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Beyond the Interface Conference
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Conference exploring the intersections of sex work and sex technology| Oct. 17-19, 2024|
Conference recordings: https://archive.org/details/@beyond_the_interface
(6/6) - An open conversation for attendees to share announcements about #D17 events, or to reflect on current issues affecting sex workers’ rights and safety

All are welcome to join in remembrance and solidarity.

Zoom link: yorku.zoom.us/j/9307892877...
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November 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
(5/6) Our short virtual gathering will include:

- A land acknowledgement
- A candle lighting ceremony in memory of those lost and those most impacted by violence against sex workers
- Two minutes of silence
November 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
(4/6) Each year, communities around the world gather to honour the lives of sex workers lost to violence and to stand against the stigma, discrimination, and criminalization that enable such harm.
November 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
(3/6) First observed in 2003, this day was founded by Annie Sprinkle and Robyn Few, the founder of @swop-usa.bsky.social. What began as a memorial for the victims of the Green River Killer has grown into an international movement.
November 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
(2/6) The International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers, also known as Red Umbrella Day, is a day of remembrance, resistance, and collective care.
November 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
(4/4) You can also email [email protected] for more information. Don't miss out on this life-changing opportunity ♥️
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January 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
(3/4) The course is offered weekly on Tuesdays from 6 to 9 p.m. EST. Orientation is on January 14, and classes begin on January 21. Please see the following links and course flier for more information on the program:
- www.yorku.ca/laps/gsws/br...
- youtu.be/5eEpgY2C6cY
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January 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
(2/4) Thousands of women and femme persons have taken this course over the 43 years it has been offered. It has allowed folks to develop the confidence and skills needed to continue their education.
January 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
(4/4) We invite all to explore our archive and rich volume of perspectives, shared with the presenters' consent, to reflect the lived experiences of sex workers: archive.org/details/@bey.... #sexwork, #vigil, #beyondtheinterface, #D17, #recordings
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December 17, 2024 at 12:25 PM
(3/4) We share these resources in solidarity with sex workers both in Canada and abroad to memorialize violence survivors and commemorate those who are no longer with us
December 17, 2024 at 12:25 PM
(2/4) To honour this day, the Beyond the Interface conference organizers are launching the conference recordings online through York University's Critical Trafficking and Sex Work Studies Research Cluster webpage.
December 17, 2024 at 12:25 PM
(6/6) Thank you to those who attended and donated on Eventbrite. And, as always, thank you to all the sex workers who make this and other initiatives worthwhile. #beyondtheinterface, #sexwork, #sextech, #nothingaboutuswithoutus, #conference
October 21, 2024 at 9:50 PM
(5/6) #beyondtheinterface is thankful for this and for those who made it possible. Thank you to our wellness coaches and keynote. Thank you to our organizing committee. Thank you to our sponsors. Thank you to our panelists.
October 21, 2024 at 9:50 PM
(4/6) #beyondtheinterface is one of the first conferences of its kind. It bridged sex workers and academics looking at sex tech and did so in an inclusive and welcoming environment.
October 21, 2024 at 9:50 PM
(3/6) ...to empowerment and resistance to digital desirability to advertising and payment to erotic expressions and even a cinematic exploration of sex work.
October 21, 2024 at 9:50 PM
(2/6) Our 40+ panelists examined topics ranging from equitable sextech to legality to cultural regulations to the many uses of VR to protecting sex workers in the digital age to history and preserving technological futures...
October 21, 2024 at 9:49 PM
(4/5) ... know the value of a by and for sex worker conference. They support Beyond the Interface and what it aims to achieve. They also recognize the interdisciplinary nature of Beyond the Interface and sex work studies as a whole.
October 16, 2024 at 6:23 PM
(3/5) the Resource Centre for Public Sociology (www.yorku.ca/laps/soci/re...), the Department of Sociology at York University (www.yorku.ca/laps/soci/?g...), and the School of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies at York University (www.yorku.ca/laps/gsws/)...
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October 16, 2024 at 6:22 PM
(2/5) the Robarts Centre (www.yorku.ca/research/rob...), the Centre for Feminist Research (www.yorku.ca/cfr/), the Harriet Tubman Institute (www.yorku.ca/research/tub...), the Graduate Program in Film/Cinema at York University(www.yorku.ca/gradstudies/...),
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October 16, 2024 at 6:22 PM