Melbourne 2015 Festival of Sex Work

2015 
FESTIVAL OF SEX WORK 
Melbourne
Fri 7th - Sun 9th August

Organised by the Vixen Collective

Please see our document regarding the Vixen Collective's - 
'Safer Spaces Policy', for the Festival of Sex Work (2015).

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"Vixen Collective regrets that the Festival of Sex Work is this year not able to be held in venues that provide for wheelchair access. Please note however that the Red Umbrella Rally on Sunday the 9th of August is an accessible event and is open to both sex workers and allies". 

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Facebook: www.facebook.com/festivalofsexwork
Twitter: @FoSexWork

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See the ITINERARY & individual event posts - 
for more information on Tickets & Event Booking. 

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FILM NIGHT

Please join us for the Festival of Sex Work Film Night.

Screening a selection of short films made by and featuring sex workers. 

Join us to celebrate and support sex worker film makers and the sex workers 

that feature in these films!

Sat, Aug 8th, 7pm

Courthouse Hotel, Corner Errol & Queensberry St

North Melbourne

PUBLIC Event

Films Screening:

69 Things I Love About Sex Work (Director - Isabel Hosti, Canada, 2006)

Coming Out As A Sex Worker - For Sex Workers & Our Families (Filmmakers - Ryan & Hanako, Australia, 2013)

You're A Winner - Sprinkle Magic (Director - Douglas Brook, Australia, 1996)

Booking With A Worker In A Decriminalised State (Filmmaker - Holly in Griffith, Australia, 2014)

The films '69 Things I Love About Sex Work' and 'You're A Winner' come to us via the San Francisco Bay Area Sex Worker Film and Arts Festival.... http://sexworkerfest.com/

The films playing as part of the Festival of Sex Work Film Night contain adult themes and images and as such Vixen Collective recommends this be treated as an R18 event

You can book via the Event Brite link below:

Ticket Purchase - FILM Night

Sex workers are encouraged to book at the 'concession' rate, but Vixen Collective does not wish ticket prices to be a barrier to entry for any peer, so if this is the case, come along on the night and you will be admitted free of charge (Vixen Collective).

Note: the majority of events during the Festival of Sex Work are free of charge, however as an unfunded organisation Vixen Collective is taking this opportunity to raise funds to go some small way towards covering its work in the upcoming year.

Vixen Collective regrets that the Festival of Sex Work is this year not able to be held in venues that provide for wheelchair access.  Please note however that the Red Umbrella Rally on Sunday the 9th of August is an accessible event and is open to both sex workers and allies.

ASK A SEX WORKER A QUESTION - Public Forum

Please join us for the Opening Night Launch 

of the Melbourne, 2015 'Festival of Sex Work'. 

'Art Exhibition Opening'

Friday, August 7th, 6pm

with Debby Doesn't Do It For Free

followed by 

'Ask a Sex Worker a Question'

Friday, August 7th, 7pm

This event is open to the public.

Ticket Purchase information and link below.

Ask a Sex Worker a Question Panelists:

Cam Cox - I started sex working whilst still at high school as a street based sex worker at the Wall in Sydney. I currently sex work, write & lecture on sex worker rights, criminalisation, HIV and biomedical prevention, and was recently appointed CEO of Sex Workers Outreach Project NSW. 

Dallas Taylor - I am a full service sex worker and have worked in brothels, massage parlours, and privately. I'm a trans man who works as female. I've mostly worked in Sydney and Melbourne. 

Lucie Bee - I'm a Mattress Actress, Escort and Sex Geek. Gamer Girl and Marvel Tragic. I've had a knack for chatting with journos lately. I'm loud and unapologetic and pretty fiery when it comes to the Australian Sex and Porn industries. 

Mistress Lux - Current incarnation MzLux Professional Dominatrix. Specialising in humiliation, degradation, psychological torture…. or being a whore in societies war! I don't like vanilla ice cream, sex worker politics and I swear. 

