Did you know? In Western Australia for 98 years Br0thels were permitted under a state sanctioned 'Containment Policy'. The businesses paid Council rates - and still do! At the time s3x W0rkers were officially registered with the WA Vice Squad. We wonder if those records still exist ⁉️ 🤔 💭

Shirley Finn mayor may not have been a great boss or wonderful woman to work for. Nothing however excuses her murder. Her relationships to powerful police, members of parliament, politicians & a Western Australian Premier was covered up during the inquiry into her murder. SHAME. #DecrimNOW

It is a fact! The decriminalisation of SW is proven to increase SWers access to justice. G Abel, ‘A decade of decriminalization: sw “down under” but not underground’ (2014) Criminology & Criminal Justice.

The short notice cancellation of RightsCon 2026 in Zambia is a dangerous precedent for digital rights and press freedom. It weakens global exchange on freedom of expression and undermines the spirit of UNESCO's World Press Freedom Day. 👉 Read Tabani Moyo's interview: akademie.dw.com/en/righscon-...

⛔ IMPORTANT UPDATE ⛔ Our planned #RightsCon 2026 session, ‘Drugs, Data & Justice’, will no longer take place following the cancellation of RightsCon 2026 in Zambia. We stand in solidarity with @accessnow.org , local partners, participants and all those affected.

The irony of RightsCon, the world's leading summit on human rights in the digital age being cancelled in 2026 says more than any panel ever could. A blow to civil society, free expression, and the right to assembly. We added our voice to this statement: gfmd.info/rightscon-20...

Dr Zahra Stardust shares her thoughts on the cancellation of RightsCon 2026, the world's largest conference on human rights in the digital age. www.srhm.org/news/defendi...

RightsCon 2026 - the world’s biggest digital rights event - was cancelled just days before it began. Thousands affected. Big questions unanswered. We spoke to Nikki Gladstone, Director of RightsCon from Access Now. 🎧 Listen: www.spreaker.com/episode/righ...

RightsCon 2026: Why Zambia scrapped the world’s largest tech rights summit www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...

I am back in the US after planning to be in Lusaka for this week. Re the Rightscon cancellation, read this first-person account "I was one of the Taiwanese civil society participants whose exclusion had reportedly become a condition for the summit to proceed." lezismore.org/rightscon202...

Carol Leigh networked, mentored, supported, educated and gave generous time and emotional attention to many many many community members over the course of her life. Labour Rights!!!! #MayDay

Also known as The Scarlot Harlot, Carol Leigh was an American artist, author, filmmaker, SWer, and SWers' rights activist. Carol Leigh is credited with coining the term sex work!!! #mayday #labourday

Raising our voices for imprisoned women human rights defenders and writing solidarity letters at #WomenDeliver.

⏰ Starting soon! Last chance to register for today's hybrid #WomenDeliver event on women, drug policy & the fight to #EndTheDeathPenalty. 💻 Register for the live stream: bit.ly/4cHcGr0 Attending the Women Deliver conference? Join us in person in Room 219, Level 2.

Join us in AWAC Side event at #WomenDeliver: “Defying the Pushback: Amplifying Unsilenced Reproductive Justice Voices in a Growing Global Hostility — Lessons from Uganda’s Grassroots Sex Work Movement” Register thru the link below docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #DefyingThePushback #WD2026

You are following our series about what is wrong with the WA SWer laws... this is perhaps one of the worst bad laws and most overused by police in the 25 years since it was introduced. Without evidence, based on suspicion of engaging in engaging in street-based SW, police can 'Move On' to anyone.

Happy March third!

Thank you to Hon Dr Katrina Stratton MLC for visiting NCARD to hear about our work in #mesothelioma research, copper-targeting therapies and #mRNAvaccines. #WAHealth #AsbestosAwareness #HealthPolicy #NCARDresearch

Sx W0rkers in so-called "Western Australia" have organised since 2020 to make decrim happen. Name changes, meetings, SWOT analysis, training, building connections... What will 2026 bring? Decrim?

So many reasons to support progress on SW laws in WA.... Access to justice is one, proven in many juristdictions already! #WAPOL #DecrimNOW #DecrimWA

So many reasons to support progress on SW laws in WA.... Access to justice is one, proven in many juristdictions already! #WAPOL #DecrimNOW #DecrimWA

Sx W0rkers in so-called "Western Australia" have organised since 2020 to make decrim happen. Name changes, meetings, SWOT analysis, training, building connections... What will 2026 bring? Decrim?

Yes it is a fact! Decrim is supported globally and is proven to improve the health of 83x workers. (Source: The Lancet, HIV and sex workers Volume 385, Issue 9963, p 186-199 January 10, 2015)

If you want to reach an audience with health promotion information, knowledge sharing & community development, surely criminalisation is the worst non-enabling environment possible. YEP! It's a fact! Decrim amplifies opportunities for all of the above, and more. STOP CRIMINALISING SW IN WA.

