General Education Programs
Sex Worker Outreach Program (SWOP) ACT
Meridian
Mon Closed
Tue Closed
Wed 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Thu 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Fri 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Sat Closed
Sun Closed
We may have volunteer positions available for the right person. Contact us to discuss
About Us
The Sex Worker Outreach Program (SWOP) ACT provides peer-led education, drop-in, outreach and advocacy for sex workers.
We are a sex worker-led program that aims to prevent HIV and other STIs among Canberra’s sex worker community and to empower and support the rights of sex workers.
SWOP ACT delivers education to encourage the wider community to see sex work as work and ensure that sex workers are treated respectfully in and outside their safe workplaces.
Services
We provide a free outreach service for all sex workers in the ACT to ensure you:
- are empowered to make informed decisions about safer sex, personal safety practices, laws and regulations
- have access to information about your health and rights.
SWOP Drop-in is a regular gathering exclusively for sex workers. At Drop-in, you can share information, connect with other sex workers and build valuable networks in a safe and confidential space.
Get in touch to arrange a confidential chat with a SWOP staff member for sex work-related information, support, referrals and advocacy. Visit the SWOP ACT webpage, email [email protected] or SMS the SWOP mobile on 0427 475 671.
Quick Facts About The Region
Extra Information
Disabled access Parking, Ramps, Toilets
Accessible By Anyone
Access Fee No fee
Age Ranges All ages
Transport Notes
There are 2 free car spaces available for Meridian visitors. Enter via the driveway on Gould St, just past Northbourne Ave. If none are available, there is 2-hour free on-street parking available in the surrounding streets.
Facility Notes
Meridian is in a heritage building with structural limitations that make it difficult to improve facilities for full accessibility. This means our offices are not fully accessible for some people. Please contact us if this might impact you.
Tags
Advocacy, Community Education, Occupational Health and Safety
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Meridian champions health, dignity and justice for people living with HIV and those of diverse sexualities and genders. Our vision is of a future where our communities thrive: healthy and well, free from stigma, empowered by peer connection and supported by a just and inclusive society. We work to end HIV, eliminate health disparities and ensure people living with HIV and LGBTQ+ people have access to services that affirm who they are and meet their needs.
Locations
Meridian provides services from these locations:
