International Women's Day Conference
Title
International Women's Day Conference
            Description
Letter asking OPIRG to sponsor a conference on porn and the sex trade.
            Creator
Paula
            Source
OPIRG archive
            Date
1985
            Contributor
Simon Vickers
            Rights
OPIRG Toronto
            Coverage
OPIRG
            Context
The proposal was inspired by conflict that arose within the International Women's Day organizing committee over the question of pornography. IWD organizers saw pornography as violence against women and were confronted by sex workers who argued that this stance was exclusionary.
            Original Format
paper
            Citation
Paula, “International Women's Day Conference,” Alternative Toronto, accessed October 31, 2025, https://www.alternativetoronto.ca/archive/items/show/560.