Yes it is a fact! Decrim is supported globally and is proven to improve the health of 83x workers. (Source: The Lancet, HIV and sex workers Volume 385, Issue 9963, p 186-199 January 10, 2015)

If you want to reach an audience with health promotion information, knowledge sharing & community development, surely criminalisation is the worst non-enabling environment possible. YEP! It's a fact! Decrim amplifies opportunities for all of the above, and more. STOP CRIMINALISING SW IN WA.

Having a condom break or slip off during a booking can be stressful, but there are steps you can take to reduce the risk of STI/BBV. This is part one of a part two resource! Return next Sunday to read part two, or head to redbookonline.org.au for more resources made by sex workers, for sex workers.

Girlfriend experience or porn star experience? Any sex worker who uses or has used these labels for services knows that both are (sometimes) useful marketing tools. 💅 Drop your most chaotic "real life" girlfriend habits that clients would definitely not want included in the service in the comments.

#Tonight @4zzzradio.bsky.social @zeddigital-4zzz.bsky.social DAB/DAB+ BNE & Online/On-Demand www.4zzz.org.au & #CBAA Community Radio Plus App - Tue Mar 24 - 18:00; 19:00; 20:00 & 21:00 AEST (start times) #OnlyHuman - #RadioWaves - #DungeonsAndDysphoria & #TheProperGander

Too many Bills, not enough Decrim! We don't need another trial run, we need Decrim for real this time 1902 - 2000 ‘Containment'. 2000 P* Act. 2002 Licensing fails. 2007 Decrim Bill successful but not ‘proclaimed’ by the Governor. 2010 Licensing fails. 2026…. Join us here for Decrim!!

Too many Bills, not enough Decrim! We don't need another trial run, we need Decrim for real this time 1902 - 2000 ‘Containment'. 2000 P* Act. 2002 Licensing fails. 2007 Decrim Bill successful but not ‘proclaimed’ by the Governor. 2010 Licensing fails. 2026…. Join us here for Decrim!!

Happy March third!

Once a month we are busting sex work myths which harm our community and contribute to stigma and discrimination. Today we are talking financial discrimination. What does it look like? Have you experienced this before? Head to linktr.ee/scarlet_alliance for more info.

Couples bookings! How do you practice safer sex in these bookings? Let us know in the comments, and don't forget to share this post with a sex worker buddy. Find more sexual health information at Red Book buff.ly/gQs4ezp

For some sex workers, bacterial vaginosis (BV) can be the bane of their working life. Swipe through for some advice that may minimise BV symptoms and reduce recurrence, and don't forget to share this post with a sex worker friend. Find more sexual health information at redbookonline.org.au

Our latest newsletter is out! open.substack.com/pub/womenbey... We dive deeper into how #poverty & status lead to the #criminalisation of women—especially around #SexWork —and take a look back at key moments from #CSW69. Plus: global news, resources, opportunities.

The #GlobalGagRule is back—and this time, it may do more harm than ever before. Here’s how the expanded policy works, and why Congress must act now to stop it ⬇️

You are following our series about what is wrong with the WA SWer laws... this is perhaps one of the worst bad laws and most overused by police in the 25 years since it was introduced. Without evidence, based on suspicion of engaging in engaging in street-based SW, police can 'Move On' to anyone.

Australian Border Force raids on sex industry workplaces target and dehumanise Asian migrant sex workers, making it impossible to access the benefits of decriminalisation. Read our briefing paper "Policing of Asian Migrant Sex Workers" buff.ly/QnDilez

Condoms are an important safer sex tool for sex workers, however it can sometimes be difficult to get clients on board with using them. Swipe through for some sex worker advice and find more sexual health information at Red Book Online redbookonline.org.au .

This is the third in our series explaining what is wrong with the SW laws in so-called Western Australia. The laws originated from Victorian England in the 19th century and then harsh police powers were added in the year 2000.

This is two in a series of four educational slide decks to improve community knowledge about what is wrong with the laws in WA. Get informed about what needs repealing, check out this and more of our socials, let us know what you think in the comments, like, share and boost the message.

What’s wrong with WA’s SW laws? The laws, that’s what’s wrong! How do you feel about laws that grant SWers less rights than people working in other occupations in Western Australia? Tell us about it in the comments...

Seggs wjerkers, clients, health promo advocates and Borloo based queers, head over to @decrimwa.bsky.social & give them a follow <3

Are you a current or former sex worker passionate about engaging with your community? We're looking for a new Project Manager to lead the Lutruwita/Tasmania Sex Worker Outreach Project (SWOP TAS). For more information visit www.ethicaljobs.com.au/members/Scar...

In an article for Overland, Scarlet Alliance CEO Mish Pony explores a censorship legacy that was the forerunner to Australia’s online safety codes. Read the article via overland.org.au/2025/12/howa...

This International Human Rights Day, the National Network of Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women & Girls, Sisters Inside, the Asian Migrant Sex Worker Advisory Group and Scarlet Alliance have joined forces. Read our demands at linktr.ee/scarlet_alliance and stand in solidarity with us.