Commercial Sex Workers

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Negative attitudes towards female commercial sex workers can result in violence in physical violence which can cause death or injury or disability. They can also lead to sexual abuse includes in emotional trauma, rape and harassment can lead to emotional scarring. Furthermore; negative attitudes can also subject female commercial sex workers to physiological violence in the course of their work where there are for example called derogatory names which are stressful and cause low esteem ( Church et al 2001 and Rekart 2005:2124).

The proposed research will investigate how popular participatory theatre (PPT) (Kerr 1995; Young–Jahangeer 2004) using role play instead of formal script play can be used as a platform for first, shifting perceptions …show more content…

Theatre gives general public the opportunity to stand outside their misunderstanding with female commercial sex workers and be able to watch the role play in action and empathize with female commercial sex workers. The general public will have a real chance to witness enactment of real issues female commercial sex workers encounter in their lives (Search for Common Ground Report 2006). Therefore participatory theatre also enables female commercial sex workers and general public to be involved in the issues and evaluate their own efforts to educate, themselves and to make behavioural changes that eliminate oppression and improves relationships and transform their lives (Sloman 2011:3).

One of the major characteristics of Zimbabwean theatre has been resistance (Chifunyise 1990). It has sought to move, illuminate, disquiet, disturb, lift the spirit, reveal, provoke and violate conventions (Maduna 2006). It has gone beyond being a platform for mere entertainment. Zenenga (2008:15) argue that, colonisation, liberation, introduction of economic structural adjustments programme in early 1990s, fight against HIV/AIDS and the struggle for land resettlement and democracy gave birth to specific theatrical practice, in …show more content…

Lederach (2003:14) further suggest that conflict transformation can only take place if there is dialogue with all parties involved in the conflict. Only then can social change that provide opportunities for constructive change initiatives that reduce violence and increase justice can take place. Hence to achieve constructive conflict transformation both female commercial sex workers and general public have to first initiate negotiations, debate and dialogue towards better

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