We as maiz and LEFÖ warmly invite you to our conference on sex work, which will also include LEFÖ’s annual educational seminar.
Date and Time: October 2, 2025, from 09:00 to 18:00
Venue: Superbude Praterstern (in the Transponder), Perspektivstraße 8 | 1020 Vienna
This year as well, we would like to take the opportunity to bring together sex workers, professionals from counseling centers, self-representation organizations, journalists, public officials, authorities, and interested individuals for a full day of reflection and exchange, right next to Vienna’s Praterstern, a location of both symbolic and thematic importance.
Highlights:
- Workshop 1 – Offensive reporting on sex work in Austrian media
- Workshop 2 – Migration – Sex Work – (Structural) Violence
- Workshop 3 – TransR Training
Panel Discussion 14:00 – 16:00 – Health, Self-Determination, Mandatory Examinations
Artistic Interventions from 16:30 onwards featuring the Incredible, Edible, Akynos — founder, director, and interdisciplinary performance artist of the Black Sex Workers Collective, as well as a book reading by Ruby Rebelde from “Warum sie uns hassen” (“Why They Hate Us”).
Admission is free. Pre-registration is required for the workshops.
We look forward to an engaging exchange with all participants and to spending an informative day together with you!