Festivals, Conferences, and More

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Law Women and the International Law Society invite interested persons to attend a symposium:
Prostitution, Trafficking, and the Global Sex Trade in Women
Friday, March 2, 2001
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Vanderbilt Hall, Greenberg Lounge

Sex Worker Carnival in Calcutta March 3, 4, 5
"Some 5000 sex workers have already registered from all over the world - and this in addition to the 60,000 sex workers who are members of DMSC. It is a very unique event and hugely exciting. More information will be posted once it is finished."

Sex Work, or They Work Hard for Their Money (Film Series)
March 15, March 18
Real Art Ways, Hartford, Connecticut
Films include: Whipped (Professional Domination); Rate X: A Journey Through Porn; Live Nude Girls Unite (Strippers form a union in San Francisco); Creature (Transgender); Tokyo Girls; American Pimp (Pimps); "Vice (a courtroom drama about a stripper who is charged for indecent exposure); and Straight for the Money, a film about lesbian strippers, prostitutes and dancers). The panel discussion is Sunday, March 18, at 2:30 p.m. For more information and showtimes call Real Art Ways at (860) 232-1006."

Exotic Dancer's Conference and Fundraiser for Exotic World - Museum of Burlesque
"On March 20, 2001, UnTamed Elegance - UT Publications of Los Angeles, California will present 'the first' Exotic Dancer's Conference and Fundraiser for Exotic World - Museum of Burlesque. The event will be held at the Hollywood Park Pavilion - Racetrack & Casino. We will contribute a portion of the ticket sales to the museum....sorry GUYS, the convention is serious business and GIRLS ONLY, we'll see you at the exciting Dinner and After Party!"

The San Francisco Sex Worker Film Festival
San Francisco Sex Worker Film and Video Festival
At The Roxie Cinema
16th and Valencia St, San Francisco, CA
May 25 & 26, Additional Events May 27
sponsored by ISWFACE, COYOTE and Exotic Dancers' Alliance
"The San Francisco Sex Workers' Film and Video Festival was established to provide a forum for the accomplishments of sex worker film and video makers in contemporary cinema and to screen works about sex workers and the sex industries from around the world. Prostitutes, strippers and other sex workers have historically been a dynamic part of arts communities, but they work with little support and little recognition. A growing number of sex workers are funding independent projects. This festival will provide an opportunity to view new works and rarely seen works of the past. Films and videos will focus on sex workers' rights; organizing efforts and working conditions for strippers; global sex work and sex work as a labor issue on the international agenda; sex workers as artists; queer sex workers; sex work and gender identities; sex education, sex art, porn and erotica; portraits of strippers, prostitutes, doms, madams and more. We encourage diverse participation and diverse perspectives."

ASIA PACIFIC SEX WORKER CULTURE FESTIVAL
3RD - 13TH October 2001
Melbourne, Australia