Anna Zobnina is the executive director of the European Network of Migrant Women. Born in St.Petersburg, Russia, Anna has over 15 years of experience in the area of feminist analysis of male violence & discrimination against women and girls, sexual and reproductive exploitation, EU and international human rights policy work, research, training and advocacy, women’s empowerment, with a specific focus on migrant and refugee women.In this episode Anna Zobnina is in conversation with Marie Merklinger, a German survivor of prostitution and activist of SPACE INTERNATIONAL.

The two women talk about the connection between migration and trafficking and how these phenomena are deeply connected. They also go deeper into the conversation discussing how the way we use language affects the laws: Should we separate the words “trafficking” and “prostitution”?

“[I]f you know, as a woman, what it means to be sexually disrespected or violated, and where your sexual desires are not met or are ignored, this is what prostitution is about. And if you do not wish it on yourself, if you don’t wish to be in a relationship where your sexual boundaries are not respected, then why on earth would you wish it on any other woman on this planet?” Anna Zobnina

How it would be to have school orientation days in a world where “sex work” is completely legal and normalized: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh_wVj_xf4o

European Network of Migrant Women

SPACE INTERNATIONAL