Organisation
As a national organisation, Scarlet Alliance facilitates an annual membership forum which is attended by sex worker delegates from around Australia. Every year the forum is held in a different state to maximise the inclusion of local sex workers. An Annual General Meeting (AGM) and public symposium are also included within the forum's program.
Scarlet Alliance holds training, participates in forums and presents workshops at universities in Australia and within the Asia/ Pacific region. The organisation aims to break down the stigma, negative stereotyping and popular misconceptions surrounding sex work. Advocates from the organisation present evidence based research and information about who sex workers are, what is involved in sex work and why sex workers choose sex work.
Scarlet Alliance produces an annual magazine, proVision. The magazine contains information about the organisation's activities, articles exploring current sex work policy issues and contributions from national and international sex workers. In keeping with the principle of community ownership, proVision is produced entirely by sex workers.
Scarlet Alliance networks with sister peer led sex worker organisations including:
- Friends Frangipani Association in Papua New Guinea
- Empower in Thailand
- IUSW on the United Kingdom
- DMSC in India
- Women's Network for Unity in Cambodia
- COSWAS in Taiwan
- Call Off Your Old Tired Ethics (COYOTE) in the United States
- Ziteng in Hong Kong
Scarlet Alliance is a member of the Asia Pacific Network of Sex Workers and the Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP).
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