Tar Heroin: The Dark End of the Street, I felt as if people had all sorts of ideas of who I was without asking me. I like to write my own narrative. I have been branching out lately and doing more journalistic pieces. This is a new genre for me. Very exciting stuff.

Burgundy Leggings by Tracey Helton

September 28, 2014 // 7 Comments

Guest post by Tracey Helton As I slide my back against the hot wall, I can feel the energy being sucked out of my body. Underneath my burgundy sweater and matching burgundy

CFP: Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting 2015 – (De)Sexualisation & (De)Pornification of Space: Spatialisation, Politicisation and Regulation of Sex, Sexuality, Sex Work & Pornography

September 25, 2014 // 0 Comments

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In the Booth with Ruth – Coati Mundi, Musician

September 22, 2014 // 5 Comments

When did you first take an interest in music? As a practitioner when I was in my late teens just before graduating from high school. As a listener, however, I was interested

The Policing of Sex Work in West Yorkshire: An Interview With Rosie Campbell OBE

September 18, 2014 // 0 Comments

Originally posted on What Can I Do

‘Death in the Desert’: Josh Evans Discusses His Latest Film Along With Star Michael Madsen

September 14, 2014 // 3 Comments

American filmmaker Josh Evans’ new movie Death in the Desert is a classic. I was privileged to get an exclusive preview of this brand new film. The prolonged panoramic and panning landscape shots burn into your mind with the light and the dark and the shadows. The cast and the characters they play are captivating as...

22 Sept Canadian Sex Workers & Sex Worker Activists in London

September 11, 2014 // 2 Comments

In December 2013, Canada’s Supreme Court struck down the prostitution laws because they are ‘dangerous’ for sex workers and infringe their constitutional rights. Given a year by the Supreme Court to address the issue, the government bypassed the ruling, proposing further criminalisation...

In the Booth with Ruth – Jonathan Tarplee, Singer/Songwriter

September 8, 2014 // 6 Comments

I'm highly motivated by a desire to try to help stop the global catastrophe that is all around us, caused by rampant greed, environmental destruction and war, so a lot of my songs in the past have been protest songs. But actually the solo album I've been working on lately is all songs about love, loss and human relationships of one sort or another...

‘No Human Involved’: Filmmaker PJ Starr Discusses Her Documentary Telling Marcia Powell’s Story

September 4, 2014 // 10 Comments

I want people to understand that what happened to Marcia can happen again. The film is not about an isolated, shocking incident (even though the case is horrific), rather it explores an example that exposes the system...

‘Criminalising the Purchase of Sex: Lessons from Sweden’ – Dr Jay Levy Discusses His New Book

September 3, 2014 // 8 Comments

In terms of the focus on Sweden’s sex purchase law, I was particularly struck by the extent to which the law is internationally influential, but in a context where the law hadn’t been involvedly evaluated by the Swedish government and where much work produced on the topic seemed hugely biased, and...

Author Helen Downing Discusses Her Novel ‘Awake In Hell’

September 2, 2014 // 4 Comments

I knew I wanted to write a story about redemption, and forgiveness. It came at a time when I was searching for my own redemption and learning that before you can ask for that, you must forgive. Always.