Activists see NBC’s Democratic debate moderators as a win for representation

In an open letter this spring, the groups urged media outlets and other organizations to ensure that at least 50 percent of the moderators running the debates would be women and at least 50 percent would be people of color. UltraViolet Action, an organization dedicated to gender equity, spearheaded the letter, which also called out sexism in political media coverage writ large.

The group applauded the NBC lineup and urged other media outlets to follow suit.

“NBC’s decision to ensure that four out of the five moderators for the first Democratic presidential primary debate are women or people of color is a huge win for representation at the debates and a welcome change from the status quo,” said UltraViolet’s executive director Shaunna Thomas. “Our country has seen what happens as a result of unfair media coverage of presidential candidates — and this cannot be the reality in 2020.”

Democrats Will Have Female And Nonwhite Moderator At Each 2020 Debate

Feminist group UltraViolet had been campaigning for weeks for major networks to include women and people of color as moderators in the upcoming primary and general election debates.

Netflix threatens to boycott Georgia over heartbeat law

National women’s group UltraViolet, which had urged Netflix to pull out of the state, commended the streamer for saying it would consider a boycott. Still the group is pressing Netflix to take an even more aggressive stand against the abortion ban.

“Netflix’s statement is appreciated, however waiting on the courts to act focuses on a distinction without a difference. The crisis moment is now,” said executive director and co-founder Shaunna Thomas. “We need Netflix to engage in this fight and use its economic power to speak out for Georgia women, and the hundreds of women who work on Netflix productions, to set an example for the whole country that putting women in danger has consequences – and refuse to do business in the State until the law is repealed.”

Lights, Camera, No Action In Georgia: Hollywood Fights The State’s Abortion Law

National women’s advocacy group UltraViolet flew a plane over the Netflix’s Los Gatos, CA headquarters, urging the company to stop filming in Georgia, according to IndieWire.

Hundreds of sexual assault survivors call for dismissal of upstate New York judge who did not send child rapist to prison

Police Officer Responsible For Assaulting Dyma Loving Formally Charged

Police Officer Alejandro Giraldo, responsible for brutally assaulting Dyma Loving on March 5 in Miami Dade County, has been officially charged with first-degree misdemeanor battery and third-degree felony official misconduct, according to a statement from her lawyer.  The disgraced cop turned himself in to authorities this morning.

For weeks, activists in the Miami area have been putting pressure on State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle to charge Giraldo in the case. A Color of Change petition demanded the state lock the officer up, while another petition from UltraViolet called for the Miami Dade Police Department to fire Giraldo as soon as possible.

Activists Demand Criminal Charges Towards Officer Involved In Dyma Loving Arrest

Progressives back Rep. Omar after Trump criticism sparks threats

Women’s Group Flies Plane Over Netflix HQ to Urge Georgia Production Ban Over Anti-Abortion Law

National women’s advocacy group UltraViolet took its Netflix protest to the next level earlier today by flying a plane over the streaming giant’s headquarters in Los Gatos, California in order to urge the company to stop filming in Georgia. UltraViolet has been leading the charge against Netflix in the wake of Georgia’s proposed anti-abortion law, HB 481. The law seeks to ban abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, which is before many women know they’re pregnant. Ultraviolet is calling on Netflix to stop filming in Georgia until the law is vetoed or repealed.

‘Fox News should fire Tucker Carlson immediately’ for perverted comments on young girls, women’s group demands

“Tucker Carlson is a dangerous misogynist. Carlson’s defense of domestic abusers and child rapists, and his perverted comments about young girls, are nothing short of horrifying. Unfortunately, they’re also not surprising,” stated Shaunna Thomas, co-founder of the women’s group UltraViolet. “This report shows exactly who he is and has always been. Fox News should fire Tucker Carlson immediately.”

Women’s Group on Netflix’s Announcement to ‘Rethink’ Filming in Georgia if Six-Week Abortion Ban Goes Into Effect

Women’s Group Reacts to Reports that Missouri’s Only Abortion Clinic Could Be Shut Down This Week, Ending Legal Abortion Access in the State

WED. 4PM: Sexual Assault Survivors & Advocates Rally Outside NY Commission on Judicial Conduct Demanding  Judge McClusky’s Immediate Removal From the Bench

UltraViolet: Women Everywhere are Ready to Fight for the Right to Safe & Legal Abortions for AL Women

Women’s Group Slams Google for Giving $150,000 in Free Ads to Deceptive Anti-Abortion Group

Women’s Group Reacts to Bernie Sanders Presidential Campaign’s New Guidelines to Combat Sexual Misconduct and Discrimination on His 2020 Bid

Hundreds of Sexual Assault Survivors Pen Letter to NY Commission of Judicial Conduct Calling for Judge McClusky’s Immediate Removal From the Bench

Women’s Group Condemns Gov. Brian Kemp’s Approval of Six-Week Abortion Ban, Urges Netflix to Stop Filming in Georgia

BREAKING: State’s Attorney to File Charges Against Officers in Attack of Dyma Loving

Women’s Group Demands Judge James McClusky Be Removed From the Bench Immediately After Minimizing Rape of “Only” One Girl