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Tallahassee Democrat: Plane flies over federal courthouse with banner, ‘Trump and Bondi are protecting predators’
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.
Over 130 Sexual Assault Survivors Write to Sony as Label Still Hasn’t Dropped Dr. Luke
A national advocacy group for women called UltraViolet solicited the help of over 130 sexual assault survivors and their families to construct a letter to Sony Music Entertainment CEO Doug Morris to “take a stand against sexual assault and not renew Sony Music Entertainment’s contract with accused rapist, Dr. Luke,” according to the letter sent to Mic in a press release.
Kesha supporters plan another protest at Sony headquarters
Over 411,000 signatures will be delivered from a combined four petitions from Care2, SumofUs, and two UltraViolet pleas.
Progressive group uses Trump as weapon against GOP senators
UltraViolet Action, a progressive women’s organization, has released a series of new ads that do exactly what leaders in the Republican party have long feared: turn Donald Trump into a weapon against the GOP.
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