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Tallahassee Democrat: Plane flies over federal courthouse with banner, ‘Trump and Bondi are protecting predators’
Women’s Group Launches New Ad As SCOTUS Preps for Final Arguments in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores
National group collects 60,000 signatures to urge Ohio lawmakers to pass bill restricting parental rights for rapists
Students from the Ohio State University chapter of abortion rights group Choice USA delivered signatures collected on the Ultraviolet website to Sen. John Eklund… Wednesday morning. Eklund chairs the Senate Criminal Justice Committee where three bills to restrict rapists’ parental rights are pending.
60,000 Demand Ohio Block Rapists’ Ability to Sue Survivors for Child Custody
Dartmouth under fire for response to incidents of rape on campus
A national women’s group has started an online petition calling out Dartmouth College as a “chronic offender” of failing to protect female students from sexual assault. The petition, by the group UltraViolet, has nearly 50,000 signatures so far and demands Dartmouth take action.
50,000 Activists Demand Sexual Assault Reform At Dartmouth After Student Publishes A ‘Rape Guide’
Karin Roland, the campaign director for UltraViolet, told ThinkProgress that the situation at Dartmouth has reached a boiling point — and it’s now possible to harness that frustration to push for real policy reform.
The Dartmouth Rape Guide: Get Angry, Take Action
Along with impassioned students, faculty, and alumni, UltraViolet is standing its ground to finally demand meaningful change. “We’ve only seen lip service from Dartmouth in response to our campaign, but that just isn’t enough. We need actual concrete actions.”
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SRQ Airport rejects ad from women’s rights group
“These are the facts of the lives of women in Florida,” says Karin Roland, Ultraviolet’s campaign director, “and the fact that women are earning 84 cents for every dollar a man earns in Florida, and that Florida’s representatives oppose the bill that would help close that gap, isn’t a political issue.”
Workers’ rights rally at Tampa Whole Foods store
A smattering of activists, protesters and concerned customers voiced their support for a Chicago woman who was fired from Whole Foods… According to the Ultra Violet website, more than 50,000 Whole Foods customers have signed a petition demanding Rhiannon Broschat be reinstated.
Photo: Fight for 15
Protests planned for Whole Foods in Berkeley, Oakland
A coalition of women and labor groups will protest on Saturday at Whole Foods stores in Berkeley and Oakland. They are organized by national women’s activist group UltraViolet and Fight For 15, a Chicago-based labor union for retail and fast-food workers, who are demanding better treatment of women employees.
Whole Foods Under Fire After Firing Mom for Caring for Her Child with Special Needs During a Weather Emergency
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