Ally Day ’22 | Allies & Sexworkers welcome
Thursday, September 15 – 2022
Free STI self-checks (gonorrhea and chlamydia) + info provided by Center for Sexual Health and Family Planning Charlottenburg between 12 p.m. – 6 p.m.
| 11:00 a.m. | Arrival & Registration |
| 11:30 a.m. | Introducing Ally Day Hosted By Ruby |
| 11:45 a.m. | Workshops Dreaming of More Accessible Sexual Healthcare with Anna Wim 20 Years of Legalisation… Now What? with Caspar Tate Antifeminism: How and Why RadFem & White Feminism Attacks with Ruby Rebelde |
| 13:15 p.m. | Lunch |
| 2:15 p.m. | Marin Scarlett: “Quiet reflection” Reading from the book: “Truth and Lies: an Anthology of Writing and Art by Sex Workers” (2022) |
| 3:00 p.m. | Panel Discussion Common Ground: Empowerment in our Various Intersections Mit Azra, Daniel, Carmen (deutsch, bei Bedarf englische Übersetzung), Ruby |
| 4.00 p.m. | Break Snacks available |
| 4:15 p.m. | Film Screening “S_xarbeit und Beziehung” mit PA (engl. subtitles) |
| 5:15 p.m. | Barcamp Sessions DIY workshops |
| 6:15 p.m. | Goodbye & Introducing the Evening Festivities Hosted by Lexi Dark |
| 7:00 p.m. | Dinner (optional) & Bar Open |
| 8:00 p.m. | Performances Jade |
| 8:15 p.m. | Performances River Roux |
| 8:30 p.m. | Break |
| 8:35 p.m. | Performances The Incredible, Edible, Akynos |
| 9 p.m. – ? | Close |
UnConference ’22 | Day 1 | SW Only
Friday, September 16 – 2022
| 11 a.m. | Arrival & Registration |
| 11 a.m. | Introducing the Event Hosted by Julian Curico |
| 11.30 a.m. | Lunch |
| 12.30 p.m. | Workshops Caspar – Sexual Health + PReP workshop SWAG – Self Defense Workshop |
| 2 p.m. | Break Includes snacks & drinks |
| 2.30 p.m. | ‘Barcamp’ Sessions DIY workshops & skill share |
| 3.30 p.m. | Break Includes snacks & drinks |
| 4 p.m. | Workshop Akynos – The Language of Sex Work |
| 5.30 p.m. | TBC |
| 6.45 p.m. | Daytime Wrap-up & Opening Celebration Hosted by Lexi Dark |
| 7 p.m. | Dinner & Bar opens |
| 8 p.m. | Performances Arta |
| 8.15 p.m. | Performances Antonella Lerca Duda |
| 8.30 p.m. | Drink Break |
| 8.45 p.m. | Performances WHOREMOAN |
| 9 p.m. | Court des Miracles |
| 9.15 p.m. | Karaoke – Open End |
UnConference ’22 | Day 2 | SW Only
Saturday, September 17 – 2022
| 12 p.m. | Arrival & Brunch Hosted by Julian Curico Nigerian feast by Berlin Naija Foodie (vegan, vegetarian, meat, 100% halal) |
| 1 p.m. | Workshops Sex Work vs Our Identities – SharPuta & co. Self & Community Care Workshop – Olivia |
| 3 p.m. | Break snacks available |
| 3.30 p.m. | Discussion “Does porn belong to Sex Workers: a Trans perspective.” With Jamal Phoenix and Manon Praline, facilitated by Julian Curico |
| 4.30 p.m. | Break snacks available |
| 6 p.m. | BarCamp DIY Workshops + Skill Share includes community-led workshopping on community accountability/healing with awareness team present & informed |
| 7 p.m. | Thanks & GoodBye |
Workshop Facilitators
Ally Day
Anna Wim
Anna Wim is a queer non-binary sex educator, writer, and visual artist. In their work, they focus on destigmatization of sex toys, queerness, and access to sexual healthcare, both in written form as well as through their still life photography. They are behind Berlin’s only sexual healthcare database fluide.
This workshop will focus on why inaccessibility of sexual healthcare, for both sex workers and civilians, can be extremely dangerous to sex workers and is in essence whorephobic, racist, ableist, and classist.
Caspar Tate
Caspar Tate is part of the Peer-Project "Trans*Sexworks" and does various political work around trans and sex workers rights. He is currently working with the Schwules Museum on a project about the History of Sex Work in Berlin and together with the Robert-Koch-Institut and the Deutsche Aidshilfe he is working on promoting the use of PrEP among sex workers. He is also very active in national politics and a close observer of the evaluation of the Prostitutes "Protection" Act.
The Picture credits are: Agata Szymanska-Medina
Pa (they/them):
producer of the movie s_xarbeit und beziehung in the sex work industry (escort, porn, cam) since 2018, body worker, performer, sw rights activist, writer, facilitator of sex positive workshops, street worker in "sex&work" @maiz in linz until dec. 2021.
