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17. December - The International Day to End Violence against Sex Workers
LEFÖ condemns all forms of violence against sex workers and struggles with many other activists against trivializing these serious human rights violations.
Only Rights protect sex workers from violence!
Panel discussion on 27 October 2011: Stay and / or voluntary return? Questions for reintegration of victims of human trafficking
Human trafficking is a complex crime and a grave violation of human and women´s rights. Based on the newly published "Quality standards for risk assessment and the safe return and reintegration of trafficked persons" (created by LEFÖ) some experts discussed the issue. (Quality standards, pdf, 226 KB)
June 2 = International Whore's Day
Under the banner "workers’ rights rather than morality", LEFÖ seeks to raise awareness for the poor working conditions of sex workers on the occasion of the International Whore's Day.
Day of action: June 1, 2 – 6 p.m., at Urban-Loritz-Platz, 1070 Vienna.
Program: Info-café and live performances by chra, roz and Norah Noizzze.
Study "Possibilities to Obtain Compensation for Trafficked Persons in Austria"
The study published in June 2011 offers an extensive overview of the claims for indemnification as established in the various laws and puts them into relation to the actual implementation in Austria, showing that victims of human trafficking are confronted with many obstacles. (Study Compensation, pdf, 508 KB)
Movie and debate on June 8, 2011, at Schickaneder Cinema
On the occasion of “Cinema Wednesday”, the Green education workshop Minorities (Grüne Bildungswerkstatt Minderheiten) invited to the movie “Fatal Promises” and an ensuing debate about trafficking in women. Among other speakers: Evelyn Probst from LEFÖ - IBF - Intervention Center for Trafficked Women.
Presentation of the study "Political.Education.Migrant Women"
Migration represents a challenge for civic education. Can civic education lead to more justice? How can education be discussed, if not everybody has the same access to education and vocational training? These and other questions were discussed by Rahel Baumgartner (Society for Political Education) and Assimina Gouma (critical migration studies) on June 6, 2011 at 7 p.m. at the Vienna City Library, Urban-Loritz-Platz 2a, 1070 Vienna.
The study was conducted in the framework of the Objective 2 Network “Education Center for migrant women” (Ziel 2 Netzwerk "Lernzentren für Migrantinnen") (2008-2011) by the migrant women organizations LEFÖ, Pergrina and OrientExpress.
A Memory, A Monologue, A Rant and A Prayer
A performance consisting of a number of monologues, poems and other pieces revolving around issues of violence, especially sexual violence against women and girls can be seen on April 26 and 30 in Vienna. LEFÖ is one of the beneficiaries from donations made. (Invitation, pdf, 117 KB)
Out of the migration debate – Political education on the other side of fantasies and labelling
This year's LEFÖ-Education seminar, which took place from May 13-15, 2011 at bifeb (Strobl), was realized in cooperation with our network partners Peregrina and OrientExpress. We discussed this loud and at times exhausting debate which often lacks in substance and searched together for new strategies. How can we teach, advise and research without reinforcing the current discourses and thus become part of the current migration debate? What are our content and arguments? Do we possess the language necessary to contribute to a differentiated debate?
Indemnification for exploitation? Victims of trafficking in women and human beings and their possibilities of indemnification in Austria
On the occasion of the PUBLIC LECTURE, experts were asked to make a statement at this event. At the same time, the study "Possibilities of indemnification for victims of human trafficking in Austria", completed in spring 2011, was presented.
Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 7 p.m. at the Great Hall of the Federal Ministry of Justice.
Workshop within the 16 Days against Gender Violence Campaign 2010
On 26 November 2010, a workshop for Latin American women took place in LEFÖ with the title: "Prevention, awareness and recognition of violence against women". More information at: beratung@lefoe.at
Klappe auf!
A video project within the 16 Days against Gender Violence Campaign 2010
For the period from 25 Nov to 10th December 2010 together with other women and migrant organisations LEFÖ has created a series of videos that work on violence against women in various ways. An exciting collaboration with interesting and varied productions! The video of LEFÖ - an interview with Maria Cristina Boidi - goes online on 8 December.
See: www.dieStandard.at
Press conference on 21 October 2010
LEFÖ-IBF and GAATW (Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women)
Experts warn that current anti-trafficking efforts will fail if trafficked persons are not involved in their development and evaluation. Press Release (52,3 KB)
2010: LEFÖ celebrates 25 years on October 1st in the ost klub
World AIDS Conference 2010
LEFÖ participated at the World AIDS Conference “Rights Here, Right Now” (Report in English, 599 KB)
Vernissage "Game of the colours"
With the title "Game of the colours" an exibition of the Women´s Painting Studio of the LEFÖ Learning Center started in June 2010. With the voluntarily engagement and work of Gloria Tichy since 2 years the Women´s Painting Studio is a successfull project. A "colourful" evening opened this exibition which lasted 5 weeks in a galery of the 7th district of Vienna.