This event seeks to move forward the important discussion about reducing the demand that fosters trafficking in persons by looking at pornography and trafficking through multiple angles. The panel discussion of experts will help the UN community and the women’s rights movement more broadly understand the harms of pornography from the perspective of victims, both in term so of their  physical and mental health, the way pornography fuels demand for trafficking in persons, and the need for laws and policies to safeguard society from pornography, especially women and children, including age verification tools and other virtual safeguards.

DATE: Tuesday, July 30, 2024
TIME: 1:15pm – 2:30pm
LOCATION: UN Headquarters, Conference Room 5

Please RSVP to [email protected] by Thursday, July 25th for those needing a UN pass. This event will be webcast.

SPONSORING MEMBER STATES
Permanent Mission of the Philippines to the United Nations

CO-SPONSORING CIVIL SOCIETY
C-Fam, Center for Family and Human Rights (C-Fam)
Exodus Cry

AGENDA

Opening Remarks

H.E. Antonio M. Lagdameo, Permanent Representative of the Philippines to the United Nations

Panel Discussion

“Connections between sex trafficking and pornography and the global fight to protect children,” Helen Taylor, VP of Impact, Exodus Cry. Excerpts of the documentary film “Raised on Porn.” https://exoduscry.com/pcnp/film/

“My Story,” Christina Nesbit, Sex trafficking survivor. Christine shares being trafficked in porn in a high profile GirlsDoPorn trafficking case. She advocates for the importance of age verification and protecting people both behind and in front of the screen.

“Porn as a public health crisis and the devastating harms to children and youth observed in hospitals,” Heidi Olson, Certified Pediatric Nurse and Certified Pediatric Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE), Founder and President, Paradigm Shift Training and Consulting.

“Protecting children from online porn,” Cole Allen Johnson, Founder, Screen. Cole shares his personal story of childhood exposure to porn, the impact of addiction and his current activism to pass age verification in New Jersey.

“Understanding the groundbreaking age verification technology being implemented around the world,” Iain Corby, Executive Director, The Age Verification Providers Association.

Statements

NJ Assemblyman Jay Webber on his age verification bill

Moderator

Lisa Correnti, Executive Vice President, C-Fam