Wales 'Pornocracy' Book Launch

Join us for the Wales book launch of Pornocracy by Jo Bartosch and Robert Jessel. Jo and Robert will be in conversation with Dr Tamasine Preece.

'They say everyone uses porn. They're wrong. People don't use pornography, it uses us. And you don't have to watch it to be one of their victims. In this thought provoking and timely book, Jo and Robert expose how the multi-billion dollar pornography industry has humanity gripped in a choke hold. From rewiring our brains and normalising sexual violence, to shaping new protest movements, the pornographic revolution has achieved a stunning and near total victory. The triumph of the pornocrats is made more sinister by society's acceptance that 'all men watch porn' to the denial of its devastating harms and lack of political will to curb the power of the global industry. They ask the questions politicians and policy makers are too scared to ask: 
- Why despite over half a century of feminist gains and lessons in schools on 'consent', do today's school children display more sexist attitudes than their parents and grandparents?
- Do women really want to be choked and humiliated in bed?
- How can we fight back and reclaim sex, love and relationships?'

Jo Bartosch is a journalist and assistant editor at The Critic. She is one of the UK's foremost voices on safeguarding and women's rights, writing for Spiked, UnHerd, The Telegraph and other national publications. She is a fierce campaigner against pornography and the sex trade.

Robert Jessel is a writer and campaigner with a particular focus on child exploitation, competing rights claims, freedom of speech, and the impact of new technology on humanity. He is a male ally in campaigning against pornography.

Dr Tamasine Preece is Curriculum Lead for Health and Wellbeing at a secondary school in South Wales. She is a freelance consultant and researcher of children and young people's contexts – specifically focused on Relationships and Sex Education (RSE), pornography and exploitation, social media, self-harm and suicide and risk-taking behaviours. She is co-founder of Humanise, a member of the expert panel for charity Internet Matters and consults regularly for governments, charities and agencies.

*The venue address will be sent on the morning of the event. The venue is in central Cardiff with step free access. The room is on the ground floor with an accessible toilet. There is no on site parking but there are car parks available nearby. Cardiff Central train station is a 12 min walk. Cardiff Queen St is a 6 min walk.

Refreshments will be available during the event, including vegan and gluten free options.

This event is open to ALL. Due to the sensitive nature of the topic, it is not suitable for under 16s.

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