Support Tower Hamlets to implement a 'nil limit' for lap dancing clubs

www.femconferences.org.uk

(Apologies for cross-posting)

Have you experienced violence? Would you be interested in sharing your experiences as part of a research project?

As part of an ongoing research project I am currently investigating the issue of violence against women. There are many forms of gender-based violence, including domestic violence, rape and sexual assault, stalking, sexual harassment, and female genital mutilation.

If you have experienced violence (past or present) and would feel comfortable sharing your experiences, I would be very grateful if you could email katbanyard@..., providing the information requested below. All information you share will be kept strictly anonymous.

If you would like further details about the research please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Kind Regards,

Kat Banyard

katbanyard@...

Your name:
Date of birth:
When or over what period did the violence take place?
Please briefly outline the violence you experienced:

#325

From: Kat banyard <katbanyard@...>
Date: Tue Mar 3, 2009 12:10 pm
Subject: Share your views on business use of the sex industry

katbanyard

www.fawcettsociety.org.uk

The Fawcett Society is currently researching how the sex industry is affecting the working lives of women in the UK. We are looking particularly at the issue of lap dancing clubs being used in corporate entertaining and the display of pornography in the workplace.

We would like to hear your experiences and views on this matter. Please complete our survey by visiting http://www.fawcettsociety.org.uk//index.asp?PageID=891. The deadline for responses is Friday 13^th March. All personal and identifying details you provide will be kept strictly anonymous.

We would be particularly interested to hear from people who have worked in a shop that sells pornography/lads mags.

Many Thanks,

Kat Banyard

Campaigns Officer, Fawcett Society

kat.banyard@...

#326

From: "ellie.higham" <ellie.higham@...>
Date: Mon May 18, 2009 2:26 pm
Subject: Have your say on equal pay in Parliament: 8.6.09

ellie.higham

Hi everyone,

Just wanted to post an upcoming Fawcett event, sounds like it's going to be a
good night.

JOIN FAWCETT AND UNISON IN PARLIAMENT TO HAVE YOUR SAY ON EQUAL PAY

It's nearly 40 years since pay discrimination was made illegal. Yet today women
working full time are paid 17% less than men for work of equivalent value, and
women working part-time are paid a whopping 36% less than men. Equal pay law is
not working.

The Government's Equality Bill offers a once-in-a-generation opportunity to end
the gender pay gap. But the proposals being put forward are weak and will do
little to dent the gap. Join with UNISON and Fawcett in Parliament to call for
tougher measures on equal pay:

Date: Monday 8th June 2009

Time: 6.30-8.30pm

Venue: Committee Room 16, Houses of Parliament, London. SW1A 0AA

Speakers include: Dr Katherine Rake (Fawcett), Bronwyn McKenna (UNISON), and
cross-party parliamentarians

RSVP to: kat.banyard@... or call the Fawcett office on 020
7253 2598

THE GENDER PAY GAP IS A NATIONAL SCANDAL. RAISE YOUR VOICE FOR EQUAL PAY!

#327

From: Object Moderator <objectmoderator@...>
Date: Sat Jul 11, 2009 11:47 am
Subject: No to Miss-Ogyny! Protest Miss England Monday 20th July 6:30pm

No to Miss-Ogyny! Protest Miss England Monday 20th July 6:30pm

Beauty is Not a Contest

Host:	Mind the Gap: London Student Feminists
Type:	Causes - Rally
Network:	Global

Date:	Monday, 20 July 2009
Time:	18:30 - 21:30
Location:	The Hilton Metropole
Street:	225 Edgeware Road
Town/City:	London, United Kingdom

Phone:	07595672964
Email:	londonstudentfeminists@...

Description

No to Miss-Ogyny! Protest against Miss England 6:30pm Monday 20th of July

Called for by Mind the Gap: London Student Feminists, Object, London Feminist Network, Feminist Fightback, NUS, UNISON, UCU, and Socialist Worker Student Society.

Speakers include
JUDITH ORR- author of ‘Sexism and the System’
ALEX CALLINICOS- Author and professor from Kings College
LIV BAILEY- NUS Women’s Officer
OBJECT representative

40 years ago feminist activists succeeded in banning the Miss World contest. In celebration of this eminent anniversary, we will ban it again and invite you to join us in the struggle.

6:30pm Hilton Edgeware Road.

WHY PROTEST?

The 2009 Miss England claims to be ‘Myth Busting’ including degree students, war veterans and sports women. It also supports B-eat and eating disorders charity and claims to have ‘no size zeros’. Yet, whatever shape, size, ethnicity, and occupation the contestants are, the competition still remains a beauty contest; promoting the judgment of women according to set parameters. Whether they are an Iraq veteran, or a clinical psychologist, upon that platform their worth is reduced to a vacuous stereotype.

OBJECTIFICATION

We see the resurgence of beauty pageants as indicative of a backlash against the fragile gains that feminism has won. In a society where ¼ women will experience violence, 92% of vice chancellors are women and 75% of people living in poverty are women, challenging the objectication of women is becoming widely recognised as attacking the roots of gender subordination in wider society. OBJECT sees the objectification of women as seen in advertising, lads mags, strip clubs, and beauty pageants as promoting the dehumanisation of women, that leads them to be seen as subordinate in society, encouraging and legitimising exploitation and violence. See OBJECTs website for more info, evidence and how you can take action.

DISCRIMINATION AND WELFARE

The notion of beauty attached to the image promoted by beauty pageants is discriminatory according to gender, sexuality, age, race, and disability. In a society where we are bombarded with commercial images, trying to uglify us into buy into this notion of beauty, it is almost impossible not to judge oneself and each other according to these ideals. Whether we choose to accept or reject them we are left chasing what is essentially a mirage of digitally touched up perfection, creating body disphormia that leads to eating disorders, depression, and pits women against one another in life, not just on a platform.

Only one woman can win a crown, pageants divide rather unite us, preventing us from demanding our rights and freedoms.

FOR MORE INFO

Mind the Gap http://londonstudentfeminists.blogspot.com/ (flier)
Object http://object.org.uk/index.php/campaigns/beauty-pageants (includes useful FAQs and factsheet)
Miss England http://www.missengland.info/

Info and press enquiries contact londonstudentfeminists@... or call 07595672964

20th of July

Sandrine Levêque
Campaigns Manager

sandrine@... | 07975 897 005

cid:image001.png@01C97817.581DAAD0
Challenging ‘sex object culture’ - the increased sexual objectification of women
Join our campaign today @ www.object.org.uk

#328

From: Object Moderator <objectmoderator@...>
Date: Thu Feb 18, 2010 1:10 pm
Subject: Fw: Invitation to launch of UK Feminista, 27/3/10 [1 Attachment]

Dear Friend,

I’m delighted to invite you to the launch of a unique new organisation called UK Feminista, taking place on Saturday 27^th March at the Women’s Library in London, 11am-3pm.

UK Feminista aims to support and promote grassroots feminist activism – enabling everyone to get involved in campaigns to end sexism. Please find a flyer for the event below and attached.

You can RSVP by replying to this email

Very many thanks

Kat

Launch flyer.jpg

Kat Banyard

Co-Director

UK Feminista

Address: PO Box 66215, London. E8 9DE

Mobile: 07775 855037

Email: kat@ukfeminista. org.uk

Web: http://www.ukfemini sta.org.uk

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#329

From: Object Moderator <objectmoderator@...>
Date: Thu Feb 18, 2010 1:07 pm
Subject: Fw: Invitation to launch of UK Feminista, 27/3/10 [1 Attachment]

Dear Friend,

I’m delighted to invite you to the launch of a unique new organisation called UK Feminista, taking place on Saturday 27^th March at the Women’s Library in London, 11am-3pm.

UK Feminista aims to support and promote grassroots feminist activism – enabling everyone to get involved in campaigns to end sexism. Please find a flyer for the event below and attached.

You can RSVP by replying to this email

Very many thanks

Kat

Launch flyer.jpg

Kat Banyard

Co-Director

UK Feminista

Address: PO Box 66215, London. E8 9DE

Mobile: 07775 855037

Email: kat@ukfeminista. org.uk

Web: http://www.ukfemini sta.org.uk

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#330

From: Object Moderator <objectmoderator@...>
Date: Thu Feb 25, 2010 9:15 am
Subject: Fw: Freeword Women's Symposium Feb 2010

Freeword Women's Symposium Feb 2010.pdf

From: beatrix campbell [mailto:beatrixcampbell@...]
Sent: 24 February 2010 15:16
To: Sue Parrish
Cc: anna coote; Anna van Heeswijk; Ann Mitchell
Subject:

hi,

you might be interested in this. should be nice.

Bx

Beatrix Campbell
Writer and Broadcaster
22 Murray Mews
London NW19RJ

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#331

From: Object Moderator <objectmoderator@...>
Date: Thu Feb 25, 2010 9:14 am
Subject: Fw: Urgent: Protest against the final of Miss University GB

From: NUS (National Union of Students) Women's Campaign Mail List [mailto:WOMENSCAMPAIGN@...] On Behalf Of Olivia Bailey
Sent: 24 February 2010 12:52
To: WOMENSCAMPAIGN@...
Subject: Urgent: Protest against the final of Miss University GB

Hi all,

Urgent action: Protest outside the final of Miss University GB

We have just become aware that the final of Miss University GB will take place on Monday 1st March, in Cardiff. In order to continue our campaign against objectification in student unions, and in order to meet mandates from women's conference, and women's committee, the NUS Women's Campaign is calling an emergency protest.

Where - Outside the Oceana Nightclub, Cardiff (See map here - http://tiny.cc/AX5WM)

When - Meet at 6pm, protest will last until approximately 8pm

What to bring - bring placards, banners from your women's society, whistles and your friends!

What to do now - reply to this email to let us know you are planning on coming, so we can get an idea of numbers

What to do on the night - When you arrive you should be able to see a group gathering. If you can't see us, call one of these two numbers:

Liv - 07855 041861

Estelle - 07919 343034

Women have campaigned hard over the last century to gain access to University, and to win the right to be judged on the strength of our opinions and not our looks. Beauty pageants such as Miss University GB undermine these hard-fought gains and send the dangerous message that it is ok to value women purely on a narrow conception of beauty that bears little relation to the majority of women.

The NUS Women's Campaign wants to stress that this is in no way a protest against the individual women who are participating in the competition. We respect their right to be involved, and we wish them all the best in the competition.

Our protest is against Miss University GB, and against organisations that seek to profit from the objectification and commodification of women. We are protesting the mainstreaming of an industry that places an expectation on women to conform to an unrealistic and one-dimensional standard of beauty, and against the spread of sex object culture in student unions across the country.

Join us on Monday night. Stand up and say that all women students are beautiful.

If you can't join us in Cardiff on Monday, then please consider sending the attached letter to the owners of the Oceana nightclub to ask them to reconsider hosting the event. Contact details for the organisation can be found in the attachment.

In sisterhood,

Liv & Estelle

Liv Bailey Estelle Hart

Nus National Women's Officer NUS Wales Women's Officer

_________________________________________________________

Olivia Bailey | National Women's Officer

olivia.bailey@...

0871 2218221; mobile 07855 041861

NUS HQ, Centro 3, 19 Mandela Street, London NW1 0DU

_________________________________________________________

DISCLAIMER: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. This communication represents the originator's personal views and opinions, which do not necessarily reflect those of the National Union of Students UK/NUS-USI. If you are not the original recipient or the person responsible for delivering the email to the intended recipient, be advised that you have received this email in error, and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this email is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you received this email in error, please immediately notify postmaster@....

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Letter to Oceana.doc

#332

From: Object Moderator <objectmoderator@...>
Date: Wed Mar 17, 2010 1:30 pm
Subject: Fw: Demand Change petition - just ONE week to go!!!

Our no. 10 petition runs out on 23rd March and we currently have 748 signatures!

Please sign and forward to people and networks you think will want to sign to end the demand for prostitution by criminalising punters follwing the 'Nordic' model - http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/TacklingDemand/

"We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to fulfil his multiple international and domestic obligations to tackle demand for prostitution by adopting the ‘Nordic model’ which decriminalises those who sell sexual acts and supports them to exit prostitution, whilst at the same time criminalising those who purchase sexual acts. Curbing the demand for prostitution, which draws more vulnerable people into the industry and fuels sex trafficking, is a vital step towards ending the exploitation and abuse experienced by the majority of people in prostitution

Studies indicate that the majority of women enter prostitution under the age of 18 and that childhood abuse, poverty, drug dependency and homelessness are key triggers into prostitution. Once in prostitution, sexual and physical assault is common and 9 out of 10 surveyed women say they would exit prostitution if they could.
It is essential that those selling sexual acts are decriminalised and that support services are provided to exit prostitution. Furthermore, legislation is needed to curb the demand for prostitution that expands the industry and fuels trafficking.

Proposals to criminalise the buying of sex from a person subjected to force are a welcome step towards shifting criminal liability to those who purchase sexual acts. However, it does not go far enough in terms of ending exploitation through prostitution and preventing future generations from being coerced into the sex industry.

We therefore urge the government to follow the ‘Nordic model’ which decriminalises those who sell sexual acts whilst criminalising those who purchase them. This approach has been adopted by Sweden, Norway and Iceland, as part of their end violence against women policies."

look here for more details: http://www.demandchange.org.uk/

It would be great to get many more signatures in this last week!

In sisterhood

Silvia

#333

From: Object Moderator <objectmoderator@...>
Date: Mon Mar 22, 2010 1:34 pm
Subject: Independent article - specifically mentions OBJECT and pornification!

http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/yasmin-alibhai-brown/yasmin-alibhaibrown-the-future-of-politics-lies-with-women-1925060.html

#334

From: Object Moderator <objectmoderator@...>
Date: Mon Mar 22, 2010 2:57 pm
Subject: Student and Trade Unions back OBJECT and the Demand Change! campaign

http://www.object.org.uk/index.php/component/content/article/3-news/94-students-and-unions-back-object.

#335

From: Object Moderator <objectmoderator@...>
Date: Mon Mar 22, 2010 3:02 pm
Subject: OBJECT petition against Lads Mags in Supermarkets - please sign and circulate

http://www.gopetition.com/online/34857.html

Hi everyone,

Here is the petition:

Also we have a Facebook group called I Bet I Can Find 1000 People Who Find Porn More Offensive Than Pyjamas

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=387173306432#!/group.php?gid=374626143118&ref=mf

Please visit and/or join to highlight the Tesco's bizarre priorities of banning pyjamas and slippers to avoid offence, but staunchly defending the sale of misogynistic in their stores.

Hope to see you this Feminist Friday

ATB

Silvia xx

#336

From: Object Moderator <objectmoderator@...>
Date: Tue Mar 23, 2010 12:37 pm
Subject: Sign our online petition to help tackle demand for prostitution - NOW...

http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/TacklingDemand/

Please sign today and forward if you haven't already... closes today!

Silv xx

From: Louise Jenkins [mailto:Louise.Jenkins@...]
Sent: 23 March 2010 10:41
To: GLOBAL
Cc: 'Anna van Heeswijk'
Subject: FW: Sign our online petition to help tackle demand for prostitution - NOW...
Importance: High

Hello all,

The deadline is today for the DC! petition and since my email last week we now have 814 signatures…woo! I reckon we may have until the end of the day so please, please, if you haven’t already done so….SIGN THE PETITION! It takes seconds to do…pass this into any networks, friends etc!

Thanks,

lou

#337

From: Object Moderator <objectmoderator@...>
Date: Wed Mar 24, 2010 3:26 pm
Subject: OBJECT has launched a Charter On Women And The Media

To mark the pending general elections and the launch of the Home Office review on the harms associated with the sexualisation of young people, OBJECT have launched our Charter on Women and the Media to lobby MPs to tackle the sexual objectification of women and girls in the media and popular culture.

The OBJECT Charter calls on politicians to:

1. Recognise the need for a socially responsible media with respect to the sexual objectification of women and girls.

2. Support a mechanism (such as an All Party Parliamentary Group) to review current media portrayal of women and recommend a process for change to achieve a socially responsible media.

3. Ensure that codes on the sale and display of lads’ mags and The Sport are made mandatory so that these publications are covered and placed on the top shelf and are either regulated in the same manner as Teen Girl magazines or age-restricted.

4. Seek an end to the advertising of sexual services in newspapers and other mainstream media.

5. Call for an end to the advertising of sex industry jobs in Government job centres.

Please visit this page on our website today to find out how to get your MP to sign up to the Charter - http://www.object.org.uk/index.php/charter-violence-against-women.

Let us use this opportunity to urge MPs to take action on this very important issue and to tackle the attitudes which underpin and legitimise violence and discrimination against women by working towards an end to the sexual objectification of women and girls.

In sisterhood and solidarity,

Anna van Heeswijk

Campaigns Coordinator

OBJECT

anna@...

Anna van Heeswijk
Campaigns Coordinator

anna@... | 07783 887 154

cid:image001.png@01C97817.581DAAD0
Challenging ‘sex object culture’ - the increased sexual objectification of women
Join our campaign today @ www.object.org.uk

#338

From: Object Moderator <objectmoderator@...>
Date: Tue Apr 6, 2010 8:01 pm
Subject: Fw: GENDER EQUALITY - EQUAL REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN FILM & TV DRAMA

------ Forwarded Message
From: Pauline Moran <paulinemoran@...>
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 13:18:04 +0100
To: <Undisclosed-Recipient:;>
Cc: Jean Rogers Hartley <jeanrogershartley@...>
Subject: GENDER EQUALITY - EQUAL REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN FILM & TV DRAMA

GENDER EQUALITY - EQUAL REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN FILM & TV DRAMA

CAN YOU HELP?

Equity, the actors' union has set up an online petition to canvass viewers' opinion re: the under-representation of women in film and TV drama. This distortion affects women at all levels and helps to form negative attitudes to women and in particular, older women. Common TV stereotypes such as sex object or victim of violence perpetuate the view that women are a disposable commodity. The ageing female is kept out of sight as the recent dismissal of certain women TV presenters and journalists has shown.

Positive female role models are essential in the fight against violence against women. We need their stories to be told on screen before public attitudes can change.

A report commissioned by Equity and the International Federation of Actors has revealed that female performers work less, are paid less and have shorter careers than their male colleagues. Yet 52% of the UK population is female and 44% of them are over 45. This is not represented on stage or screen where prevailing gender stereotypes prevent actresses over 40 from sustaining a career. Research shows that the overall casting ratio for men is 63.5% to only 36.5% for women.

We are contacting women's organisations to draw attention to our campaign and very much hope you can help us by signing the online petition and forwarding the link to others. If you could include the information in a newsletter or otherwise circulate it amongst your members we may gain even more signatures.

