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Statement: 07.05.20 As a local group with an interest in the equality and welfare of street based sex workers in Hull, we have been deeply concerned with the impact on women facing poverty and multiple and complex disadvantages, of the Council’s use of section 222 of the local Government Act (1972) in St Andrew’s Ward… Read More

                    Knee I can’t breathe When I see that fleeting judgement Before the polite smile. I can’t breathe When you tell me you want brown babies “not dark like you but, you know, a nice coffee colour”. I can’t breathe For fear of being too direct,… Read More

Lanyard I did a course. I know about things. I am a somebody of importance (which, by implication, means you’re not). I am part of the bigger picture. I can see the wood for the trees. I have the authorisation to open doors, access files (and stationary), go behind the desk. I feel safe and… Read More

This coming July 2020 will mark 15 years since I’ve been clean from heroin and crack cocaine. I can still vividly remember those early years of my recovery. Feeling fearful of the future, of the unknown, the uncertainty that kept creeping in, fuelling the fear. These memories are so strong right now because of the… Read More

Prostitute-free zone on notorious Hessle Road Former sex workers speak of dangers A group of former street sex workers has criticised Hull City Council and police for a clampdown on prostitution they claim “vilifies” women and puts their lives in danger. The women, who have formed a collective called An Untold Story-Voices, are concerned the… Read More

Daisy jumped off a bridge twice but was told she couldn’t have support because she wasn’t suicidal. Julie Tomlin hears about the Catch 22 situations that keep sex workers on the streets, addicted to drugs and separated from their children Former sex workers in Hull have written a book about their lives, telling stories that… Read More