July 5, 2025 - The occupation of Saint-Nizier Church by Lyon prostitutes refers to the ten-day occupation of Saint-Nizier Church in Lyon by more than a hundred prostitutes on 2 June 1975 to draw attention to their inhumane working conditions. The occupation lasted eight days until the women were removed by ...

February 13, 2024 - The Church of Saint-Nizier (French: Église Saint-Nizier) is a church in the Presqu'île district of Lyon, France, in the 2nd arrondissement, between the Place des Terreaux and the Place des Jacobins. Its name refers to Nicetius of Lyon, a bishop of the city during the 6th century.

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May 29, 2025 - On June 2, 1975, more than a hundred sex workers occupied the Saint-Nizier Church in Lyon, France, marking a turning point in the global fight for sex workers’ rights. Their protest, sparked by recurring violence, police harassment, and the lack of protection, lasted over a week and inspired ...

June 2, 2025 - Today, exactly 50 years since the St Nizier occupation, IPPF continues to stand in solidarity with sex workers of all genders who stand up and fight for their rights. On the 2 June 1975, 100 women occupied the Church of St Nizier in the centre of Lyon, France’s second biggest city.

June 7, 1975 - St Nizier Church (Lyons, France): Occupation of St Nizier Ch, Lyons, by some 200 prostitutes enters 5th day of protest over repression of solicitation by police; illus (M)

A journal article by Lilian Mathieu which examines the occupation of Saint-Nizier church in Lyon, June 1975 by prostitutes protesting against police repression. It highlights the difficulties these politically inexperienced women encountered in mobilizing, namely preventing defections and choosing ...

February 25, 2025 - The strike began when sex workers ... – the Catholic Church. As pointed out by Father Louis Blanc, the priest in charge at St Nizier when the strike took place: It is, after all, Mary Magdalene to whom Jesus appeared. Hundreds of sex workers occupied a total of five French ...

June 2, 2025 - Enjoy 30% off select Verso titles to mark the 50th anniversary of the occupation of the church of Saint-Nizier by French sex workers.

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July 28, 2023 - Additionally, the church is significant for being the site of a protest by sex workers in 1975. This event, known as the occupation of the Saint-Nizier Church by the Lyon prostitutes, was a turning point in the movement for the rights of sex workers in France.

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3 weeks ago - L'église Saint-Nizier est une église catholique de la ville de Lyon, située place Saint-Nizier au cœur de la Presqu'île, entre la place des Terreaux et celle des Jacobins, dans le quartier des Cordeliers.

Mathieu LilianMathieu Lilian. An unlikely mobilization : the occupation of Saint-Nizier church by the prostitutes of Lyon. In: Revue française de sociologie, 2001, 42, supplément. An annual english selection.