The petition will be used together with the report to confront programme commissioners and arts funding bodies who continue to ignore their obligations under the Gender Equality Duty of 2007.

Link to the petition:

http://www.gopetition.com/online/24658.html <mhtml:{D4B28D8D-1266-435E-ACE8-81E3C730EE7E}mid://00000016/!x-usc:http://www.gopetition.com/online/24658.html>

You can read a summary of the report's findings here on pages 4-6 and the conclusions on pages 30-31:

http://www.fia-actors.com/uploads/ENGLISH.pdf <mhtml:{D4B28D8D-1266-435E-ACE8-81E3C730EE7E}mid://00000016/!x-usc:http://www.fia-actors.com/uploads/ENGLISH.pdf>

We very much hope you will be able to join with us in this campaign.

Best wishes,

Jean Rogers, Vice-President, Equity
Pauline Moran, Equity Gender Steering Group

#339

From: Object Moderator <objectmoderator@...>
Date: Sat May 15, 2010 6:24 pm
Subject: Fw: to circulate

http://www.whiteribboncampaign.co.uk/

Hi everyone,

Here is info on The White Ribbon Campaign's Pledge for men to sign-

"I pledge never to commit,condone or remain silent about violence against women"

Please forward to men you know and encourage them to sign

In solidarity

Silvia

--
Sign the Pledge on the new Website:
"I pledge never to commit,condone or remain silent about violence against women"I
White Ribbon Campaign
Regd Charity 1123874
info@...
www.whiteribboncampaign.co.uk <http://www.whiteribboncampaign.co.uk>
White Ribbon House
1 New Road
Mytholmroyd
Hebden Bridge
HX7 5DZ
01422 886545
07941 597584

#340

From: Object Moderator <objectmoderator@...>
Date: Sat May 15, 2010 6:26 pm
Subject: White Ribbon Campaign Pledge

http://www.whiteribboncampaign.co.uk/

Hi everyone,

Here is info on The White Ribbon Campaign's Pledge for men to sign-

"I pledge never to commit,condone or remain silent about violence against women"

Please forward to men you know and encourage them to sign

In solidarity

Silvia

#341

From: Object Moderator <objectmoderator@...>
Date: Sun May 23, 2010 9:21 pm
Subject: *OBJECT Toolkit* Persuade Your Council to Adopt New Licensing Regime

http://www.object.org.uk/index.php/beinvolved

OBJECT Activists and supporters,

Persuade your council to adopt new licensing regime

Thanks to your efforts, the Policing and Crime Act came into force on April 6th 2010 making it possible for councils to stop licensing lap dancing clubs like cafes, but instead to be able to regulate them as part of the sex industry. This new licensing regime gives local authorities greater powers to regulate lap dancing clubs and it gives communities more of a say in whether or not lap dancing clubs open, and whether or not councils renew the licenses of existing clubs.

However, these licensing powers are optional for councils to adopt. It is crucial that your local authority adopts this legislation to give you a greater say over the licensing of lap dancing clubs in your area.

We have put together a toolkit to help you persuade your council to take on these powers.

Please follow this link to download it (and forward this email on to interested individuals and networks across the U.K.):

In sisterhood and solidarity

Silvia

#342

From: Kat banyard <katbanyard@...>
Date: Tue May 25, 2010 9:49 am
Subject: UK Feminista SUMMER SCHOOL, 31/7/10 - 1/8/10

katbanyard

Book now for the first ever UK Feminista Summer School!

Two days of feminist activist training and inspiration - and all completely free.

DATE: Saturday 31st July - Sunday 1st August

TIME: 10am-5pm (both days)

VENUE: Amnesty International Human Rights Action Centre, 17-25 New Inn Yard, London EC2A 3EA

REGISTER: www.ukfeminista.org.uk

SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Zoe Williams, the Guardian; Pragna Patel, Southall Black Sisters; Karin Robinson, Democrats Abroad; Shaista Gohir MBE, Muslim Women's Network UK; Heather Harvey, Amnesty International UK; Denise Marshall, Eaves; Baljit Banga, Newham Asian Women’s Project; Kira Cochrane, the Guardian; Kat Banyard, author of The Equality Illusion & Director of UK Feminista; WOMANKIND Worldwide; Fawcett Society; Hannah Pool, journalist; Michelle Daley, Disability Awareness in Action; Jess McCabe, the F Word; Joy Millward, Principle; Julia Minnear, Women's Environmental Network; OBJECT; Lynne Parker, Funny Women

WORKSHOPS INCLUDE: How to run a feminist group; Running an effective campaign; Fundraising skills; How to use the media; How to influence local and national politics; Creative campaigning and direct action; Promoting diversity within feminist groups; Public speaking skills

PANEL DISCUSSIONS & SEMINARS INCLUDE: The importance of feminist organising; The feminist year ahead; Men and masculinity; Women and the media; Feminist Question Time; Why climate change is a feminist issue

So whether you're a seasoned campaigner or new to the world of feminist activism - join us for this unique event.

The Summer School is free to attend but places are strictly limited - so book now to avoid disappointment! Open to all women and men.

VISIT WWW.UKFEMINISTA.ORG.UK TO BOOK YOUR PLACE

#343

From: Object Moderator <objectmoderator@...>
Date: Sat May 29, 2010 1:31 pm
Subject: URGENT!!! Re Murdered Bradford Women: Demand Change Template Letter to David Cameron & Theresa May

Why legalising prostitution would NOT have helped the women in Bradford FINAL.doc

Dear all,

In light of the tragic murders of three women in Bradford there has been much discussion regarding prostitution law in the media recently, with groups such as the English Collective of Prostitutes and International Union of Sex Workers using this as an opportunity to push for legalisation of the entire industry and decriminalise pimps and punters. Legalisation would not have helped the women in Bradford (please see the attachment for more information) and countries that have legalised prostitution have seen an expansion of the industry with more vulnerable people being coerced and trafficked to meet the demand (again you can see attachments for more info). Therefore, we call for those exploited in prostitution to be decriminalised and offered routes out, and for those who fuel this exploitation by choosing to pay for sex acts to be criminalised, thereby tackling the demand for commercial sexual exploitation.

