The Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Adult Industry Collective (BIPOC-AIC) will host a host an event titled “GO AWF!” on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 6 pm PST/9 pm EST.
The event is a post-election town hall-style support group for BIPOC members of the adult entertainment industry. The chair of BIPOC-AIC’s wellness committee, N. Jasmine Johnson of Blue Pearl Therapy, will be on hand to facilitate this safe space for BIPOC sex workers, content creators and performers to provide emotional and psychological support. The two-hour session encourages attendees to voice fears and concerns surrounding the election cycle and its historic election results.
Last week, BIPOC-AIC tweeted, “Yes, let’s celebrate the inevitable changing of the guard, the first BIPOC woman Vice President-Elect, but for those impacted by harmful legislation like FOSTA/SESTA, there are still concerns,” addressing the unique challenges BIPOC sex workers face supporting Kamala Harris.
Yes, let’s celebrate the inevitable changing of the guard, the first BIPOC Woman Vice President-Elect, but for those impacted by harmful legislation like FOSTA/SESTA, there are still concerns. BIPOC-AIC’s resident therapist @JetSetJasmine will be on hand. https://t.co/W9PMwFG712
— BIPOC Collective (@BIPOC_AIC) November 7, 2020
Marginalized communities have been impacted by rollbacks to healthcare access, education, economic development, employment, housing, immigration rights, environmental safety and, most recently, access to financial and physical protection amid the international COVID-19 pandemic and public health crisis. “GO AWF!” makes space for marginalized folks to react and respond to these issues. By contextualizing experiences of among fellow sex workers, BIPOC-AIC will learn how to support the community better and strategize the next steps for the challenging weeks that will lead up to the 2021 inauguration.
Tickets for the town hall can be found on Eventbrite.
The BIPOC-AIC empowers adult performers, content creators and sex workers through career development, skillshare and mutual aid to prevent vulnerability, challenge unfair business practices and working conditions BIPOC individuals disproportionately face in the adult entertainment industry.
