The BSWC Berlin
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Meet The Team
Dr. Shadow Fannie Sosa- Berlin Coordinator
Dr. Shadow Fannie Sosa is a multidisciplinary scholar, artist, and somatic practitioner whose work explores the intersections of Black liberation, embodied knowledges, and sacral dances. Specializing in the study of twerking as a tool for political and personal freedom, Sosa has led over 200 workshops worldwide, highlighting the profound cultural and bodily significance of pelvic movement. Their research, rooted in autoethnography and critical theory, focuses on "inverted epistemologies" and challenges colonial narratives surrounding pleasure and reproductive autonomy. Dr. Sosa's work advances a radical rethinking of movement and its potential as a methodology for social change and self-actualisation.
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Akynos - Executive Director
A leadership and program developer/organizer I am also a member of several different sex worker ran/lead organizations where I’ve lobbied in New York State against Condoms As Evidence and helped make recommendations on human rights policies at The UN. Some of these wonderful organizations which I hope you will support are: The Desiree Alliance, The Sex Worker Film & Arts Festival, Best Practices Policy Project, SWOP-NYC, We Are Dancers and The NJ Red Umbrella Alliance; because being a ho should be every woman’s [person’s] fundamental right. And sex work is work.
Hanna - Finance
Hanna is a German community and nightlife organizer in Berlin, participating also actively as a DJ and artist. She’s been in alliance with Sex Workers as a co-founder of Berlin Collective Action supporting at risk people in Berlin since the Covid-19 Pandemic. As the director of finance at BCA she gained experience in bookkeeping and bureaucracy for grassroots initiatives distributing donations directly to applicants of Berlin nightlife communities.
Liliana Velásquez - Organizer
Liliana Velásquez is at work on self-worth and self-help. This Domina of the Comedy combines the emotional maturity and understanding of self-acceptance as a woman in her mid-40s that is childless and mostly single she has found herself to be in a position of pleasure and privilege. She uses her platform to have fun while also bringing attention to immigration rights, sex worker rights, and women’s rights, the intersection of LILIANA‘s life. A certified Doula, self-defense trainer, and a member of Berlin's first SW theater ensemble, currently in the Kiss & Tell theater production. She produces Berlin’s longest-running open stage for developing artists in music, comedy, poetry & more, providing a safe space for developing voices focusing on marginalized humans. Her current comedy tour, “Time To Shine,” is about removing the taboo from our safe, sane & consensual kinks. Bring laughter and perspective to people from all walks of life. As a multi-disciplinary artist, she combines dance paintings, installations, and monologues.
Zaniya
Zaniya (she/her) is a Black sex worker, activist, scholar, and grower based in Berlin, Germany. She joined the BSWC’s Berlin Chapter in June 2022. She supports the work of the collective in many ways including supporting event logistics, writing grant applications, drafting new community processes for the collective, and developing activism strategies for the Berlin chapter.
Alicia - Coordinator
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Natalia - Coordinator
Bio coming soon
Past Events
Namilia is partnering with the Berlin chapter of The Black Sex Worker Collective, an activist collective uplifting and advocating for Black Sex Workers, including offering mutual aid.