Midway into today’s Feminist Action Mobilization protest at 135 King Street, a group of pro-porn advocates (all young men) assembled nearby. Anti-porn activists came over to engage them in debate. A journalist and a photographer from the Boston Globe observed the action.NoPornNorthampton suggested to one of the porn advocates that he read our website to understand our position. […]
Debate on the Issues
Protest Pictured in Gazette; Letter Criticizes “Moral Police”
Today’s Gazette has a fine photo on page A3 of last Wednesday’s Feminist Action Mobilization protest at 135 King Street:“A local group calling itself the Feminist Action Mobilization has launched a protest against a proposed porn shop under consideration for a building at the corner of King and North streets. The demonstrators say they will […]
Letter to Gazette: “Residents should protest the proposed porn shop”
Today’s Gazette includes a letter to the editor by Pat Styer of Northampton. She writes,“For the past several days I’ve been talking to a lot of people, from strangers to friends, about the proposed Capital Video pornography store that moves toward occupying a large building on the corner of King and North Streets. More than […]
Gazette Publishes Guest Column by NoPornNorthampton Co-Founder Jendi Reiter
The editorial page of today’s Daily Hampshire Gazette features a guest column by Jendi Reiter, co-founder of NoPornNorthampton. She writes,“What kind of community is Northampton? The debate over the proposed adult video store at 135 King St. should make us look more closely at the values that our economic choices support.“Northampton prides itself on being a […]
“Athens of the Connecticut Valley”
Several arguments on the pro-porn side appear to be as follows: King Street is a write-off and not worth caring about The neighborhoods around 135 King Street are a run-down collection of multi-family homes who shouldn’t expect better NoPornNorthampton has not proven beyond any possible doubt that a Capital Video porn shop at 135 King […]
Businessman to Russell Denver: “You’re a facilitator”
On August 30, Arthur Arena of Capital Enterprises (West Springfield, MA, no relation to Capital Video), wrote to Russell Denver to express his objection to the porn shop proposed for 135 King Street in Northampton. Mr. Denver is president of the Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield. NoPornNorthampton had earlier contacted the ACCGS because […]
The Republican: “Porn profitable for firm’s CEO”
Today’s Republican profiles Capital Video and its owner, Kenneth Guarino.“Guarino, the chief executive of Capital Video Corp., has done well enough in the pornography business to buy a Beverly Hills mansion. In fact, pornography has been so lucrative for him that he had to pay ‘tribute’ money to keep the mob from muscling in, according […]
Notorious Pornographer: Giant Porno Stores Not Appropriate for Residential Neighborhoods (explicit language)
As reported in Reason magazine, May 2004:Robert Zicari is known in the porn industry as Rob Black. His wife Janet, a six-year porn veteran, is known as Lizzy Borden…“Under the banner of their company, Extreme Associates, the pair are known for producing material that even fellow pornographers find objectionable. Their videos are products of a […]
“Damage on Parade: As We Shed Our Inhibitions, We’re Shedding Our Humanity”
Charles Foran writes in the Walrus (March 2006): Sex remains a moral issue for most adults, but not in the way it once was. The movement has been away from the morality of sex itself…to the issue of harm: people getting off on the acts of those who are themselves traumatized and are being traumatized […]
Gazette: “Porn shop part of wide network – Founder of Capital Video has faced criminal charges”
Saturday’s Gazette has a front-page article on Capital Video Corporation and its owner, Kenneth Guarino:“…Attempts to talk with representatives from Capital Video Corp. about its operations and its plans for Northampton have been unsuccessful. According to undated material on Metro Global Media’s Web site, the company said it planned to open as many as 20 Amazing […]