Sex Workers bring Resolution to Support Full Decrim AND Reject Nordic Model Influences to the National Organization of Women

June 27th and 28th, 2026

SWOP Behind Bars seeks support to send a delegation of directly impacted sex workers, survivors, and advocates to the National NOW Conference to present a panel examining the real-world harms of the Nordic Model and advocate for full decriminalization of consensual adult sex work.

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Sex Workers and the Nordic Model

Learn about the history of feminism's "waves" and find out how we got here!

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Learn how SWOP Behind Bars is talking about the Nordic Model to NOW.

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Mission

SWOP Behind Bars seeks support to send a delegation of directly impacted sex workers, survivors, and advocates to the National NOW Conference to present a panel examining the real-world harms of the Nordic Model and advocate for full decriminalization of consensual adult sex work. In collaboration with Boston Sex Worker Advisory Council and New Moon Network / New Moon Fund, this effort is intended to create direct dialogue within one of the nation’s most influential feminist organizations about how criminalization-based policies increase stigma, surveillance, economic instability, and vulnerability to violence for those in the sex trade. By centering the voices of people most impacted by these policies, we aim to encourage National NOW to reject Nordic Model frameworks and align with evidence-based, human rights-centered approaches that prioritize bodily autonomy, labor rights, and community safety over punishment and criminalization.

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Conference Information

Dates: June 26–28, 2026

Location: The Westin Alexandria Old Town, 400 Courthouse Square, Alexandria, Virginia 22314

Theme: “Celebrating 60 Years of Feminist Power, Progress, and Possibility”

Conference Focus

The conference is being framed as a major strategy and organizing summit for the future of feminist activism, with workshops, caucuses, speakers, bylaws discussions, and resolutions shaping NOW’s future policy direction. Topics highlighted by NOW include reproductive rights, economic inequality, racial justice, gender-based violence, and LGBTQIA+ issues.

Many Sex Workers staying at an offsite hotel. Email us with your registration to the conference and we will give you the location!

Tabling and Networking with Feminists

ALL HANDS WELCOMED

Friday, June 26