Anwernekenhe 5

This week I'll be in Cairns to attend Anwernekenhe 5 with the amazing Hexy to present on combating the stigma and discrimination experienced by Indigenous Sex Workers.

"Anwernekenhe means ‘us mob’ in the Arrente language, the language of the people upon whose land the first conference was held in 1994. Permission to use the name was given by the Arrente Elders. Anwernekenhe 1 was the first national HIV/AIDS meeting for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander gay men and sistergirls. It was funded by the Commonwealth government, with a total of 73 delegates coming together from every state and territory."

"The Anwernekenhe National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander HIV/AIDS Alliance (ANA) is pleased to announce our 5^th National HIV/AIDS and Sexual Health Conference. It is envisaged this forum will continue the invaluable work of our previous conferences by identifying, discussing, exploring and finding meaningful outcomes to HIV/AIDS and sexual health for our community."

Here is a link to ANA's website.

Here is a link to Scarlet Alliance's website. Scarlet Alliance is the Australian Sex Workers Association and I am currently Vice President. The site has heaps of really amazing resources and I highly recommend you check it out.