Talk:Group 4

Hey gang,

I'm super excited to work with y'all! Let's keep our discussions here so it's not only easier for us to keep track but for others to join in if they'd like.

Best, Steph

SESTA/FOSTA

Copy/paste from email thread 6/3/19:

(Kristy)

[Topic proposal] What library workers can learn about privacy from sex workers in the wake of SESTA/FOSTA

(Alison)

Here [Maggie Mayhem] is at Defcon giving a talk called "Sex Work After SESTA/FOSTA": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6ymZsyKqbU

...What I love about her talk is how she not only knows specifically about the sex worker threat model, but also how she connects this issue to a broader erosion of privacy rights. Like when she talks about the way that DHS targets "sex trafficking" -- it's really about criminalizing any kind of behavior that's considered aberrant. Or how one of the first things they do is call ICE on people suspected of sex work. Or how it's all in the name of "protection", while actually causing serious harm to the sex worker.

These are themes that appear again and again in surveillance issues. It's in the name of safety and order, but it's actually about power and control, and marginalized people are the most impacted again and again. I would love to see your group project explore these themes and think about how they fit into a library setting. Super exciting.

I think we can make a quick 8-page zine that covers what SESTA/FOSTA actually are and mean. Like a primer on the topic before we dive deeper in. Thoughts? Here's a link to the template: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1edNnVqNKZ0JD79YSJALX6wGW0CA4W1gm12FID4c5WpU/edit?usp=sharing

It's a .docx format so feel free to play around add/delete content, jazz it up!