Ryan Cole - I began my sex work career in my hometown of Melbourne at a strip club, but now work privately from home and touring other cities - working from hotels and sometimes from the street. 

You can book via the Event Brite link below:

Sex workers are encouraged to book at the 'concession' rate, but Vixen Collective does not wish ticket prices to be a barrier to entry for any peer, so if this is the case, come along on the night and you will be admitted free of charge (Vixen Collective).

Ticket Purchase - Opening Night

Note: the majority of events during the Festival of Sex Work are free of charge, however as an unfunded organisation Vixen Collective is taking this opportunity to raise funds to go some small way towards covering its work in the upcoming year.

Vixen Collective regrets that the Festival of Sex Work is this year not able to be held in venues that provide for wheelchair access.  Please note however that the Red Umbrella Rally on Sunday the 9th of August is an accessible event and is open to both sex workers and allies.

WORKSHOPS

Sat, August 8th, 11am to 5pm

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WORKSHOPS:

11am Sex Work & Publishing

12.05pm BDSM Skill Share

2pm BDSM Skill Share (cont) 

3.10pm Anal Play Workshop

4.15pm Dating Dramas

SEX-WORKER ONLY

Please RSVP via - vixencollectivemelbourne@gmail.com

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Workshops:

Sex Work and Publishing
Academia, blogs, newsprint, research & beyond.  We have a presence, always pushing back against whorephobia. Come and debrief, let it out, we are the experts, hear us roar!

BDSM Skill Share
Part 1 - What is B&D, S&M, Fetish and Kink.  What is the difference between being a dominant, submissive, slave, kinky play partner and what is required in each of these scenes.  What are client expectations and how to manage yourself and safety when dealing with each of these situations.
Part 2 - Sex worker BDSM Action Kit including: what equipment to have in it based on what your clients are asking for, environment you work in (in a brothel or escorting), confidence, experience and money.

Anal Play Workshop
A skill share on anal play, discussing prostrate massage techniques, a detailed discussion of the different types of orgasms that can achieved through butt play and how to achieve them. How to achieve painless penetration, stressing both the importance of foreplay in this area and of sensitization as well as what to do once you get inside. Also discusses pegging, the use of toys, fisting and some of the dom/sub play that can be incorporated into anal play.

Dating Dramas
A group for people to get together and share our experiences of the difficulties of dating while being a worker, and sharing tips for how to talk to partners about your work/how and where to draw boundaries etc.

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SEX-WORKER ONLY

Please RSVP via - vixencollectivemelbourne@gmail.com

ITINERARY - Calendar of Festival Events

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"Vixen Collective regrets that the Festival of Sex Work is this year not able to be held in venues that provide for wheelchair access. Please note however that the Red Umbrella Rally on Sunday the 9th of August is an accessible event and is open to both sex workers and allies."

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The Festival of Sex Work 
Art Exhibition
August 7-9th

Opening Hours:

August 7th 6pm - 9pm

August 8th 12pm - 9pm

August 9th - 12pm - 3pm

Courthouse Hotel
Corner Errol & Queensberry St,
North Melbourne

This Exhibition is open to the public.

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The Festival of Sex Work 
Opening Night

'Art Exhibition'
Short intro by 'Debby Doesn't Do It For Free'
Friday, August 7th, 6pm
(Before 'Ask a Sex Worker a Question')

'Ask a Sex Worker a Question'
Public Forum & Panel Discussion
Friday, August 7th, 7pm


Ask a Sex Worker a Question Panelists:

Cam Cox, Dallas Taylor, Lucie Bee, Mistress Lux, Ryan Cole 

Courthouse Hotel
Corner Errol & Queensberry St,
North Melbourne

This event is open to the public.

You can book via the Event Brite link below:

Sex workers are encouraged to book at the 'concession' rate, but Vixen Collective does not wish ticket prices to be a barrier to entry for any peer, so if this is the case, come along on the night and you will be admitted free of charge (Vixen Collective).

Opening Night Tickets - Ask a Sex Worker a Question


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Festival of Sex Work 
'WORKSHOPS'
Saturday, August 8th, 11am to 5pm.

