Nordic Model Now!
Movement for the Abolition of Prostitution
Now that the grooming of girls to be sexual and ‘porn ready’ starts so young, the dominance of the ‘sex work is real work’ ideology is catastrophic, especially for girls and young women from the most marginalised communities. Read More
The dangers of Onlyfans and ‘sugar dating’ and how young women are groomed and lured into these newer and emerging forms of prostitution and pornography. Read More
All you need to know about Nordic Model Now’s ‘Students for sale’ conference on 15 October: aims, speakers, where to get tickets, press contact, etc. Read More
Not sure whether to come along to our ‘Students for Sale’ conference on Saturday 15 October? Lynne Walsh explains what you’d be missing… Read More
An edited transcript of our November 2021 webinar to launch the Nordic Model Now! Handbook for Universities, featuring Professor Kathleen Richardson and survivors, Lily and Andrea Heinz. Read More
Professor Kathleen Richardson explains why she organised an open letter to university vice chancellors calling for the rejection of pro-prostitution propaganda. Read More
Open letter calling on UK university vice chancellors to reject the notion that “sex work is real work” and to instead support the Nordic Model Now! Handbook for Universities. Read More
An introduction and link to our article that appears in the March 2022 edition of the BACP University and College Counselling journal. Read More
Yes, pimps and other capitalists benefit from a thriving sex industry, and so do men, but why do so many young women also cheerlead the “sex work is real work” propaganda and full decriminalisation of this toxic and sexist industry? Read More
Analysis of the new version of the University of Leicester’s “Student Sex Work Toolkit for Staff in Higher Education” and other news. Read More
Brief account of handing the petition to revoke the ‘Student Sex Work’ policy and toolkits to the University of Leicester and our response to their official statement: The toolkit is in effect a grooming kit. Read More
Analysis of the second training session delivered to dozens of UK universities – revealing a profound cognitive dissonance between the trainers’ claims and the reality exposed by the case studies they present. Read More
A detailed account of the “student sex work” training that a team from Leicester University is delivering to students and staff at British universities. Read More
Diane Abbott MP was quite right to call out the commodification of sexuality that is being encouraged at British universities. Read More
Andrea Heinz’s moving and powerful speech at the webinar to launch the Nordic Model Now! Handbook for Universities. Read More
Nordic Model Now! today launches a handbook for universities setting out a holistic approach to supporting students caught up in the sex industry. Read More
The tenth and final chapter of ‘Supporting Students Impacted by the Sex Industry: A Handbook for Universities’ Read More
The ninth chapter of ‘Supporting Students Impacted by the Sex Industry: A Handbook for Universities’ Read More
The eighth chapter of ‘Supporting Students Impacted by the Sex Industry: A Handbook for Universities’ Read More
The seventh chapter of ‘Supporting Students Impacted by the Sex Industry: A Handbook for Universities’ Read More
The sixth chapter of ‘Supporting Students Impacted by the Sex Industry: A Handbook for Universities’ Read More
The fourth chapter of ‘Supporting Students Impacted by the Sex Industry: A Handbook for Universities’ Read More
The third chapter of ‘Supporting Students Impacted by the Sex Industry: A Handbook for Universities’
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Why is student involvement in the sex industry an issue at this moment in time? What are the social, political, economic, and cultural forces that have brought this about? Read More
The introduction to the Nordic Model Now! Handbook for Universities. Read More
The Foreword to the Nordic Model Now! Handbook for Universities – by Professor Kathleen Richardson. Read More
We’ve launched a petition calling on the University of Leicester to scrap its student sex work toolkit – which reads like a guide to getting into the sex industry. Read More
What the University of Leicester’s response to our FOI request reveals about whether their student ‘sex work’ policy and toolkits comply with UK equality legislation. Read More
While it doesn’t explicitly promote prostitution as a reasonable response to students’ economic hardship, that’s the implicit message – along with the suggestion that buying sex is an ethically neutral activity… Read More