The Demand Change! campaign (www.demandchange.org.uk) have put together template letters you can send to the Prime Minister, the Deputy Prime Minister, the Home Secretary and the Junior Equality Minister urging the Government to reject calls to legalise prostitution and instead to fully decriminalise those exploited in prostitution, provide exit services to exit the sex trade, and support, enforce and strengthen legislation which tackles demand.

Please email and/or post your letters today to make sure that the voices of those of us who want to see an end to commercial sexual exploitation are not drowned out by those who seek to give the sex industry a green light.

All you need to do is adjust the template letters and email and/or post them to the addresses on the letters, or the email addresses below:

David Cameron (Please post the letter and enclose documents to David Cameron – see address on template letter)

Nick Clegg – (Please post the letter and enclose documents to Nick Clegg – see address on template letter)

Theresa May - public.enquiries@... & mayt@...

Lynne Featherstone - FEATHERSTONEL@...

Please email any responses to anna@...

If you have any further questions please email us. Thank you for your help in ending commercial sexual exploitation.

In sisterhood,

Anna.

Anna van Heeswijk
Campaigns Coordinator

anna@... | 07783 887 154

cid:image001.png@01C97817.581DAAD0
Challenging ‘sex object culture’ - the increased sexual objectification of women
Join our campaign today @ www.object.org.uk

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Demand Change Fact Sheet FINAL.pdf

Demand Change! template letter to Nick Clegg FINAL.doc

Demand Change! template letter to Theresa May FINAL.doc

Demand Change! template letter to David Cameron FINAL.doc

Demand Change! template letter to Lynne Featherstone FINAL.doc

#344

From: Object Moderator <objectmoderator@...>
Date: Thu Jul 8, 2010 8:14 am
Subject: Demand Change! on 'Your Freedom - repeal - website'

I'm sure you have all seen the Your Freedom website launched by the coalition government to allow people to call for certain laws to be repealed; and that you have seen the calls for Section 14 of the Policing and Crime Act, (which criminalises the purchase of sex from a person who has been exploited) to be repealed, and for prostitution to be legalised. It is great that many of you have commented on these proposals in protest.

OBJECT and Eaves have now posted our own proposal calling for all laws which criminalise those who sell or are sold for sexual use to be repealed, and for exit services to be offered, and legislation which tackles the demand for prostitution strengthened.

If you support the Demand Change! campaign to end commercial sexual exploitation, you can make supportive comments and rate this proposal here - http://yourfreedom.hmg.gov.uk/repealing-unnecessary-laws/repeal-all-laws-which-criminalise-those-who-sell-or-are-sold-for-sexual-use-provide-exit-services-and-work-towards-an-end-to-the-sex-trade.

Please also forward this to all of your friends and networks.

Thank you.

In sisterhood and solidarity,

Anna

#345

From: Object Moderator <objectmoderator@...>
Date: Mon Aug 2, 2010 4:58 pm
Subject: DWP announce that they will stop advertising sex industry jobs!

Another victory against the mainstreaming and proliferation of the sex industry - well done feminists!

You can read the DWP Equality Impact Assessment on the issue here - http://www.dwp.gov.uk/docs/adult-entertainment-jobs-eia-aug-2010.pdf

You can hear DWP Minister Chris Grayling make the announcement, followed by responses from OBJECT and the Vice Chair of the Lap Dancing Association, on Woman's Hour today here - http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b00t6ft0

And you can hear more discussion with OBJECT and the lap dance club owner on BBC 5 Live (at 1 hr 40 mins) - http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00t9r5c/Gabby_Logan_02_08_2010/

Although long overdue, this decision sends out a powerful message that sex industry jobs are not harmless and that the government will no longer sanction, condone or promote jobs which are sexually exploitative to women.

In sisterhood.

OBJECT

#346

From: Object Moderator <objectmoderator@...>
Date: Wed Sep 22, 2010 3:56 pm
Subject: Call out for all those living or working in Hackney - respond to consultation calling for nil policy for strip clubs!

http://www.hackneyhive.co.uk/index/2010/09/have-your-say-on-how-sex-establishments-in-hackney-are-licensed/

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#347

From: Object Moderator <objectmoderator@...>
Date: Fri Oct 22, 2010 8:30 pm
Subject: Lap Dancing - Lobby your council now with OBJECT's Guides

Lap Dancing - Lobby your council now with OBJECT's Guides

Since April 2010 local authorities have had the option to stop licensing lap dancing clubs like cafes and instead regulate them as part of the sex industry.

OBJECT has now published two toolkits to help you lobby your local authority to make sure they use these new powers effectively.

The first toolkit will help you make sure your council takes up the new licensing in the first instance.

The second can be used only once your council has introduced the new licensing but is critical in ensuring they make full use of it.

Take action now! Help tackle the growth of lap dancing clubs.

Take Action Now

Step 1: Find out whether your council has adopted the new licensing

Find out if your council has passed any resolutions by the full council on 'Sexual Entertainment Venues' (lap dancing clubs) by:

- Contacting the licensing department of your local council
(the telephone number for the main switchboard will be on your council's website)

- Or searching your council's website

Step 2: Download the relevant Toolkit and take action!
Toolkit 1: How to get your local council to adopt new licensing for lap dancing clubs
To be used if your local council has not already taken up the new licensing regime.

Toolkit 2: How to make sure your council makes full use of new licensing regime for lap dancing clubs
To be used after your council has adopted the new licensing regime.

Other Useful Information

OBJECT Fact Sheet on why strong regulation for lap dancing clubs is needed

OBJECT report countering the claims of the lap dancing industry

Sex Encounter Venues Home Office Guidance

Anna van Heeswijk
Campaigns Coordinator

anna@... | 07783 887 154

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#348

From: Object Moderator <objectmoderator@...>
Date: Wed Dec 8, 2010 1:39 pm
Subject: URGENT ACTION REQUIRED: Urge Hackney Council to set nil - limit for lap dancing clubs

Hi all,

As you may already be aware, Hackney Council have proposed setting a nil-limit for sexual entertainment venues. This would mean closing down all lap dancing clubs in the borough (which includes Shoreditch). This is a bold move and would set a precedent for other councils who are scared to revoke licenses because of threats from the lap dancing industry.

As you can imagine, the lap dancing clubs and their supporters are putting enormous pressure on Councillors not to go through with this proposal.

