Schedule

National Forum

The National Forum was held virtually from October 5 – 7, 2021. 

Notes from the Forum are available here.

Day 1: Introduction to Cyber Sexual Abuse (October 5, 2021)

12:00 – 12:15

Welcome and land acknowledgment

Paige Walker, Chelcie Juliet Rowell, & Adam Jazairi

12:15 – 1:15

Opening keynote: "Updates from the Frontline of Reform: CCRI and Cyber Sexual Abuse"

Build a shared understanding of cyber sexual abuse, situate this violence within college campuses, and inspire library workers to take action against it through education, outreach, and community building.

Danielle Citron (UVA); Safiya Noble (UCLA)

1:15 – 1:30

Opening keynote Q&A

 

1:30 – 1:45

Pause

 

1:45 – 2:45

Patriarchy, white supremacy, and cyber sexual abuse

Contextualize online violence within the ongoing legacies of racism, sexism, and colonialism.

Sherry Hamby (Sewanee); Hera Hussain (Chayn); Charisa Kiyô Smith (CUNY); Ari Ezra Waldman (Northeastern)

2:45 – 3:15

Wellness break

You Good Sis?

3:15 – 3:30

Pause

 

3:30 – 4:30

Sociology of cyber sexual abuse

Identify and explain how digital violence is evolving, who it impacts, and how it impacts them.

Asia Eaton (FIU); Jollene Levid (AF3IRM); Erica Olsen (NNEDV)

4:30 – 4:45

Pause

 

4:45 – 5:45

Technologies of cyber sexual abuse

Identify and analyze the technical mechanisms of digital violence, interrogate new and future trends.

Adam Dodge (ENDTAB); Hany Farid (UC Berkeley); Eva Galperin (Electronic Frontier Foundation)

Day 2: Application to Higher Education (October 6, 2021)

12:00 – 12:05

Welcome

Paige Walker

12:05 – 1:05

Mental health services and cyber sexual abuse

Explore the benefits and shortcomings of mental health services, both on- and off-campus. Identify why survivors may or may not pursue these services as a personal path toward justice and healing.

Sarah Colomé (Illinois); Jennifer Jiries (UCLA CARE); Taylour Neal (Healing in Authenticity)

1:05 – 1:15

Pause

 

1:15 – 2:15

Title IX and cyber sexual abuse

Explore the benefits and shortcomings of Title IX. Identify why survivors may or may not pursue Title IX as a personal path toward justice and healing.

Caroline Grosshans (Sanctuary for Families); Erica Moorer (University of the Redlands); Erin Wood (NCCU)

2:15 – 2:45

Wellness break

You Good Sis?

2:45 – 3:00

Pause

 

3:00 – 4:00

Law enforcement and cyber sexual abuse

Explore the benefits and shortcomings of law enforcement at the campus, local, state, and federal level. Identify why survivors may or may not pursue law enforcement as a personal path toward justice and healing.

Boston FBI

4:00 – 4:15

Pause

 

4:15 – 5:15

Student services and cyber sexual abuse

Explore the benefits and shortcomings of student services on campus. Identify why survivors may or may not pursue these resources as a personal path toward justice and healing.

Hope Freeman (Tufts); Katrina Moore (Tufts); Jared Smith (Tufts); Elyse Winger (Tufts)

Day 3: Action within Library Communities (October 7, 2021)

12:00 – 12:05

Welcome

Paige Walker

12:05 – 1:05

Transformative justice, restorative justice, and cyber sexual abuse

Explore the benefits and shortcomings of transformative and transformative justice for survivors of digital violence. Identify why survivors may or may not pursue this as a personal path toward justice and healing.

Nina N. Harris (MIT); Shannon Perez-Darby (Accountable Communities Consortium)

1:05 – 1:15

Pause

 

1:15 – 2:00

"Where do we go from here?" Structured brainstorming, 1 of 2

Reflect as a community on what we've learned at the Forum so far.

Project Team

2:00 – 2:30

Wellness break

You Good Sis?

2:30 – 2:45

Pause

 

2:45 – 3:45

"Where do we go from here?" Structured brainstorming, 2 of 2

Identify actions and inclusive, sustainable, meaningful path forward for the deliverables working group.

Project Team

3:45 – 4:00

Pause

 

4:00 – 5:00

Closing keynote: "Liberatory Lending: Libraries as Tools of Liberation"

Energize community, inspire action. Contextualize digital violence within misogynoir.

Moya Bailey (Northwestern)

5:00 – 5:15

Closing keynote Q&A

 

5:15 – 5:30

Final thanks

Spread gratitude to panelists, moderators, participants, Advisory Group, Project Team, and IMLS.

Paige Walker