10 nov 2016 | English, Erfgoed Rode Draad
Designing prostitution policy is a complicated affair. A necessary condition for a humane prostitution policy is that the subjects who are affected by policy are being heard. In the case of Amsterdam it would be self-evident to turn to the Red Thread. But the...
2 okt 2016 | Emancipatie, English, Erfgoed Rode Draad
The time: November 1997. In Frankfurt in Germany a conference is held on sex work organized by sex workers’ organizations. Allies, that is to say non- sex workers could attend if they wear a yellow badge with the text ‘Not a whore’ Nicht Hure, but they were not...
1 okt 2016 | Algemeen, English
In 1995 Mariska Majoor of the Prostitution Information Centre in Amsterdam put males behind the window in order to attract female clients. Though meant as a playful experiment, it was met with fierce aggression, especially from one female manager of window brothels....