Please take these simple actions to let Hackney councillors know that the women’s sector support a nil-limit on strip clubs as a means of tackling commercial sexual exploitation. The deadline for the consultation is Monday December 13^th.

1> Read the attached Joint Statement of support and email me back to add your organisation as a signatory (BEFORE FRIDAY DECMEBER 10^th) – 3 minutes

2> Respond to the online consultation outlining your reasons for wanting a nil-limit - http://www.hackney.gov.uk/3450.htm. You don’t need to be a resident of Hackney to do this (BEFORE MONDAY 13^th) – 5 minutes

NB If you would like to send a more detailed response, you can use the template consultation response which is part of OBJECT Toolkit 2 - http://www.object.org.uk/index.php/beinvolved and send it to licensing@... and Suezanne Awotwi at Members.Support@... asking her to forward to ALL councillors. Please blind copy anna@... into the email – 5 Minutes

3> Send a personal testimony of how you have been affected by lap dancing clubs to licensing@... and to Suezanne Awotwi at Members.Support@... asking her to forward to ALL councillors. Please blind copy anna@... into the email (BEFORE MONDAY 13^th) - 10 minutes

4> Join OBJECT to protest and collect signatures outside Hackney Town Hall (RESPOND TODAY FOR MORE INFORMATION – anna@...)

5> Spread the word today! Pass this on to everyone you know and encourage them to take action. It is crucial that councillors understand the importance of this issue, and that our voices aren’t drowned out by the power and influence of the sex industry.

Please feel free to email me if you have any questions.

Thank you!

Anna van Heeswijk
Campaigns Coordinator

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#349

From: Object Moderator <objectmoderator@...>
Date: Mon Dec 13, 2010 11:33 am
Subject: OBJECT press release: Hackney consult to set nil limits for lap dancing clubs

http://www.object.org.uk/index.php/component/content/article/3-news/110-lap-dancing-press-release-on-hackney-proposal-to-set-nil-limits

#350

From: Object Moderator <objectmoderator@...>
Date: Fri Dec 24, 2010 10:48 am
Subject: Enjoy OBJECT's protest carols!

http://www.object.org.uk/index.php/xmas-songs

Enjoy OBJECT's protest carols here:

Have a great break and we look forward to a new year full of successes for feminism!

Seasons Greetings,

From all at OBJECT

#351

From: Object Moderator <objectmoderator@...>
Date: Fri Feb 11, 2011 3:03 pm
Subject: WOW! Women of the World conference & festival - 1 month to go - book tickets now!

WOW - Women of the World - is a joyous celebration of the formidable strength and inventiveness of women
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Please forward to any women/networks you think would be interested - Silvia

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SOUTHBANK CENTRE

Launching this year, WOW – Women of the World – is a joyous celebration of the formidable strength and inventiveness of women – a pioneering, groundbreaking annual festival, which will present, recognise and celebrate women, and act as a conversation space for issues of all kinds.

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WOMEN OF THE WORLD FESTIVAL CONFERENCE

WOW – Women of the World launches its first year with speakers from across five continents. It brings together amazing stories of triumph, action, challenge and enterprise from girls of 14 to women of 80. Musicians, lawyers, scientists, members of the clergy, journalists, politicians, community activists, gardeners, school girls and coco growers share ideas for change in a weekend that climaxes with the celebrations of the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day. Women's organisations of every persuasion are represented in a great weekend of fierce debate and fantastic fun. Plus market activities, speed mentoring and networking opportunities.

Speakers include Shami Chakrabati, Marin Alsop, Helena Kennedy QC, Kay Mellor, Caroline Lucas MP, Kate Mosse, Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, Kat Banyard, Juliet Stevenson, Bianca Jagger, Barb Jungr, Kate Mosse, Rosie Boycott, Allison Pearson, Frances Osborne and Dr Precious Lunga. And we're inviting you to participate.

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Three-day WOW Festival Conference Pass for £30

Buy a three-day WOW Festival Conference Pass for £30 (concessions £15, under-18s £10), which includes access to WOW daytime events. The three-day pass also entitles you to a 20% discount on one ticket for one ticketed event. Discount for WOW Festival Conference three-day Pass holders (only available by calling 0844 847 9910). Single-day WOW Festival Conference Pass (£12 / concessions £6) also available.

.See southbankcentre.co.uk/wow for details

Talks and discussions on Friday 11 March (10am – 7pm)

Welcome
Jude Kelly OBE, Southbank Centre Artistic Director and WOW – Woman of the World festival founder officially opens the festival.

Women and Law
Shami Chakrabarti, Director of Liberty, is one of the UKs most distinguished legal minds. She sets out the story of women’s relation to the law.

Enemies of Good Art
In his 1938 novel Enemies of Promise Cyril Connolly asserted that ‘there is no more sombre enemy of good art than the pram in the hall’. Since April 2009 Enemies of Good Art has debated the issues arising from this infamous quote. Join this baby/child friendly event, which will investigate the possibilities of combining art practice and family commitments.

Girls Education
Vanessa Ogden, the inspirational Headteacher from the high achieving, over-subscribed and very successful girls’ comprehensive Mulberry School in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets tells us why changing girls education is the key to changing the world.

Being a leader of men
Marin Alsop brings together like minded women doing the jobs that are traditionally held by men.

Sex Trade
Journalist Bidisha, CA and top writer Kay Mellor who created the drama Band of Gold look at the myths and realities surrounding the sex trade and sex trafficking.

Glass Ceilings and Glass Ladders
UK Boards might be forced to have a quota of woman as we continue to lag behind the rest of Europe. What is the reason we find it so hard to promote women’s expertise.

Climate Change and the Planet we live on
Journalist and broadcaster Rosie Boycott talks to the women who are driving forward the sustainability agenda in ingenious ways. She is joined by Caroline Lucas MP, Leader of the Green Party and climate change pioneer, Jyoti Mhapsekar, founder of Parisar Vikas, an inspirational initiative in Mumbai which trains women to reduce Mumbai’s massive waste problem and transform it into a business opportunity, and environmental activist Tamsin Omond, founder of Climate Rush, who stormed parliament in 2008 dressed as suffragettes.

Lynne Franks Presents B.Ethical: a WOW women’s business forum
Author, entrepreneur and lifestyle guru Lynne Franks is joined by 8 high profile women entrepreneurs running ethical businesses to discuss the different aspects of their business, and their journeys towards making them a success.

I am an emotional creature
Excerpts of Eve Ensler’s powerful new monologues for young girls.

The UK launch of SNACK – the new Chinese art magazine with an all-female attitude

Live broadcast of Women’s Hour
Jenni Murray presents this seminal programme live from Queen Elizabeth Hall
Please note that this event is free but requires you to book a ticket. It is not included in the Festival pass.

WOW Bites - short talks and inspiring ideas, achievements, stories or manifestos
Why Can’t I be Einstein – sixth formers from the Mulberry School discover the lost women of science.
Helen Storey presents Pollution is our Paint – a short tale of what happens when an artist and scientist collide.
Radharani Mitra on the condom normalisation campaign in India.
Film producer Jess Search on how women are using media to change the world.
Syd Moore on the connections between witches and Essex girls.
Scary Little Girls specialises in positive behaviour, emotional literacy and anti-bullying work in schools and launched Our Bodies Rock last year. Hear about how 10-year-olds are dealing with commercial and sexual pressures, and come back fighting.

Plus...
Market activities, speed mentoring, and networking opportunities

Single-day WOW Pass (£12 / concessions £6) includes access to WOW daytime events

Does not include entry into any ticketed evening events, or Life Cycle on Sunday 13 March at 1pm.

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Talks and discussions on Saturday 12 March (10am – 7pm).

Post feminism – Thank God That’s Over
Comedienne and broadcaster ST gives her views on the post-feminist era and everything that has been achieved.

Power dressing
Baroness Helena Kennedy QC confronts the reality of how much power women really have in the world.

Why is feminism an f-word?
The start of the weekend’s running debate with Kat Banyard, author of The Equality Illusion and founder and director of UK Feminista.

Women and Health, Women and Faith, Women and War, Women and Pay
A chance to focus on topics that are fraught with controversy and possibility with contributions from the Maggie’s Centre, the Fawcett Society, Dr Precious Lunga, and Professor Mona Siddiqui.

Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown presents her impassioned one-woman show Nowhere to Belong: Tales of an Extravagant Stranger.

Girls – an endangered species or our next world leaders?
A panel of 14 – 18 year olds tell us what needs to change to truly release girl-power.

Women and their clothes
Linda Grant leads a debate on how clothes define women's identities. If we are all judged by what we wear, both men and women, do women have to make greater efforts than men not to send out messages that can be misunderstood? And is taking pleasure in dress a frivolous preoccupation?

PAWA (Pan Asian Women's Association) and Funny Women present the best in Asian stand up comedy
To defy the traditional stereotype of Asian women being quiet and docile… an event full of raucous fun and laughter.

Community activism
Baroness Newlove leads a discussion on how women across the country are at the forefront of reclaiming their communities from the fear of crime.

Penny Woolcock
Film and opera director Penny Woolcock in conversation about the films that are exciting her.

The Feminist Roadshow: Whatever Happened to Cunning Stunts?
As a tribute to the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day Sphinx Theatre Company present a celebration of iconic prose and dramatic texts by women that changed history, and a panel discussion of the glory days of the leading 1970s and 1980s women theatre companies.

Make a zine in a day
Creative? Crafty? Got something to say? Join female arts collective Storm in a Teacup in creating your very own zine in a day. With workshops, zine makers, scissors and glue on hand, all the tools will be provided for you to produce your very own DIY publication.

WOW Bites (short talks and inspiring ideas, achievements, stories or manifestos)
The White Ribbon Alliance on the scandal of women and childbirth.
Harriet Boatemaa from the Ghanaian farmers' cooperative that owns Divine Chocolate talk about the women who are the force behind the leading Fairtrade brand.
Annie Nightingale reveals the music that’s exciting her the most.
The sisters behind Pink Stinks challenge the culture of pink.
The Orchid Project talk on the trauma of female genital mutilation.
From Q to P – Paromita Vohra on how planning policy for Indian public toilets has damaged the health of millions of women.

Plus…
Market activities, speed mentoring, and networking opportunities

Single-day WOW Pass (£12 / concessions £6) includes access to WOW daytime events. Does not include entry into any ticketed evening events, or Life Cycle on Sunday 13 March at 1pm.

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Talks and discussions on Sunday 13 March (10am – 7pm).

Bianca Jagger in conversation with Helena Kennedy QC
Bianca Jagger is the Founder and Chair of the Bianca Jagger Human Rights Foundation (BJHRF), and for approximately 30 years has been a prominent international human rights, social justice and climate change advocate. Hear her in conversation with human rights lawyer Baroness Helena Kennedy QC.

Taboo
A session that explores issues around children and childlessness (a woman only session).

Ignite!
Writers, producers and other development practitioners from six countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Nepal and Nigeria) present a multimedia look at the transformative power of media in the developing world, and its role in helping to inform, educate and empower women and girls.

Aging
Catherine Mayer, London Bureau Chief at Time Magazine and author of new book Amortality: The Pleasures and Perils of Living Agelessly, leads a debate around the changing perceptions and realities of age and ageing, and in particular how women are impacted by and drive these changes.

‘I came here for refuge, but they locked me up.’
Juliet Stevenson and other actors tell the true stories of women who have sought asylum in the UK in an event that will both shock and inspire. Juliet will then be joined by Natasha Walter, founder of Women for Refugee Women, and by women refugees who can speak from their own experiences, to discuss the injustices faced by women who come to this country seeking refuge and what we can do to help. In conjunction with Women for Refugee Women

The Urban Girl’s Guide to Camping and other plays

Women and composition
Although one of the earliest composers ever documented – Hildegard of Bingen – was a woman, a myth caught on and somehow stuck that women can’t write music. ‘A woman must not desire to compose – there has not been one able to do it’ said Clara Schumann, although she wrote a lot of music. Fanny Mendelssohn was discouraged by her more famous brother Felix from publishing her music and Gustav Mahler demanded that his young wife, Alma, give up composing when they married. Although the 20th century boasted some brilliant female composers, including Ethel Smyth, Elisabeth Lutyens and Ruth Crawford Seeger, it is only in the 21st century that we can say that women have been allowed to join the top rank of composers. Conductor Marin Alsop and Southbank Centre’s Gillian Moore take part in a revealing and entertaining session on the subject.

The F Word
The culmination of the weekend debate – cast your vote.