Sex-Worker ONLY Event.

RSVP via - vixencollectivemelbourne@gmail.com

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Festival of Sex Work 
'Film Night'
Saturday, August 8th, 7pm.

This event is open to the public.

Festival of Sex Work Film Night - screening a selection of short films made by and featuring sex workers. Join us to celebrate and support sex worker film makers and the sex workers that feature in these films!

Films Screening:

69 Things I Love About Sex Work (Director - Isabel Hosti, Canada, 2006)

Coming Out As A Sex Worker - For Sex Workers & Our Families (Filmmakers - Ryan & Hanako, Australia, 2013)

You're A Winner - Sprinkle Magic (Director - Douglas Brook, Australia, 1996)

Booking With A Worker In A Decriminalised State (Filmmaker - Holly in Griffith, Australia, 2014)

The Films '69 Things I Love About Sex Work' and 'You're A Winner' 
come to us via the - San Francisco Bay Area Sex Worker Film and Arts Festival…
http://sexworkerfest.com/

You can book via the Event Brite link below:

Sex workers are encouraged to book at the 'concession' rate, but Vixen Collective does not wish ticket prices to be a barrier to entry for any peer, so if this is the case, come along on the night and you will be admitted free of charge (Vixen Collective).

Film Night Tickets

The films playing as part of the Festival of Sex Work Film Night contain adult themes and images and as such Vixen Collective recommends this be treated as an R18 event.

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Festival of Sex Work 
'Red Umbrella Rally for Sex Worker Rights'
Sunday, Aug 9th, 12pm.
State Library of Victoria

Friends and Supporters welcome.

You do not have to book for this event.

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Festival of Sex Work 

'Whore's Lunch'
Sunday, Aug 9th, 1.30pm.

Sex-worker ONLY event

RSVP via - vixencollectivemelbourne@gmail.com

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Festival of Sex Work 
'WHOREDROBE'
A Vixen Collective Fundraiser
Sunday, Aug 9th, 6pm
(Before the 'Performance Night')

Sex-worker ONLY event

RSVP via - vixencollectivemelbourne@gmail.com

The Vixen Collective is still looking for donations for Whoredrobe. Please email vixen at vixencollectivemelbourne@gmail.com. Donations can be collected from around Melbourne, Tues to Thurs, or can be dropped off, at the Exhibition throughout the Festival, or during the Workshops.

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Festival of Sex Work 
'Performance Night'
Sunday, Aug 9th, 7pm
(After 'Whoredrobe')

Sex-worker ONLY event

RSVP via - vixencollectivemelbourne@gmail.com

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"Vixen Collective regrets that the Festival of Sex Work is this year not able to be held in venues that provide for wheelchair access. Please note however that the Red Umbrella Rally on Sunday the 9th of August is an accessible event and is open to both sex workers and allies". 

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Please check back for more updates and information. 

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ART EXHIBITION - Melb 2015 Festival of Sex Work

The Festival of Sex Work 
Art Exhibition
August 7th to 9th

Courthouse Hotel
Corner Errol & Queensberry St
Nth Melbourne

Opening Hours:

August 7th 6pm - 9pm

August 8th 12pm - 9pm

August 9th - 12pm - 3pm

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Opening Night
Ask a Sex Worker a Question

Please join us for the Opening Night Launch of the Festival of Sex Work.
The Art Exhibition launches the Festival, on Fri, Aug 7th, at 6pm,
followed by the 'Ask a Sex Worker a Question' event.
This event is open to the public.

You can book via the Event Brite link below:

Sex workers are encouraged to book at the 'concession' rate, but Vixen Collective does not wish ticket prices to be a barrier to entry for any peer, so if this is the case, come along on the night and you will be admitted free of charge (Vixen Collective).

Opening Night Tickets - Ask a Sex Worker a Question


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WHOREDROBE

FESTIVAL OF SEX WORK - WHOREDROBE

Whoredrobe is one of Vixen's few fundraising events. 

