A virtual event to explore the inextricable link between pornography and prostitution and their harmful impacts on women and girls.

• NB: Event is US based at 10:00 – 16:45 EST
  UK Time: 15:00 – 21:45 GMT (?)
• Cost US$15 – Register online (*)

Please note: If for any reason the ticket price is a barrier for you, please contact us to inquire about complimentary tickets: info@culturereframed.org . If you’re in a position to pay more, please consider donating to Culture Reframed.

This conference will be simultaneously translated in Turkish and Italian.

In the 1970s and 80s, feminists argued that prostitution could not be separated from pornography, or, as Andrea Dworkin so vividly put it, “porn is prostitution with the camera rolling.” With the migration of the sex industry to online platforms, Andrea Dworkin’s prophetic words are undeniable.

Over the ensuing decades, there has been a highly successful public relations campaign by the porn industry to distance itself from other aspects of the commercial sex industry as a way to legitimize pornography.

But this disguises what porn really is: filmed prostitution that is coercive and abusive for the female performers, and closely linked to other parts of the sex industry in both its practices and societal impact.

Pornography & Prostitution: Connecting the Dots will explore how — from recruitment to consumption — pornography and prostitution are inseparable. While economists use the concept of value chains to describe the steps involved in creating and disseminating a “product,” the commercial sex industry would be more aptly referred to as a harm chain.

Culture Reframed invites you to this conference to:

• Learn more about the multiple harms of pornography and prostitution;
• Better understand the ways in which they are inextricably linked;
• Identify how the integrated ecosystem of the commercial sex industry normalizes male sexual violence against women; and
• Discuss ways in which we can leverage our collective knowledge and activism to break the harm chain.

Agenda

• 10:00 a.m. Welcome and Introduction from the Culture Reframed Team
• 10:15 a.m. The Sex Trade as a Global Harmful Cultural Practice: Targeting Sex Trafficking, Violence Against Women, and the Demand for Prostitution Worldwide, Taina Bien-Aimé, Executive Director Coalition Against Trafficking in Women
• 10:45 a.m. Pornography as Filmed Prostitution, Dr. Gail Dines, Culture Reframed Founder & President
• 11:30 a.m. What Are the Connections Between Porn and Prostitution? Meghan Donevan, Research Director Talita
• 12:00 p.m. Lunch, Optional breakout rooms for attendees to connect
• 12:45 p.m. Ashley Judd Meets Andrea Dworkin: What was it like playing Andrea in the film “My Name is Andrea”? Ashley Judd, Actor, Activist, and Culture Reframed Ambassador
• 1:15 p.m. Prostitution and Sex Work: Are They One and the Same? Vednita Carter, Vednita Carter Ministries
• 1:45 p.m. Break, Optional breakout rooms for attendees to connect
• 2:15 p.m. Porn, Prostitution, & Social Media: Connecting the Multi-Billion Dollar Industries & Their Harmful Effect on Kids, Dr. Amanda Sanchez, Culture Reframed Program Coordinator
• 2:45 p.m. OnlyFans: The New Digital Bridge Between Porn and Prostitution, Dr. Eric Silverman, Culture Reframed Research Associate
• 3:15 p.m. Break
• 3:30 p.m. Breakout rooms for attendees to connect
• 4:00 p.m. Q&A with the Culture Reframed Team

(*) For more information about the Sessions & Presenters, as well as to book online go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pornography-and-prostitution-connecting-the-dots-registration-457222553967

December 1, 2022