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UltraViolet Action Welcomes Arisha Hatch as New Executive Director
‘Acosta Enables Sex Trafficking’ projected onto the Labor Department building
Activists projected condemnations of Labor Secretary Alexander Acostaon the Department of Labor building Wednesday to protest his role in a controversial non-prosecution agreement with financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was arrested again over the weekend.
Progressive advocacy groups, including Credo Action, MoveOn, UltraViolet and the American Federation of Teachers, projected the words “Acosta Enabled Sex Trafficking” and “Acosta Must Go” on the building.
TONIGHT: Groups to Project “Acosta Enables Sex Trafficking. Acosta Must Go” on Capitol Hill Tonight
UltraViolet Demands All of Epstein’s Enablers—From Acosta to President Trump—be Held Accountable in New Case Alleging Sex Trafficking of Dozens of Minors
Women Owned The Democratic Debates
“By showing up as the leaders they are — powerful, smart and deeply connected to the issues impacting all Americans — [Warren and Harris] showed us what a president could be and it was thrilling,” said Shaunna Thomas, the co-founder of the women’s advocacy group Ultraviolet, calling Harris and Warren the winners of the debates.
UltraViolet Reacts to Pelosi’s Disregard for E. Jean Carroll Sex Assault Accusation Against President Trump: “Pelosi’s Refusal to Act is An Insult to Survivors”
Women’s Group Responds to New Trump Rape Accusation
Women’s Group Challenges 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates to Address Questions on Ending the Hyde Amendment, Addressing Sexual Violence, Combating Police Violence Against Black and Brown Women, and Fighting for Equal Pay
Activists see NBC’s Democratic debate moderators as a win for representation
In an open letter this spring, the groups urged media outlets and other organizations to ensure that at least 50 percent of the moderators running the debates would be women and at least 50 percent would be people of color. UltraViolet Action, an organization dedicated to gender equity, spearheaded the letter, which also called out sexism in political media coverage writ large.
The group applauded the NBC lineup and urged other media outlets to follow suit.
“NBC’s decision to ensure that four out of the five moderators for the first Democratic presidential primary debate are women or people of color is a huge win for representation at the debates and a welcome change from the status quo,” said UltraViolet’s executive director Shaunna Thomas. “Our country has seen what happens as a result of unfair media coverage of presidential candidates — and this cannot be the reality in 2020.”
Democrats Will Have Female And Nonwhite Moderator At Each 2020 Debate
Feminist group UltraViolet had been campaigning for weeks for major networks to include women and people of color as moderators in the upcoming primary and general election debates.
BREAKING: In response to growing behind the scenes pressure, DNC to Require Female Moderators at All 2020 Presidential Debates
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