Who is who?

We would like to introduce ourselves to you. For some of us it's not possible to be recognizable in the pictures. The taboo on sex work also has consequences for them. Do you have a question specific to one of us? Everyone is reachable through the 'proudmail'.

The board

Marianne Jonker

Marianne Treasurer

Is besides treasurer at PROUD also founder of SWexpertise and besides that also working for SOAAIDS Nederland. "Only rights can stop the wrongs!"

Mariska Majoor

Mariska Chairwoman

Is chairwoman of PROUD and runs besides that the Amsterdam Prostitution Information Center (PIC). "Respect sexworkers all over the world!" www.pic-amsterdam.com

Mirjam

Mirjam Secretary

Is proud secretary and boardmember of PROUD. Works besides this in health care. "Being a human right activist is the coolest thing one can be"

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Boardmember

Is boardmember of PROUD and also working as a sex worker. "Activist by nature, sex worker by heart!"

The core group

Felicia Anna

Felicia Anna Core group member

Is sex workers in Amsterdams Red Light District and besides that also member of PROUD’s core group. Also see her blog. "Sexworkers are also just human beings with the same rights!" behindtheredlightdistrict.blogspot.nl

Hella D.

Hella D. Core group member

Hella D. is active as a sex worker and active within PROUD's core group, the editorial- and fieldwork team "Every person needs labour rights. Every sex worker, whatever their background or situation, needs labour rights. That's what we ask."

Alexandra

Alexandra Core group member

Member of PROUD and besides that working for 4 years as a stripper because of the flexible hours, in which she determines how much she works. "I’m a feminist and I believe that if we want to fight against exploitation in the sex industry people need to listen to, and act upon, what sex workers themselves have to say"

Anna

Anna Core group member

Tries to make a living as a sex worker besides all the transitions. Has as a wish to manage within short notice a sex club or private house in which the position of the sex worker is placed central. "Free to be me to live my own life as sexworker." www.easthertrans.com

Yvette Lurs

Yvette Core group member

Is PROUD member, porn performer, and a sex positive pornographer. Besides that she's specialized in sex in mainstream media. "There's nothing wrong with being nude on the internet"

Anoniem

Anong Fieldworker

Is PROUD’s fieldworker with as speciality (Thai) massage-salons and works besides that as freelance consultant. "No exploitation of sex workers!"

Veronika

Veronika Core group member

Is member of PROUD and has been working for years as a sex worker at the now closed Zandpad in Utrecht. "To live in a world where they human rights are respected and they safety prioritised"

The advisory council

Marjan Wijers

Marjan Wijers Advisor

Is member of the advisory council of PROUD and besides that self-employed business owner. Works in the area of human trafficking, human rights and sex workers rights. "Standing up for rights and fighting coercion are two sides of the same medal"

Laurens Buijs

Laurens Buijs Advisor

Is lid van de adviesraad van PROUD en daarnaast Socioloog aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam. "The whore stigma doesn't just damage sex workers, but all women!" www.uva.nl

Licia Brussa

Licia Vrussa Advisor

Founder and director of TAMPEP International Foundation, a European network that has been fighting for the rights of (migrant) sex workers in Europe since 1993. “I believe that the greatest tool to challenge rights violations is advocacy for rights, and legal and policy reform. Ensure sex workers enjoyment of their human rights is a state obligation”

Sietske Altink

Sietske Altink Advisor

Is besides advisor of PROUD researcher and expert in the areas of prostitution policy and human trafficking. "Research and prostitution policy keeps me off the streets"

Hendrik Wagenaar

Hendrik Wagenaar Advisor

Is advisor of PROUD and besides that professor Urban Studies and Planning at the University of Sheffield. "Because effective and democratic prostitution policy can't exist without the input of sex workers"

Iris de Munnik

Iris de Munnik Fieldworker coordinator

Is PROUD’s fieldworker coordinator and part of the advisory board. Besides that she's finishing up her studies at the University of Amsterdam as a social psychologist. "Everybody has the right to their own opinion, but nobody has the right to their own facts"