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who got to university by dint of very hard work. She had to overcome her dyslexia. She did so and she thrived at university like a lot of mature age students do. This is because finally we grow up and we work out what we want to do. Her determination made distinctions and high distinctions a standard in her degree and she was very active in the social and political life at ANU. She was the sexuality officer at the student union and she was involved in various political groups—usually to the left.
She is possibly known to some people here through her work at ACT SWOP. She was an out-and-proud sex worker and she was passionate about sex workers’ rights and the legitimacy of sex workers as part of the broader community. She liaised with national organisations, with the government, with the police and with other state-based sex worker organisations to develop resources for sex workers.
She used to represent the sex worker community at events, such as the adult industry conference in Brisbane, where she presented a paper on the use of technology within the industry. She spoke on behalf of sex workers at queer and feminist events and at places where sex workers are often not accepted to tell them who sex workers are and what they can do as a result of their sex work experiences.
Aveline did not make a lot of money doing that work and there is an appeal to help defray the funeral costs. Just for the record, I will tell people that if they wish to donate to Aveline Rubinshteyn’s funeral costs, noting that any funds left over will be donated to hepatitis C research, there is a bank account at the Bendigo Bank and they can just contact me for further details.
Question resolved in the affirmative.
The Assembly adjourned at 6.51 pm until Tuesday, 6 March 2007, at 10.30 am.
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