Movie Info:
Title: s_x work and relationship
Project: short film/documentary by and with sex workers ONLY- from 3 countries working in different areas of the industry
Due to our profession, the stigma attached to it and internalised prejudices, us sex workers are often confronted with toxic relationship dynamics and find ourselves in situations where we have to educate our partners, friends and other loved ones. And of course only if we decide to be open about our profession. We are the experts in questions concerning our work. Unfortunately, this is still rarely acknowledged. These audiovisual testimonials highlight our issues within relationships and are thus an important strategy and tool for social and cultural intervention. Furthermore, they provide us with the opportunity to make ourselves heard and to speak as individuals about the experiences of a larger group and to express community concerns. This project aims to raise awareness, educate and promote social change. Nothing about us without us! film length: 28 min spoken in english and german with subtitles (there is an english and a german version)
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j4BB_xGoeQ there was a crowdfunding campaign - there you can find all further information about the project https://www.startnext.com/kurzfilm-sexarbeit-und-beziehung
Production credits
Conception and Production: pa (pauli) and aaron based on an idea by „Scarlet Alliance, Australian Sexworkers Collective")
Postproduction: Smo Sienkiewicz Soundtrack: Schapka - Straßenstrich
Transcript and Translation: Katharina Landfried
Testimonials by: Alma, Astrid, Berni, caner, Emilian, Jamal Phoenix, Karla, Lexi Dark, Manon Praline, Nicki, Layali, Aaliyah, Noah, Pauli, bo, Trajche, Lydia, Zelight Yebu, Nina Speck, Leonie, Kristina Marlen, Alice Danger, Lily
Ruby Rebelde
Ruby Rebelde has been a sex worker for 10 years and fights for sex workers’
rights. Ruby focuses on media criticism, feminism and anti-discrimination.
SW Day 1
Akynos
How we can reshape perspectives on sex work by shifting the way we talk, write and engage about sex work and the workers during everyday conversations? Some of our language may seem harmless but is damaging in ways which shape perception and shift laws making Sex Worker lives more difficult. Examples of this are when we write sex worker but fail to capitalize the leading letters. And questions we ask such as "are sex workers saving their money for the future?" It’s equally important for us to recognize how we take on much of the language that oppresses us and for the population which claims to support us to understand how they can better stand up for us in small yet impactful ways.
Caspar Tate
Caspar Tate is part of the Peer-Project "Trans*Sexworks" and does various political work around trans and sex workers rights. He is currently working with the Schwules Museum on a project about the History of Sex Work in Berlin and together with the Robert-Koch-Institut and the Deutsche Aidshilfe he is working on promoting the use of PrEP among sex workers. He is also very active in national politics and a close observer of the evaluation of the Prostitutes "Protection" Act.
The Picture credits are: Agata Szymanska-Medina
SWAG
SWAG (Sex Work Autodefensia Group) is a method, a thinking tool and a solidarity network. Rooted in feminist self-defense practice, SWAG developps since 2015 a self-defense and empowerment method to collectively enhance our defensive and strategic skills, many of which already belong in our community.
Worshops are self-care and SW-only spaces. Building on SWs skills, they emphasise on sharing physical and verbal self-defense technics, but also building self-confidence, or theoretical knowledge vulnerable points.
For further informations on our programs, contact us at contact.the.swag@gmail.com
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION
After a rapid exercise on emergency exits, we will discuss preventive and verbal strategies to use before and during sexwork. Then we will move on to physical defence and practice a few technics to use during sexwork inside and outside. Then we finally conclude by a session of full-strength hit practice on the instructor using combat training equipment.
SW Day 2
Manon Praline
Discussion topic: managing work within the different porn industries (mainstream, queer, feminist ethical) while being a Transgender performer and trying to create a space for ourself, navigating discriminations and bullshit
Manon Praline is a Berlin based white transfem. In her work as a Bizarrelady, she mixes the pleasures of Domination, Girlfriend Experience and Erotic Massages. She performs in porn since 2016 and her films are widely screened around the world. In 2019 she directed her first short "My Garage My Rules" and launched Praline Studio in 2021.
Jamal Phoenix
Discussion topic: managing work within the different porn industries (mainstream, queer, feminist ethical) while being a Transgender performer and trying to create a space for ourself, navigating discriminations and bullshit
Jamal Phoenix is a French-Créole FTM porn performer, dancer and escort currently based in Berlin. Jamal’s work resolves around his self-proclaimed "Neo-Masculinity" identity, his primary focus being on the expansion of transmasculine Gay visibility. He is the co-author of an autobiographic docu-porn which won many awards: ‘Mes Chéris’, produced by Cutenon Films. Active in the Fetish industry as well, his work blurs the lines between sexuality, performing arts and kinky practices. Dancer above all, his performance range goes from contemporary pieces to poledance shows.
Photo credit: @frocktheworld
Gender Panic
SharPuta Alatrash (Puta) a mother, lover, friend, and a poet. SharPuta is my name and the career I chose, majesty is my pronoun, I’m a dreamer and screamer, I nourish myself in the discomfort and chaos my existence creates. Depressed but well dressed, a perpetual hormonal teenager. Gender devient who’s biggest and most proud failure is failing in masculinity and femininity”
Osito Chulo is a Berlin based dancer, performer, community organizer and workshop facilitator and has presented his work in Berlin venues like Dock11, HAU, Sophiensäle, Ballhaus Naunynstraße and performed in several different countries. His creative processes are about decolonizing the body and gender, encouraging himself to embrace vulnerability and reclaiming care and pleasure.
3rd Anonymous Facilitator.