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

Oct 8, 2026 Mention

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

Oct 8, 2026 Mention

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

‘Snyder poisoned Flint’ ice sculpture placed outside governor’s office

Feb 18, 2016 Mention

‘Snyder poisoned Flint’ ice sculpture placed outside governor’s office

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.

Michigan Live

Women’s group urges sponsors to suspend ties to Peyton Manning

Feb 17, 2016 Mention

Women’s group urges sponsors to suspend ties to Peyton Manning

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.

ESPN

Women’s group demands resignation of Baltimore housing director

Feb 5, 2016 Mention

Women’s group demands resignation of Baltimore housing director

Representatives of UltraViolet converged Friday at City Hall with a petition signed by more than 35,000 people demanding the resignation of Paul Graziano.

WBAL

His Staff Allegedly Assaulted 20 Women, But Baltimore’s Housing Chief Still Has A Job

Jan 28, 2016 Mention

His Staff Allegedly Assaulted 20 Women, But Baltimore’s Housing Chief Still Has A Job

At least 35,000 members of the anti-sexism organization UltraViolet have signed apetition demanding the ouster of the commissioner, Paul Graziano.

Huffington Post

90s Scandals Threaten to Erode Hillary Clinton’s Strength With Women

Jan 20, 2016 Mention

90s Scandals Threaten to Erode Hillary Clinton’s Strength With Women

“It strains credulity for me to feel like Donald Trump is deeply concerned about the nefarious and terrible effects of slut shaming,” said Nita Chaudhary, a founder of UltraViolet, a women’s advocacy group. But, she added, the way Mr. Clinton’s accusers were treated “was a big ball of ugly.”

New York Times

Bernie Sanders: college sexual assault cases should be handled by police

Jan 12, 2016 Mention

Bernie Sanders: college sexual assault cases should be handled by police

In the past, activists have expressed distrust about police involvement in sexual assault investigations. Shaunna Thomas, co-founder of UltraViolet, a group that works to “expand women’s rights”, said in a statement that “police and prosecutors routinely fail survivors of sexual assault” and that “just two of every 100 perpetrators of sexual violence ever see a day behind bars”.
She said that Sanders’s answer “fails to acknowledge the reality many survivors face”, and his solution would “hurt rather than help survivors”.
“Sexual assault isn’t just a crime, it’s a civil rights violation, and schools are required by law to address it,” she said. “The decision about whether or not to report an assault to law enforcement should be entirely up to the survivor.”

The Guardian

Bill Cosby arraigned on sexual assault charge in Pennsylvania

Dec 30, 2015 Mention

Bill Cosby arraigned on sexual assault charge in Pennsylvania

“Whether the accused is a high profile celebrity or a star athlete, we can no longer allow sexual assault to be swept under the rug.”

USA Today

Yankees ‘should be ashamed’ of Chapman trade: women’s group

Dec 28, 2015 Mention

Yankees ‘should be ashamed’ of Chapman trade: women’s group

The Yankees’ decision Monday to trade for Reds closer Aroldis Chapman is already receiving criticism from a women’s rights group.

New York Post

Netflix Just Made Another Huge Stride On Parental Leave

Dec 9, 2015 Mention

Netflix Just Made Another Huge Stride On Parental Leave

“All moms and dads of all incomes deserve time to care for their new children,” Nita Chaudhary, co-founder of UltraViolet, said in a statement. “However, it is disappointing that Netflix is continuing their two-tiered system that says some parents deserve more time to bond with their children than others.”

Huffington Post

Dozens protest “No Honor for Baugh” as the judge receives lifetime achievement award

Oct 6, 2015 Mention

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.”

KRTV.COM

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

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

‘Snyder poisoned Flint’ ice sculpture placed outside governor’s office

Women’s group urges sponsors to suspend ties to Peyton Manning

Women’s group demands resignation of Baltimore housing director

His Staff Allegedly Assaulted 20 Women, But Baltimore’s Housing Chief Still Has A Job

90s Scandals Threaten to Erode Hillary Clinton’s Strength With Women

Bernie Sanders: college sexual assault cases should be handled by police

Bill Cosby arraigned on sexual assault charge in Pennsylvania

Yankees ‘should be ashamed’ of Chapman trade: women’s group

Netflix Just Made Another Huge Stride On Parental Leave

Dozens protest “No Honor for Baugh” as the judge receives lifetime achievement award

Survivors deserve accountability — not silence