Speaking engagements and media interviews
“Pornstitution: Challenging men’s demand for pornography and prostitution” presentation by Zoom for Greater Portland National Organization for Women in Portland, OR, February 16, 2021
“A modern history of radfem event organizing” workshop for WoLF Fest 2019: Camp Radfem in Petrolia, CA, July 5-9, 2019
“Challenging men’s demand for prostitution” presentation for Oregon Birth Keepers Retreat, Willamina, OR, August 11-12, 2018
“Stories from a radical feminist organizer” presentation for WoLF Fest: Howl to Action in Crescent City, CA, July 20-22, 2018
“Remembering, resisting, not complying: Advanced anti-prostitution actions” presentation for the Women in Media Conference in Chicago, IL, June 15-17, 2018
“The Pornstitution Industries in 2018” educational presentation for North By West Foundation in Portland, OR, March 7, 2018
“Pornstitution” presentation for Viceland Media documentary filming at The Future is Female event in Los Angeles, CA, September 30, 2017
“Radical feminist direct action strategies” workshop for OreGaia Northwest Womyn’s Fest in Estacada, OR, August 6, 2017
“Sam Berg & The Untameable Shrews: Global sister activists, local direct actions” workshop for WoLF Fest in Crescent City, CA, July 22, 2017
“Creative activist strategies” presentation at Radfem Retreat: Whiptail Lizard Gathering, Truth or Consequences, NM, April 9, 2017
“Radical feminist direct action strategies and techniques” workshop for WoLF Fest in Crescent City, CA, Sept 17, 2016
“Words in the world of gender identity” presentation for Left Forum in New York City panel discussion, Deconstructing Gender Identity Under Male Supremacy, May 10, 2016
“Stomping Johns: The demand side of prostitution” interview with Mickey Z. for World Trust News, Sept 19, 2015
“Pornstitution: The Debate” workshop for the 40th Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival and Radfem Rhapsody conference in Hart, MI August 6, 2015
“Pornstitution: Sexual capitalism in the 21st century and what you can do about it” presentation at Feminist Forward: A Celebration of Women, Bayside, CA Sept. 19, 2014
“Prostitution as human rights violation: Samantha Berg” interview for Pacifica Radio with Ernesto Aguilar, originally aired on Houston, TX channel 90.1 FM KPFT, August 25, 2014
“Interview with Samantha Berg: A primer on radical feminism” interview for Pacifica Radio with Ernesto Aguilar, originally aired on Houston, TX channel 90.1 FM KPFT, June 25, 2014
“Radfems Resist: Epic Women” presentation for Radfems Respond 2014 conference, Portland, OR May 25, 2014
“Active Resistance: Strategizing against sexual capitalism” workshop for Radfem Rise Up! 2013 conference, Toronto, Canada, July 7, 2013
“Resistance through anarcha-radfem tactics” presentation for Fuse: A radical feminist analysis of violence against women in Melbourne, Australia via Skype, Nov. 2012
“Pornstitution: Harms of the legal prostitution industries” panelist for Social Justice Feminism Responds to Coerced and Commoditized Sex at University of Cincinnati’s Social Justice Feminism Conference, Cincinnati, OH Oct. 2012
“Tactics for anti-sex industry activism: an anarcha-radfeminist primer” keynote for RadFem Reboot 2012 conference, Portland, OR July 2012
“Manufactured Contempt: Pornography’s eroticized inequality” presenter at Oregon State University’s Interdisciplinary Conference on Sex Trafficking: Researching Vulnerable Populations, Eugene, OR Feb. 2012
“Porn and its effects on sex trafficking” guest speaker for nonprofit organization POLE Gems, Eugene, OR Feb. 2012
“Sex, pornography, prostitution, trafficking & the sexualization of young girls” guest speaker on WBAI Radio New York show Equal Time for Freethought, Nov. 2011
“Radical activist strategies: Zero risk through high risk acts of resistance and reclamation” session at the SCUM Conference in Perth, Western Australia, Sept. 2011
“Anti-porn internet activism: a history” slide show and lecture for the 3nd Stop Porn Culture conference at Wheelock College, Boston, MA June 2011
“Anti-pornstitution activism on the internet” lecture for 2nd Stop Porn Culture conference at Wheelock College, Boston, MA June 2010
