Description: The agenda for the session:
Round 1 : The panelists are introduced (5 minutes).
Round 2: Panelists introduce the issues (20 minutes): -
Lola Hunt, Switter/Assembly Four and Tryst (Female, Academia, WEoG) will speak generally about harm reduction and online and offline sex work.
Maggie Mayhem (Female, Civil Society, WEoG) will speak about the internet and harm reduction for drug users
Smita V - Point of View (Female, Civil Society, Asia Pacific) will speak about working with sex marginalised sex workers in India
Alex Comninos - Research ICT Africa (Male, Academia and Technical Community) will speak about drugs and harm reduction.
Round 3: Questions and comments from audience and remote participants (20)
Round 4: Responses by panelists (10 minutes) Round 5: Summary/wrap up by moderator including outline of online contributions and way forward
Expected Outcomes: The workshop will collect contributions from the panelists, audience, and the internet that will inform the report, as well as a list of policy recommendations that will be outcomes of the workshop. We expect as an outcome of the session to foster linkages and networks between sex worker and harm reduction activists and policy makers and the internet governance community so that both can work together for more nuanced policies that are considerate and inclusive of vulnerable communities and aim to reduce harms both online and offline. We hope that the workshop will help make the IGF a more welcoming place for the marginalised in society.