Trafficking Exhibition: 'Not Natasha' by Dana Popa in Bradford...

There's a new exhibition in Bradford which is well worth checking out. It's called 'Not Natasha' and was created by award winning photographer Dana Popa to document the realities faced by sex-trafficked women in Moldova.

Dates: From 5th Feb to 18th Apr 2010

Venue: Impressions Gallery, Centenary Square, Bradford, BD1 1 SD

Opening Times: see website

For more information, check out the Impressions Gallery website at: www.impressions-gallery.com

To launch the exhibition, Impressions are hosting an evening of speakers and short film screenings. It's a free event but booking is advised.

Date: Thurs 4th Mar

Time: 6.15 pm - 8.15 pm

Speakers:

Ruth Beni, Film Director of animated short film 'Two Little Girls' - a powerful cautionary tale about the sex trafficking trade.

Speakers:

• Professor Gary Craig, University of Durham - expert in trafficking and slavery issues.
• Diana Willis MEP Yorkshire and Humberside - the first British women to be elected Vice President of the European Parliament in 20 years.
• Emma Boyd, Autograph ABP - presenting the short film 'Torture by Any Other Name' featuring Emma Thompson

The LAST collective will be attending this event and running a stall so if you end up coming along, be sure to swing by and say hello...

New STOP THE TRAFFIK Campaign: Coming to a Cinema near you

Check out this new campaign from STOP THE TRAFFIK...

LAST Event: Bring and Not Buy Sale

BRING AND NOT BUY SALE
MUSICA EXTRAVAGANZA
In Aid of The Poppy Project for Trafficked Women

Starring:

FANNY DI WANKO

TIN TIN LADY

PETER WRIGHT

& supported by DJ FUZZY JONES

Date: Thurs 18th Feb
Time: Doors 7.30 pm; first act 8.30 pm; close 11.30 pm
Venue: The Brudenell Social Club, Queens Road, Leeds, LS6 1NY

Entry Price = 3 items of women’s clothing or unused toiletries
Or £4

Feel free to bring more than 3 items and please make sure they are clean!

LAST is currently working on behalf of The Poppy Project; a national charity which provides accommodation and support to trafficked women.
Survivors of trafficking often present themselves to the Project wearing nothing but the clothes on their back and funding for clothing and toiletries is extremely limited.
By coming along to the LAST Bring and Not Buy Sale you’ll be directly supporting these women and giving your unwanted items to a good home.


For more information on the Poppy project see:

http://www.eaves4women.co.uk/POPPY_Project/POPPY_Project.php