Support your local and only peer-based sex-worker 

organisation in Victoria - Vixen Collective.

Sunday, August 9th, 6pm

(Before the Performances, on our Closing Night)

'Whoredrobe' is a sex-worker ONLY Event. 

Please RSVP or this event, via - vixencollectivemelbourne@gmail.com

We are still after donations for the Vixen Collective 'Whoredrobe'. Collections can be made Tues - Thurs, or you can drop things off during the first 2 days of the festival at the exhibition, or workshops.

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Web: www.vixencollective.blogspot.com.au

Email: vixencollectivemelbourne@gmail.com

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PERFORMANCE NIGHT - Closing Night

PERFORMANCE NIGHT

Sun, Aug 9th, 7pm
Festival of Sex Work - Closing Night

'Sex-Worker ONLY' Event.

Please RSVP via - 
vixencollectivemelbourne@gmail.com

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'WHOREDROBE'

A Vixen Collective Fundraiser

Sun, Aug 9th, 6pm

(Before the Performance night)

'Sex-Worker ONLY' Event.

Please RSVP via - 
vixencollectivemelbourne@gmail.com

Festival of Sex Work - Event Flyer

See the Itinerary and individual events for more information.

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WHORE'S LUNCH

WHORE'S LUNCH
Sunday, August 9th, 1.30pm

SEX-WORKER ONLY

Please RSVP via - vixencollectivemelbourne@gmail.com

2015 MELBOURNE
FESTIVAL OF SEX WORK
AUGUST 7-9

Callout - Are you a Performer & Sex Worker?

ARE YOU A PERFORMER & SEX WORKER?

THE VIXEN COLLECTIVE 
IS HOSTING A
 PERFORMANCE NIGHT

SUNDAY, AUGUST 9TH
FROM 6PM

PLEASE CONTACT VIXEN AT -
vixencollectivemelbourne@gmail.com

Callout for WORKSHOPS

CALLOUT FOR WORKSHOPS!

2015 FESTIVAL OF SEX WORK
Melbourne
SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH

PLEASE CONTACT VIXEN AT -
vixencollectivemelbourne@gmail.com

Callout for ART Submissions

CALLOUT FOR ART SUBMISSIONS!!

2015 FESTIVAL OF SEX WORK
Melbourne
AUGUST 7TH TO 9TH

Please contact Vixen at -
vixencollectivemelbourne@gmail.com

Calendar of Festival Events

This is a calendar of the Melbourne Festival of Sex Work events that are open to the public. 

Click on the event to find more information. 

Date	Sex Worker Only Events	Public Events
Saturday, 26th of May		Festival Launch & Art Exhibition Opening
Sunday, 27th of May		Sex Work In Melbourne:A Historical Walking Tour	Exhibit Closed
Monday, 28th of May	Workshops Sex Work & Self Care Stripper School 101 Skill Share	Sex Worker Digital Story Telling Screening	Art  Exhibition Open
Tuesday, 29th of May	Workshops Sex Worker Art Practice Writing Workshop	Ask A Sex Worker A Question: A Public Forum
Wednesday, 30th of May	Sex Worker  Performance Night	Sex Work Policy & Law:A Public Forum
Thursday, 31st of May	Workshops Intro to Sex Work Orgs Sex Work Advocacy What's next Victoria?	Scarlet Road: A Screening and Q&A
Friday, 1st of June	Touching Base Professional Disability Awareness Training
Saturday, 2nd of June		Red Umbrella Rally

Public Forum: Ask A Sex Worker A Question

Curious? Google just not cutting it?  Have you got one of those questions you've always wanted to ask but never had the opportunity? Now is your chance...

The world of sex work is hidden in secrets and shadows, wrapped in myths, stereotypes and prejudice.  With wondering minds, opinions can often be shaped by questions unanswered.  

Step into our lush boudoir and prepare to indulge your curiosity.  

This public forum will gather a diverse range of sex workers to answer your questions.

