Arisha Hatch, the interim executive director of the women’s advocacy group UltraViolet, condemned the verdict as “a stain on a criminal justice system that for decades has failed to hold accountable abusers” and called it “an indictment of a culture in which not believing women and victims of sexual assault remains endemic.”
“This is a decisive moment for our justice system, one which threatens to undo the sacrifice of courageous survivors who stepped forward to share their stories in this trial, as well as to all those abused by Diddy who weren’t able to,” said Arisha Hatch, Ultraviolet's interim executive director
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.”
“Sony can free Kesha and take a stand against rape culture,” the ad says. “Tell Sony to drop Dr. Luke.”
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.
“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.
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.
Over 411,000 signatures will be delivered from a combined four petitions from Care2, SumofUs, and two UltraViolet pleas.
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.
President Obama must finalize regulations around his pay transparency and paid sick days executive actions. This would be a huge step towards equality in the workplace, especially for women of color, who are more likely to be victims of the wage gap. —Nita Chaudhary, cofounder, UltraViolet
Activists with Democracy for America, MoveOn.org and Ultraviolet placed a ‘Snyder poisoned Flint’ ice sculpture and delivered signatures calling for the governor’s resignation to his office in Lansing on Feb. 18, 2016.
A national women’s rights group is calling for prominent companies including Papa John’s and Nationwide to suspend their relationships with Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, after allegations of a sexual assault against him from 20 years ago resurfaced.