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On June 2, 1975, hundreds of sex working women in Lyon, France, occupied the St. Nizier Church. They demanded dignity, safety, and labour rights in the face of constant police harassment, state repression, and patriarchal exploitation. That historic act of defiance sparked an international movement — and its legacy lives on in the ongoing fight for sex worker justice.

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On June 2, sex workers and supporters will gather for a diverse program including music, speeches, performances, and artistic contributions. Participants include Hydra, TransSexworks, SWAG and many more (to be confirmed).

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Our Demands:

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• Rights for All! From workers’ rights to migration justice. No human being is illegal.

• Decriminalisation Now! End mandatory registration of sex workers and all forms of criminalisation.

• End Genocide! Silence is compliance. Decolonise all struggles.

• Intersectional Solidarity! Prioritise the most marginalised in every movement.

• Digital Rights! Stop surveillance, porn bans, data extraction, and state tech violence.

• Abolish Prisons and Police! Stop deportations. End police violence and incarceration everywhere.

• Fight Fascism! No to fearmongering, division, colonialism and state repression.

 

We invite you to listen, discuss, learn, share space, and build power together. Come eat with us. Mourn with us. Strategise with us. Celebrate resistance. This is a living movement — rooted in love, rage, and collective vision.

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📍 Berlin | June 2, 2026
🔗 IG: @swactiongroupberlin