An Escort, A Porn Star, A Tantra Practitioner, A Professional Dominatrix, A Brothel Worker,  A Rent Boy- We are all going to be on hand as a panel to answer your questions.  

Featured Panelists: 

Angela White

Angela White was still in high school when she began her adult modelling career in 2003. Barely 18 years old, Angela became the first Australian model to pose for The Score Group in the USA and remains the most popular big-bust Aussie porn star on the Internet.

Lady Ambrosia Noir

Lady Ambrosia is a Melbourne Mistress & Switch Who Tours to Adelaide Every Month. An Elite Dominatrix, Fetishist & Switch Specialising in BDSM, Fetish, Fantasy & Crossdressing. 

This is a Public Event

Where: Secret Society- Level 2 Society Restaurant

When: Tuesday 29th of May, 8pm 

$8 entry.  Gold Coin Donation to ask a question.  


Find this event on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/events/236292173148297/

Red Umbrella Rally

June 2nd is International Whores' Day. It is also the last day of our festival.


To celebrate we're having a Red Umbrella Rally on the steps of Parliament House in Melbourne.


Join sex workers in solidarity as we commemorate the day that started the modern international sex worker rights movement as well as remember that the struggle for sex worker rights is as relevant today as it ever was.

Sex workers in Victoria are sick and tired of being ignored as the rhetoric that that oppresses us rolls on to shape policy that entrenches stigma and discrimination.  This rally is a stand made by sex workers of Victoria and our allies- we, who believe that sex worker rights are human rights.  


Assemble at Parliament House Steps, 2pm on Saturday the 2nd of June, 2012.  



This is Vixen at Pride March this year.  

Sex Work in Melbourne: A historical walking tour

Sex Work may be referred to as the oldest profession but few speak of its timelessness.  


Sex Work has thrived in every major city in every time gone past and Melbourne is certainly no exception.  Our city has had a rich history of sex work.  


Myths and Legendary Characters, Lies and Scandals, Persecution and Resilience- they envelop sex workers 100 years ago as much as they do today.    

This walking tour will visit some key historical sites, highlighting how much things have changed and how much they stay the same.  


Sunday, 27th of May 2pm.  Gather at Tianjin Gardens, Sping St, Melbourne

Sex Work Policy & Law: A Public Forum

Victoria's Sex Work Laws have a major influence on the working conditions, health and human rights of sex workers.  

Yet it is clear to sex workers that these laws have been implemented with little to no consultation with us because they seem so far removed from the reality of our work.

This public forum brings together the voices of sex workers to emphasise the lived experience of stigma, discrimination, heightened risk and undermined agency created by sex work legislation, the need for reform and the lessons we can learn from other jurisdictions 

This is a free public event.  

 Speakers: 

• Janelle Fawkes, CEO, Scarlet Alliance , Australian Sex Workers Association
• Jules Kim, Migration Project Manager, Scarlet Alliance, Australian Sex Workers Association  
• Christian Vega,Vixen & Organising Committee Member, Melbourne Festival of Sex Work 

Forum Programme: 

Time	Speaker	Presentation
1:15pm –  1:30pm	Registration
1:30pm –  1:40pm	Facilitator	Welcome & Introductions
1:40pm –  2:00pm	Christian Vega	Overview of Sex Work Legislative Frameworks
2:00pm –  2:30pm	Janelle Fawkes	National Overview of Sex Work Laws
2:30pm –  2:50pm	Facilitator	Question Time
2:50pm –   3:10pm	BREAK
3:10pm –  3:40pm	Jules Kim	Human Trafficking Laws
3:40pm –   4:10pm	Christian Vega	The Impact of Victorian Sex Work Legislation on the Human Rights of Sex Workers
4:10pm –  4:30pm	Facilitator	Question Time

When: Wednesday, 30th of May, 1:30pm - 4:30pm. 

Where: Melbourne University Building 379- room B120 [Lecture Theatre 2]
 School of Population Health
207 Bouverie Street, Carlton
See http://maps.unimelb.edu.au/parkville/building/379


To register go here http://www.trybooking.com/BMMP