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History of the NSWP and the Sex Worker Rights Movement: Europe
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1 Jan
1972:
Biggest Brothel Opens in Cologne Despite Protest
1 Aug
to
2 Jun
1972:
First attempt at mobilisation for sex workers’ rights in Lyon, France
1 Jun
1973:
Swedish Sex Workers form a Trade Union
1 Sep
1973:
Political Party for the Protection of Sex Workers Established in Italy
2 Jun
1975:
Occupation of St-Nizier church
17 Nov
1975:
Founding of PUSSI
1 Dec
1975:
Founding of the English Collective of Prostitutes
13 Dec
1975:
Bolzano, Italy, a Public Letter Against Arrests
1 Jan
1976:
The end of forced sterilisation
4 Mar
to
8 Mar
1976:
Brussels, International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women
1 Oct
1976:
PROS against imprisonment for soliciting
1 Jan
1977:
Spanish Sex Workers Establish Sindicato Unitario de las trabajadoras del amor
27 Nov
to
27 Feb
1978:
A missed chance for the decriminalisation of sex work
2 Jan
1981:
The Yorkshire Ripper’s trial
27 Mar
1981:
The Ms. Malone case
1 Jan
1982:
Protest against violence & 1st organisation
17 Nov
to
29 Nov
1982:
The occupation of the Holy Church
1 Jan
1984:
The founding of the Red Thread (De Rode Draad in Dutch)
23 May
1984:
Reform of the “Good life & morality certificate” law
10 Jun
1984:
The murder of Catrine Da Costa
15 Feb
1985:
Amsterdam World Charter for Prostitutes’ Rights
1 Nov
to
4 Nov
1990:
Official Founding of NSWP
1991:
NSWP receives first funding
1992:
NSWP formally established as a network
1 Jan
1993:
TAMPEP (European Network for HIV/STI Prevention and Health Promotion among Migrant Sex Workers) is founded
1994:
NSWP attends European Symposium on Health and the Sex Industry
1996:
Making Sex Work Safe first published
25 Sep
1996:
Ireland, closure of the last Magdalene laundry
1998:
IAC Geneva
1 Jan
2001:
Red Umbrella First Used in Venice Italy as a symbol for sex worker solidarity
6 Jun
to
8 Jun
2001:
Origins of the Red Umbrella as the Symbol of the Sex Worker Rights Movement
2002:
Demonstration at UNAIDS
2002:
IAC Barcelona - Red Light District
1 Jan
2002:
Prostitution Act (ProstG)
1 Jan
2004:
First Meeting of the Int'l Committee for the Rights of Sex Workers in Europe
15 Oct
to
17 Oct
2005:
ICRSE hosts a European Conference on Sex Work, Human Rights, Labour and Migration in Brussels, Belgium
2006:
Protest over Gates Foundation support of IJM raids
9 Jun
2006:
2006 Germany World Cup
1 Mar
2007:
Belle statue unveiled in Amsterdam to honour sex workers across the world
2 Oct
2008:
NSWP registered in UK
20 Nov
2008:
Macedonia, forced testing police operations
2009:
Michel Sidibé establishes UNAIDS Advisory Group on HIV and Sex Work
15 Dec
2009:
Denmark Sex Workers Offer Free Sex to Protest Anti-Client Campaign
18 Jul
to
23 Jul
2010:
IAC Vienna
1 Mar
2014:
ICRSE Campaign against the Honeyball Report calling for the adoption of the Swedish model across Europe