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Tallahassee Democrat: Plane flies over federal courthouse with banner, ‘Trump and Bondi are protecting predators’
Dozens protest “No Honor for Baugh” as the judge receives lifetime achievement award
A retired Billings judge who admitted to victim blaming in a case with an underage rape victim was honored on Friday with a Lifetime Achievement Award. But an anti-sexism group “Ultraviolet” calls his award “support for rape culture.”
A battered woman will stay in prison for failing to protect her kids from her abuser. He was released 9 years ago.
The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board had the responsibility to make things right and they failed with today’s decision.
New PSA Highlights Hidden Financial and Emotional Costs of Campus Rape
As the PSA points out, one 2010 study estimated that one rape “costs” the victim $151,423. Rape survivors are estimated to lose roughly $138,310, in things like medical costs, lost future earnings, and lost quality of life costs, while the “justice costs” when the crime is prosecuted are roughly $8,503. The authors estimated that the average total cost of a rape to the victim and the public is $448,532.
UltraViolet Mocks Planned Parenthood Video Hoax
After an anti-choice group released a series of deceptively edited videos attacking Planned Parenthood’s fetal tissue donation program, UltraViolet released this video to prove how easy it is to manipulate footage to fit any agenda.
Netflix Hit With House of Cards Spoof Over Parental Leave
“People are taking notice that Netflix is expecting praise for extending parental leave to its higher-paid employees, yet it doesn’t extend those benefits to the hourly employees who need it most,” Nita Chaudhary, cofounder of UltraViolet, said in a statement.
Women’s Group Slams Netflix For Denying Workers Benefits
Workers in Netflix’s DVD division are not eligible for its new unlimited parental leave policy.
What The F*ck Has Planned Parenthood Done?’ Tumblr Shows That Planned Parenthood Does Much, Much More
Planned Parenthood has been having a bit of a Moment-with-a-capital-M lately — but in response to all the fear-mongering anti-abortion rhetoric and false accusations, the hilariously-named “What The F*ck Has Planned Parenthood Done?” Tumblr has stepped up to the plate to remind us exactly how important Planned Parenthood is.
Activists Demand DoJ Investigation into Sandra Bland’s Death
UltraViolet, a group advocating an expansion of women’s rights, is among those gathering on the steps of the Justice Department today, and will bring a mobile billboard broadcasting their demands. “If we want to learn what actually happened to Sandra in her jail cell we need Attorney General Lynch and the Department of Justice to get involved,” wrote Nita Chaudhary, the group’s co-founder, in a press release today. “The deaths of black women at the hands of police, with no accountability, needs to stop. We can’t leave the investigation of Sandra Bland’s death in the hands of local officials.”
’19 Kids And Counting’ Cancellation: Women’s Group UltraViolet Praises TLC For Pulling Show
UltraViolet is joining the hundreds of thousands of people praising TLC for canceling “19 Kids and Counting.” The show has been embroiled in controversy since May when news broke that Josh Duggar, one of the show’s stars, had been accused of molesting several young girls in the early 2000s.
Anti-Sexism Group Will Fly Equal Pay Banner Over World Cup Parade
UltraViolet will protest the parade to pressure FIFA to pay women soccer players as much as men. “Our message to FIFA is simple: equal pay for equal play,” said UltraViolet co-founder Nita Chaudhary in a press release. “FIFA’s antiquated pay discrimination isn’t acceptable anymore.”
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