“Paying For It: Understanding the personal and societal vosts of prostitution” workshop for the 34th National Conference on Men and Masculinity at Portland State University, Oct. 28, 2009
“Is pornography harmful?” debate representative for the Council for Prostitution Alternatives at Pacific University’s Lunchbox series, Forest Grove, OR Oct. 13, 2009
“Pornstitution: Sexual capitalism in the 21st century” benefit lecture for Portland, OR bookstore In Other Words, Feb. 2009
“Pornstitution: The harms brought home” human trafficking panelist at the University of Portland, Nov. 2008
“Pornstitution: Sexual capitalism and the destruction of women” slide show for the Beyond Patriarchy conference at the University of Oregon, Eugene, OR May 2008
“Pornstitution: How the sex industry is a seamless web” speech at the Concordia College Lyceum on prostitution, Portland, OR Oct. 2007
“A radical feminist perspective on prostitution” interview on The F Files program for radio station 88.7FM, WNHU West Haven, CT Sept. 2007
“Pornstitution: Sexual capitalism’s new frontier” slide show for the Against Patriarchy conference at the University of Oregon, Eugene, OR May 2007
“Crashing Waves: Young feminists working against prostitution” lecture at the 4th annual Prostitution, Sex Work, and the Commercial Sex Industry conference at the University of Toledo, OH Sept. 2006
“Prostitution as a human rights issue” guest co-host on Feminist Front Radio for Portland Indymedia Web Radio, Jan. 2006
“Introduction to Pornstitution” seminars given to two classes each quarter at Clark College in Vancouver, WA, Nov. 2005 through Feb. 2008
Prostitution FAQ
In 2005, I endeavored to write the best prostitution FAQ on the web and it still is.
Articles
- Prostitution is not work: The crib sheet April 17, 2021
- Melania Trump, America’s first sex worker First Lady December 22, 2016
- Brock Turner and porn users share a culture of sexual entitlement July 22, 2016
- Stomping Johns: The Demand Side of Prostitution September 19, 2015
- Dead Rentboys tell no tales September 7, 2015
- From Norway to New Zealand, pro-prostitution research is its own worst enemy November 24, 2014
- I want 140 characters which will end rape June 12, 2014
- Ghosts of Prostitution Debates Past October 31, 2013
- Rain & Thunder Activist Spotlight: Samantha Berg, United States June 12, 2013
- Norwegian prostitution research solid like iceberg February 8, 2013
- New research shows violence decreases under Nordic model: Why the radio silence? January 22, 2013
- Who votes against decriminalizing prostituted children? November 9, 2012
- Radfem Reboot Wrap-up August 20, 2012
- Christine Stark’s “Nickels”, a tale of association January 17, 2012
- The Internet Swear Jar December 15, 2011
- Feminism and Occupy Portland November 6, 2011
- Three days of radical feminist SCUM October 25, 2011
- On the Feminists-in-Underwear Walks October 9, 2011
- Scotland: Don’t be like US May 5, 2010
- New coalition challenges the status quo of “Pornland, OR” February 14, 2010
- Extra, extra! Newspaper reporter interviews radical feminist! January 2, 2010
- Radical Feminism on the Web: The Carnival of Radical Feminists November 9, 2009
- Samantha Berg: HerStories interview October 28, 2008
- Paradigm shifts and paying for sex May 2, 2008
- The quest to be human: An interview with “Getting Off” author Robert Jensen November 22, 2007
- Beyond Beats and Rhymes: A Hip-Hop Head Weighs in on Manhood in Hip-Hop Culture September 14, 2007
- The New Antipornography Slide Show September 14, 2007
- Pornography, Prostitution & Sex Trafficking: How Do You Tell the Difference? September 14, 2007
- Hey, progressives! Cathouse got your tongue? July 9, 2006
- Portland at crossroads of human trafficking April 6, 2006
- “It’s up to you”: Prostitution, Censorship and Sweden January 4, 2006
- Female Chauvinist Liz: Third wave feminism through the songs of Liz Phair October 31, 2005
- The Harms of Gay Male Pornography: A Sexual Equality Perspective August 14, 2005
- Memorial for civil rights leader Andrea Dworkin July 1, 2005
- Giving the marginalized the tools to speak their voices April 10, 2005
- Sex trafficking strikes closer to home than thought November 13, 2004
- Media critics blind towards Playboy’s soft porn June 1, 2004
- All naked women are created equal January 3, 2004