Michael Whiteacre writes-
Last night Danny Wylde and I were honored to organize a meeting of concerned current adult film performers (XXX and fetish) in order to hear their concerns, and help them come up with concise ways to express their own feelings and thoughts about the OSHA action, and AHF. Danny and I provided all the refreshments, print-outs of relevant documents under discussion, etc… This was not done under the auspices of any organization, and no agents and no representatives of FSC were allowed to be present. Two journalists were there, but not to report on the meeting (this was made clear) but only to offer information and first-hand perspective on the process that they have reported on over the years. We wanted the performers to feel free and comfortable to say what they really thought and to ask any questions that wished.
I feel the meeting was extremely productive. There are lot more performers willing to be activist than you’d imagine — they, like anyone else, sometimes need encouragement and a feeling that someone actually cares what they have to say.
I once again encourage ALL adult performers to become more active and to stand up for their rights. Their voices need to be heard. Tomorrow, I think you’ll see the performers THEMSELVES put the lie to the politically- (and financially-) motivated argument that these actions are in the best interests of the performing population, and industry workers as a class.