WOW Den
Five ideas on how to improve the lives of women are given the third degree by a panel of experts and the audience.

WOW Bites (short talks and inspiring ideas, achievements, stories or manifestos)

The Fawcett Society present Cutting Women Out: the effect of the Government’s current cuts on women’s equality.
Whomadeyourpants? show us their utterly splendid pants and tell us why they make them.
Women from the LSE tell us what would happen if they ran the banking world.
Professor Mona Siddiqui on the Mothers of the Believers – the eleven women that married Muhammad.
Elvis Presley and Bob Dylan are given a woman’s twist in an a ccapella set by Barb Jungr, one of the great European chanteuses
Kate Mosse on why she started the Orange Prize.
Artist Tamsyn Challenger tells us the story behind her conceptual work 400 Women, a mass collaborative project with nearly 200 artists in response to the murders of women in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico and gender violence.

Plus…
Market activities, speed mentoring, and networking opportunities.

Single-day WOW Pass (£12 / concessions £6) includes access to WOW daytime events. Does not include entry into any ticketed evening events, or Life Cycle on Sunday 13 March at 1pm.

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FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS


	SOUTHBANK CENTRE PRESENTS EQUALS LIVE Friday 11 March Royal Festival Hall 7.30pm, £50 \| £40 \| £30 \| Concessions 50% off Join V V Brown, Paloma Faith, Annie Lennox, and Kate Nash for a special evening to celebrate the strength and unity of women across generations and to mark the centenary of International Women's Day. Book tickets / More info »

	WOW SATURDAY NIGHT CONCERT Saturday 12 March Royal Festival Hall 8pm, £40 \| £35 \| £25 \| £20 \| Concessions 50% off A celebration of the female voice with superstar V V Brown, Mercury Prizewinner Speech Debelle, Annie Flore Batchiellilys, Yvonne Chaka Chaka and, as their special guest, Senegalese singer and guitarist Baaba Maal. Book tickets / More info »

	MIRTH CONTROL: SANDI TOKSVIG WITH SUE PERKINS IN MARCH OF THE WOMEN Sunday 13 March Queen Elizabeth Hall 8pm, £20 \| £15 \| Concessions 50% off In the grand finale of WOW, National Treasure Sandi Toksvig and comedian-turned-conductor Sue Perkins bring us an evening of comedy, stories and music inspired by the great women of the suffragette movement. With special guest Marin Alsop. Book tickets / More info »

OTHER WOW EVENTS


	THE TAYLOR MAIDS Friday 11 March Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall 7pm, £10 \| Concessions 50% off After a successful career in TV, cabaret and variety, Terry, wife of Barry Cryer, and Jackie, wife Edmund Hockridg, sing songs and share anecdotes from their career in the 1950s. Book tickets / More info »

	BLOODY WOMEN: FROM GOTHIC TO HORROR – BIRDS EYE VIEW SOUND & SILENTS: Friday 11 March Queen Elizabeth Hall 8pm, £25 \| £20 \| £15 \| £10 \| Concessions 50% off Seminal silent films by women pioneering gothic, horror and surrealist cinema, alongside specially commissioned live scores by cutting-edge female musicians. Highlights include experimental pop sensation Micachu and multiinstrumentalist Imogen Heap. Book tickets / More info »

	EMMY THE GREAT + Phildel Friday 11 March Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall 9.30pm, £12.50 \| Concessions 50% off Emmy The Great is back with new songs and her trademark deft observations and stark admissions, cloaked in arrangements of disarming simplicity and beguiling melody. Book tickets / More info »

	SHIRLEY COLLINS – AMERICA OVER THE WATER Saturday 12 March Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall 5pm, £12 \| Concessions 50% off Shirley Collins' year-long journey through the musical heartland of the Southern States of America with legendary musicologist Alan Lomax. Book tickets / More info »

	LIFE CYCLE BY EMILY HALL AND TOBY LITT Sunday 13 March Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall 1pm, £15 \| Concessions 50% off Life Cycle is a moving, occasionally shocking and ultimately uplifting set of songs about being a mother. Book tickets / More info »

	AYANNA WITTER-JOHNSON Sunday 13 March Purcell Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall 8.30pm, £12.50 \| Concessions 50% off Cellist and singer Ayanna Witter-Johnson presents her songs with a selection of special guests for this one-off London show. Book tickets / More info »


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#352

From: Object Moderator <objectmoderator@...>
Date: Fri Apr 1, 2011 7:23 pm
Subject: Daily Sport in liquidation!!!

http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=46915&c=1

Daily Sport ceases publication and calls in administrators!!!

#353

From: Object Moderator <objectmoderator@...>
Date: Wed Oct 5, 2011 9:02 am
Subject: Support Tower Hamlets to say no to lap dancing clubs

Support Tower Hamlets to implement a 'nil limit' for lap dancing clubs

The Central London Borough of Tower Hamlets which has 11 lap dancing clubs in operation is currently consulting over its draft Policy which suggests introducing a nil limit for the entire borough.

This bold step will mean all 11 clubs will almost certainly have their licenses revoked and it will lead the way for other boroughs to follow suit.

If you want to take a stand against the sexist and exploitative lap dancing industry, it is vital that you take this opportunity to make your voice heard.

Respond to the consultation here

(Information from Tower Hamlets: To support the nil limit you will need to answer 'yes' to all five questions)

You DO NOT need to be a resident to respond

Help Spread the Word

Join Tower Hamlets campaigners to encourage local residents to respond to the consulation saying no to lap dancing.

Meet up:

Saturday October 8th between 12 - 3pm at Whitechapel Station

Email or phone 07921558553 for more information and to RSVP

Public Rally: Lap dancing - Liberation or Exploitation?

Date: Tuesday October 11th

Time: 6 - 8pm

Place: Bancroft Library, London E1 4DQ

Speakers include: Cllr Rania Khan; Beatrix Campbell; Jennifer Hayashi Danns (author of Stripped: The Bare Reality of Lap Dancing); OBJECT, Kat Banyard, and many more. The Lap Dancing Association and the IUSW have been invited.

Download the flier here

Organised by CAPE (Community Against People Eploitation)

More Actions

To find out about the licensing situation of lap dancing clubs for your council, see the OBJECT Council League Table.

To find out which other councils are consulting, go to the OBJECT Lap Dancing Take Action webpage and use the appropriate OBJECT toolkit to respond to help you respond.