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Protesters Pressure MoMA to Boot Leon Black from Museum’s Board

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Protesters Pressure MoMA to Boot Leon Black from Museum’s Board

The assembly outside MoMA also included Epstein survivors and members of We Are UltraViolet and the research initiative Time & Memory Project. Nicole Regalado, vice president of campaigns at We Are UltraViolet, told Hyperallergic, “By serving on MoMA’s board, whether it’s intentional or not, MoMA is helping to sanitize Leon Black’s reputation.”

Black became the chairman of MoMA’s board in 2018 and stepped down in 2021 amid a call for his removal by more than 150 artists, though he remained a trustee.

Artforum

Pop-up exhibition outside MoMA highlights connections between trustee Leon Black and Jeffrey Epstein

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Pop-up exhibition outside MoMA highlights connections between trustee Leon Black and Jeffrey Epstein

Alongside a handful of Epstein survivors, a small group of organisers for the Institute for Primary Facts and the feminist non-profit UltraViolet urged passersby to explore the documents in the truck. The project is a mobile iteration of the 3.5-million-document Trump-Epstein reading room, which opened in Tribeca in May to raise awareness of Epstein’s network of alleged co-conspirators. The truck houses 440 books of the files, including volumes dedicated to references to US President Donald Trump. It also features community comments and a selection of paintings by Maria Farmer, one of the first women to accuse Epstein.

“I’m very disappointed to see people visiting the MoMA today, and I think it’s important that those folks become educated as to who Leon Black is,” Elisa Batista, a campaign director with UltraViolet, told the Art Newspaper. “We’re OK with not seeing the art in the MoMA as long as they keep enabling this abuser.”

The Art Newspaper

WOMEN PLAN PROTEST AGAINST FOX NEWS’S BILL O’REILLY OVER SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLAIMS

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WOMEN PLAN PROTEST AGAINST FOX NEWS’S BILL O’REILLY OVER SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLAIMS

The women’s rights group Ultraviolet is spearheading a demonstration Tuesday for Fox News to remove one of its hosts, Bill O’Reilly, from the air. The rally follows recent disclosures that the network and the 67-year-old anchor paid millions of dollars to women claiming he had sexually assaulted them during their employment at the conservative news outlet.

Newsweek

Women’s Group to Demand Fox News Fire Bill O’Reilly at New Protest

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Women’s Group to Demand Fox News Fire Bill O’Reilly at New Protest

“Fox News has a problem with sexual assault – and it’s bigger than just Bill O’Reilly,” said Shaunna Thomas, co-founder of UltraViolet. “For years, Fox News executives have provided cover for Bill O’Reilly’s systematic harassment and abuse of other Fox New’s employees – making it hard to take their promises to investigate such crimes seriously. Fox News needs to prove to the public – and its advertisers – that the era of covering up sexual assault is over. That means – firing Bill O’Reilly immediately and conducting a comprehensive and independent investigation into sexual abuse at the network – firing anyone involved in, or complicit in covering up, those crimes.”

Variety

The L.P.G.A. Tour and Donald Trump: It’s Complicated

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The L.P.G.A. Tour and Donald Trump: It’s Complicated

Shaunna Thomas, the co-founder of UltraViolet, a national group assembled to fight sexism and expand women’s rights, said her organization failed to see the upside of any professional women’s sports league aligning itself with Trump.
“I’ve been playing golf all my life, I’m very familiar with how deeply ingrained sexism is in the game,” Thomas said in a telephone interview. “It’s upsetting. People who aren’t fans think it’s such an easy decision for the U.S.G.A. and the L.P.G.A. to make to avoid controversy.”
She added: “The question really is, do the U.S.G.A. and L.P.G.A. want to be on the right side of history? If the U.S.G.A. wants to stay relevant to a younger generation of golfers, they’re going to have to take a look at their decision. This is an opportunity to send a clear signal to women, people of color and people with disabilities that they stand on the side of inclusiveness.”

The New York Times

#DumpTrump protesters asked to leave LPGA’s Bank of Hope Founders Cup

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#DumpTrump protesters asked to leave LPGA’s Bank of Hope Founders Cup

Members of the group UltraViolet protested for less than 30 minutes before they were asked to leave the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa. A plane flew over the course later with a banner reading “LPGA: TAKE A MULLIGAN. DUMP SEXIST TRUMP.”

ESPN

Andrew Puzder’s Downfall Is The First Big Win For Women In The Trump Era

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Andrew Puzder’s Downfall Is The First Big Win For Women In The Trump Era

Women’s groups have been relentless in voicing their opposition to Puzder’s nomination.


“He will be bad for women, bad for workers, and bad for women who work,” Ultraviolet, a national women’s advocacy organization, said when Trump announced his pick for labor secretary. “Good riddance,” the group said Wednesday in a statement.

Huffington Post

‘ABORTION ACCESS MORE POPULAR THAN TRUMP’ Banner Flies During March for Life

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‘ABORTION ACCESS MORE POPULAR THAN TRUMP’ Banner Flies During March for Life

To underscore the reality that was distorted on the ground, UltraViolet, a national women’s organization, commissioned a plane to fly a banner near the march. “ABORTION ACCESS MORE POPULAR THAN DONALD TRUMP,” it read. The group also took out an ad in a free local paper to remind the marchers that 70 percent of Americans support abortion access.
“We know that Donald Trump cares about his approval ratings and doesn’t care about facts. So here is a fact he, and those who will be marching today, will especially hate—abortion access is more popular than Donald Trump,” said Shaunna Thomas, co-founder of UltraViolet, in a statement. “To drive this point home, we’re launching this campaign and timing the launch to today’s march. Like the small number of Americans who support Trump, Americans who support taking away women’s freedom to choose are not the majority.”

Broadly

Trump’s Planned Elimination of Violence Against Women Grants Is Pure Cruelty

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Trump’s Planned Elimination of Violence Against Women Grants Is Pure Cruelty

“A man with a well-documented history of sexually assaulting women is about to take over the federal government so it is sadly not surprising that he is gutting programs vital to protecting women from violence,” Nita Chaudhary, co-founder of women’s-rights group UltraViolet said in a statement. “With these cuts, Trump is also making it harder for law enforcement to protect women from predators like himself and members of his senior staff.”

Slate

NYPD captain draws outrage after saying ‘true stranger rapes’ are more troubling than others

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NYPD captain draws outrage after saying ‘true stranger rapes’ are more troubling than others

“Rape is a crime — whether you know the rapist or not, whether you are on Tinder or not — and it is the responsibility of law enforcement to investigate, prosecute and hold rapists accountable for their crimes — period, full stop,” Nita Chaudhary, the group’s founder, told the Huffington Post.

The Washington Post

Women’s Group Dissects Sexism in Matt Lauer’s Questioning of Hillary Clinton, Demands More Female Moderators for Presidential Debates

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Women’s Group Dissects Sexism in Matt Lauer’s Questioning of Hillary Clinton, Demands More Female Moderators for Presidential Debates

“I think people are outraged by not only Matt Lauer’s moderation but the sexism that was contained in that moderation, and I think that that is creating a moment where people are really thinking about what is going to happen in these debates and what do we need as voters?”

People Magazine

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