{"id":3392,"date":"2019-09-26T14:51:55","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T19:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/?p=3392"},"modified":"2019-09-26T14:51:56","modified_gmt":"2019-09-26T19:51:56","slug":"apac-and-fsc-partner-to-discuss-race-in-the-adult-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pornvalleymedia.net\/?p=3392","title":{"rendered":"APAC and FSC Partner to Discuss Race in the Adult Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Chicago – The Adult Performer Advocacy Committee (APAC) is partnering with the Free Speech Coalition (FSC) to hold two simultaneous events on Sunday, October 6th<\/sup> on the subject of race in the adult industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Performer\n Advocate Lotus Lain will moderate the People of Color Forum at the FSC.\n Lain will be facilitating a discussion forum for people of color to \nconnect and strategize on the matter of race in the industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The\n people of color in this industry need a space where they can come \ntogether to discuss shared experiences on what it actually means to be a\n person of color in this industry,” said Lotus Lain. “We want to start a\n dialogue about how race & racism affects everyone. The fact that \nissues are always framed as black vs. white is emblematic of the deeper \nproblem of the erasure & silencing of other ethnic groups. We want \nto make sure all people of color feel welcomed, heard & listened \nto.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, an Anti-Racism <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Workshop,\n will be hosted by Riley Reyes, Chairwoman of the Adult Performer \nAdvocacy Committee, offering a space for white people in the industry to\n learn about racism and bias, and how to strive to be better allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This\n workshop was presented by Tristan Taormino at the Sex Down South \nconference this summer and is used with her permission. It incorporates \ntools and strategies from a wide variety of sources including Alliance \nof Anti-Racist Whites Everywhere (AWARE-LA) and Showing Up for Racial \nJustice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m so grateful to Lotus for taking the lead on this important project, and I can\u2019t wait for the follow- summit\n in which both groups are able to share and strategize using what we\u2019ve \nlearned in our respective meetings,” said Riley Reyes. \u201cI hope plenty of\n producers, directors, and crew make it to the Anti-Racism Workshop as \nwell. Performers aren\u2019t the only ones who have to navigate racism and \nbias. We\u2019re all in this together.\u201dup <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both events will be held simultaneously on Sunday, October 6th<\/sup>
\n, 6 pm to 8 pm All industry professionals (performers, producers, agents, directors, and crew) are welcome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Los Angeles-area locations are kept confidential for performer safety. Please RSVP to APAC email apac.information@gmail.com<\/a> or via Twitter DM twitter.com\/apacsocial<\/a> to receive the address. Snacks and beverages will be provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABOUT THE ADULT PERFORMER ADVOCACY COMMITTEE (APAC)<\/strong>
\nThe Adult Performer Advocacy Committee advocates to maintain and improve\n safety and working conditions in the adult film industry by giving \nadult performers education and organized representation in matters that \naffect our health, safety, and community. The mission of APAC is to \nprovide representation for performers in the adult film industry and to \nprotect performers\u2019 rights to a safer and more professional work \nenvironment. They are committed to working cohesively with all aspects \nof the adult entertainment industry and the public, strengthening unity \nbetween all performers, and maintaining a work environment where workers\n are valued, respected, and educated.
\napac.information@gmail.com<\/a>
\napac-usa.com<\/a>
\nFollow APAC on Twitter @apacsocial<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ABOUT THE FREE SPEECH COALITION (FSC)<\/strong>
\nFree Speech Coalition is the national trade association to the adult \nentertainment and pleasure products industries.  FSC’s mission is to \nlead, protect, and support the growth and well-being of businesses and \nworkers in the adult industry, as well as the communities to which they \nbelong. FSC fights for a world in which the international adult \nindustry, its workers and businesses, have equal rights, protections, \nand freedoms under the law, and where all people are protected from \nexploitation, and empowered by age-appropriate sexual health education.
\ninfo@freespeechcoalition.com<\/a>
\nfreespeechcoalition.com<\/a>
\nFollow FSC on Twitter @FSCarmy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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