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Organizations Team Up To Provide Childcare At Polling Location
National women’s advocacy group UltraViolet and National Domestic Workers Alliance sponsored the program, providing childcare at two polling locations, as long lines are predicted due to an increase in voter registration, according to event organizers.
Baylor alumni call for release of full Pepper Hamilton report
“Baylor University must implement comprehensive reporting policies, provide real support for survivors of sexual assault, and create a transparent and accountable process for punishing rapists and their defenders.”
Progressives try to tie Google to Trump with new Chrome extension
UltraViolet Action released the browser extension Wednesday that modifies Google’s name in articles and other pages online with various playful phrases tying it to Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president.
Activists urge Google: ‘Don’t be evil, #DumpTrump’
These groups urge Google, which joined other tech companies in condemning a North Carolina law that they view as discriminatory to transgender people, to make a similar stand in Cleveland.
Amazon customers tell Jeff Bezos to ‘dump Trump’
More than 13,000 Amazon customers have signed a petition calling for the company to cut ties with Donald Trump.
The petition was created by UltraViolet, a women’s rights group, and addressed to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
Woman Accused Of Murdering Her Abusive Ex Goes Free After Almost 3 Years Behind Bars
Almost 40 domestic violence organizations across the country called for state prosecutors to drop the charges against Baldwin, and a petition launched by the nonprofit Ultraviolet gathered nearly 32,000 signatures.
Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump’s Campaign Manager, Is Charged With Battery
Nita Chaudhary, a co-founder of UltraViolet, an advocacy group that fights sexism, denounced Mr. Trump for sticking by Mr. Lewandowski. “What Donald Trump is doing fits the very definition of victim blaming, and it is not only unacceptable, it is actively dangerous,” she said. “They are belittling Michelle Fields’s claim despite overwhelming evidence.”
Kesha Fans Buy an Ad on Pandora Telling Sony to Drop Dr. Luke
“Sony can free Kesha and take a stand against rape culture,” the ad says. “Tell Sony to drop Dr. Luke.”
Jhené Aiko, Little Simz and Wendy Davis Advocate for Gender Pay Parity at SXSW
In partnership with women’s advocacy group UltraViolet, Tumblr presented five female-fronted acts — Jhené Aiko, Empress Of, Little Simz, Ex Hex and Tacocat — all playing to highlight one extremely vexing sum: 79 cents.
Congressman compares Warren to Darth Vader
“Comments like these, which sound eerily similar to something that Donald Trump would say, have no place in American politics and speak to the impact that Donald Trump is having on the discourse coming out of the Republican party,” said Nita Chaudhary, cofounder of UltraViolet.