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  • Eff Off Hef Press Release

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    Created: Friday, 27 May 2011 07:51
     Press release from UK Feminista and OBJECT   “Eff Off Hef!”: Feminists protest against new London Playboy Club   Feminist campaigners are to stage protests at the opening of a new Playboy Club in London ’s M...

  • Stop US porn franchise Girls Gone Wild from coming to the UK!

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    Created: Wednesday, 27 April 2011 15:30
     STOP US PORN FRANCHISE 'GIRLS GONE WILD' FROM COMING TO THE UK 'Girls Gone Wild' is a US porn franchise, founded by convicted criminal Joe Francis, which targets young women in night clubs to strip and have sex on camera in exchange for cheap...

  • Daily Sport: In Liquidation

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    Created: Monday, 04 April 2011 01:55
    Sport Newspaper: Ceases Trading On April 1st, after months of financial difficulty, the Daily and Sunday Sport Newspapers ceased publication, with their parent company, Sport Media Group, facing liquidation: http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.aspsect...

  • March Events

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    Created: Tuesday, 01 March 2011 12:58
      MARCH EVENTS It is the 100th Anniversary of International Women's day this March - and there is an action packed calendar of events across the UK. We have highlighted just some of the events we will be at. We hope to see you there! Mi...

  • Lap Dancing: Hackney Caps number of Clubs

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    Created: Monday, 28 February 2011 12:42
    Hackney Caps Number of Lap Dancing Clubs After months of lobbying by OBJECT, residents, local groups and others Hackney Council has decided to cap the number of lap dancing clubs that may operate in the borough. In effect, the Council has adopted a ...

  • Lads Mags 'To Go on Top Shelf'

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    Created: Monday, 28 February 2011 09:22
    Major Retailers to place Lads Mags 'on Top Shelf' Major Retailers including Tesco, Sainsbury, Asda, Morrisons, Co-op and BP Petrol Stations have announced that they will sell lads mags on the top shelf or cover them up. This move follows years ...

  • Join OBJECT's Board of Directors

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    Created: Friday, 04 February 2011 14:11
      Nominations for OBJECT's Board of Directors  OBJECT is currently looking for candidates interested in putting themselves forward to join our Board of Director (voting will take place at our AGM, Annual General Meeting, on Sat...

  • PRESS RELEASE: Hackney proposal to set nil-limits on lap dancing clubs

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    Created: Friday, 10 December 2010 14:26
    Ex-lap dancers, Hackney residents and leading women’s rights and equality organisations urge Hackney to set a nil-limit for Sexual Entertainment Venues in the borough. Hackney council is currently consulting (1) on whether to set a nil-limit o...

  • Lap Dancing Clubs: Urge Hackney council to set a nil-limit

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    Created: Wednesday, 08 December 2010 14:01
    Lobby Hackney Council to set a nil-limit on lap dancing clubs Hackney Council have proposed a nil-limit for lap dancing clubs (sexual entertainment venues) due to popular support and because of the numerous problems associated with them...

  • OBJECT- an Autumn of Lobbying

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    Created: Monday, 08 November 2010 12:48
    A Season of Lobbying We have been busy over the Autumn speaking at party, trade union and activist conferences... Local Government Conference OBJECT  spoke at the Local Government Association Conference. This powerful lobbying body, r...

  • Lap Dancing: Lobby your council now

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    Created: Sunday, 17 October 2010 13:44
    Lap Dancing - Lobby your council now with OBJECT's Guides Since April 2010 local authorities have had the option to stop licensing lap dancing clubs like cafes and instead regulate them as part of the sex industry. OBJECT has now p...

  • End to Job Centre 'Sex Ads'

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    Created: Sunday, 08 August 2010 19:27
    Job Centres - To Stop Carrying Ads for the Sex Industry From Aug 3rd 2010, Job Centre Pluses will no longer carry advertising for jobs in the sex industry. This will include ads for any work which 'provides sexual stimulation', whether or not physica...

  • Bradford Murders - Take Action

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    Created: Saturday, 29 May 2010 15:40
      Bradford Murders - Take Action   In light of the tragic Bradford murders of three women in prostitution, we are calling on you to lobby key political figures to ensure that they adopt the best possible measures to tackle prostitution ...

  • Lap Dancing - Get your council to adopt new licensing

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    Created: Sunday, 23 May 2010 18:29
    Lap Dancing - get your council to adopt new licensing Thanks to your efforts, the Policing and Crime Act came into force on April 6th 2010 making it possible for councils to stop licensing lap dancing clubs like cafes, but instead to be able to regulat...

  • PRESS RELEASE: Criminal records for punters from April 1st

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    Created: Thursday, 01 April 2010 16:16
      Criminal records for punters from 1 April – awareness-raising stunt     From 1 April 2010 it will be illegal to buy sex from a person who is exploited (1).   To mark this historic occasion and to raise awareness of the n...

  • Fantastic Feminist Fridays!

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    Created: Tuesday, 30 March 2010 09:54
     Fantastic Feminist Fridays!  On Friday March 26th activists in Manchester, Portsmouth and London descended upon their local Tesco to protest about the sale of sexist lads' mags in a family supermarket. Tesco recently banned shoppers from...

  • Students and unions back OBJECT

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    Created: Monday, 22 March 2010 14:33
    Student and Trade Unions back OBJECT and the Demand Change! campaign OBEJCT and Eaves ran a small but successful workshop on the Demand Change! campaign at the TUC women’s conference in Eastbourne. The film of the voices from survivors of pro...

  • Sexualisation Review supports OBJECT's calls on tackling the Media

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    Created: Thursday, 25 February 2010 23:47
    Sexualisation of Young People Review supports OBJECT's calls on tackling the Media Today the Home Office published its Review on the Sexualisation of Young People with wide-ranging recommendations to address the media. The Review specifically ...

  • Government Review - Improve regulation of lads' mags

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    Created: Thursday, 25 February 2010 20:12
    Home Office sexualisation review calls for improved regulation of lads' mags  Fri 26 Feb Today the Home Office published its review on the sexualisation of young people with specific calls to introduce tougher regulation of lads' mags. The r...

  • Lap Dancing - Existing clubs will not to be licensed like cafes

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    Created: Thursday, 11 February 2010 23:19
     Lap Dancing - Existing Clubs will not be Licensed as Cafes Today, the Government announced its decision that local authorities will no longer be compelled to license any lap dancing club as a cafe but can instead consider them as a form of se...
 

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