<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode from History Lab's archive, we stay in Darlinghurst with the award winning Red Light Green Light story from our Listen to Darlinghurst series.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Going back to the street corners and safe houses where sex workers competed for customers in Darlinghurst in the 1980s, you will hear the stories of members of the community who fought for law reform and sex worker's rights.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The last time we heard this story, a petition had been started to bring back the statue of Joy, one of relatively few statues in Sydney that represents a woman - in this case, a sex worker. We are proud and excited to say that Joy has been returned to her rightful place in Darlinghurst, now in bronze and fully permanent!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This episode of History Lab won a &lt;a href="https://www.signalaward.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Signal Award&lt;/a&gt; in the social impact category.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Voices&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.sydneyoralhistories.com.au/julie-bates/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Julie Bates&lt;/a&gt;, veteran sex worker activist; Principal of Urban Realists Planning and Health Consultants.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.mardigras.org.au/chantell-i-rise-for-love/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Chantell Martin&lt;/a&gt;, veteran sex worker; Co-CEO of &lt;a href="https://swop.org.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Sex Workers Outreach Project&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Credits&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This audio story is a production of the &lt;a href="https://www.uts.edu.au/research/centres/australian-centre-public-history" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Australian Centre for Public History&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://impactstudios.edu.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Impact Studios&lt;/a&gt; at UTS, in partnership with the &lt;a href="https://www.paulramsayfoundation.org.au/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Paul Ramsay Foundation&lt;/a&gt;. It is part of the award-winning &lt;a href="https://www.uts.edu.au/case-studies/darlinghurst-public-history-initiative" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Darlinghurst Public History Initiative&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Producer: Catherine Freyne&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sound engineer: Judy Rapley&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Music: Blue Dot Sessions&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Archival: ABC Library Sales&lt;/p&gt;</description>

History Lab

Impact Studios

46. Red Light, Green Light

APR 1, 202614 MIN
History Lab

46. Red Light, Green Light

APR 1, 202614 MIN

Description

In this episode from History Lab's archive, we stay in Darlinghurst with the award winning Red Light Green Light story from our Listen to Darlinghurst series.Going back to the street corners and safe houses where sex workers competed for customers in Darlinghurst in the 1980s, you will hear the stories of members of the community who fought for law reform and sex worker's rights.The last time we heard this story, a petition had been started to bring back the statue of Joy, one of relatively few statues in Sydney that represents a woman - in this case, a sex worker. We are proud and excited to say that Joy has been returned to her rightful place in Darlinghurst, now in bronze and fully permanent!This episode of History Lab won a Signal Award in the social impact category.VoicesJulie Bates, veteran sex worker activist; Principal of Urban Realists Planning and Health Consultants.Chantell Martin, veteran sex worker; Co-CEO of Sex Workers Outreach Project.CreditsThis audio story is a production of the Australian Centre for Public History and Impact Studios at UTS, in partnership with the Paul Ramsay Foundation. It is part of the award-winning Darlinghurst Public History Initiative.Producer: Catherine FreyneSound engineer: Judy RapleyMusic: Blue Dot SessionsArchival: ABC Library Sales