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  1. Deadline: Actors’ Equity Condemns Tennessee’s Anti-Drag Legislation & “Ridiculous Politicians”

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Thu, 09 Mar 2023 18:49:00 GMT – 0

    Actors’ Equity Association has condemned Tennessee’s new legislation restricting drag performance, urging theaters in the state to “join us in rejecting it entirely and lobbying for its elimination.”

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  2. DEADLINE: SAG-AFTRA, ACTORS’ EQUITY, IATSE & DPE SUPPORT PASSAGE OF CROWN ACT TO PREVENT HAIR DISCRIMINATION

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Mon, 21 Mar 2022 14:03:00 GMT – 0

    SAG-AFTRA and Actors’ Equity Association are praising the passage Friday of the CROWN Act in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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  3. BROADWAY WORLD: ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION APPLAUDS THE HOUSE PASSING THE CROWN ACT

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Mon, 21 Mar 2022 14:00:00 GMT – 0

    This bill is crucial to protecting workers from racial discrimination.

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  4. THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER: THEATER INDUSTRY “FELL SHORT” ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION PROMISES IN 2020, UNION FINDS

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Fri, 11 Mar 2022 15:46:00 GMT – 0

    In its third-ever diversity and inclusion hiring bias report, Actors' Equity found "incremental progress" compared to previous studies but overall concluded that "the rate of change is glacial."

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  5. DEADLINE: THEATER INDUSTRY FALLS “FAR SHORT” ON DIVERSITY & INCLUSION PROMISES, NEW EQUITY REPORT SAYS

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Fri, 11 Mar 2022 15:42:00 GMT – 0

    Despite theater industry pledges to improve its track record on diversity and inclusion in hiring, the follow-through has fallen “far short” of the promises, says a new report by Actors’ Equity Association.

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  6. WFPL: NEW REPORT SAYS MANY GRANT-GIVING ARTS AGENCIES ACROSS THE U.S. ARE FALLING SHORT

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Thu, 16 Dec 2021 17:23:00 GMT – 0

    A new survey of arts agencies across the country finds their grant-making practices directly contribute to a lack of diversity on stages.

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  7. NEWSWEEK: ONLY SMALL FRACTION OF ARTS FUNDERS REQUIRED ACTORS EARN LIVING WAGE BEFORE PANDEMIC

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Wed, 15 Dec 2021 15:15:00 GMT – 0

    Just 9.4 percent of the 4,500 state and local agencies that fund performing arts projects require that institutions carrying out funded performances must pay their actors a living wage, a report by the Actors' Equity Association found.

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  8. BROADWAY WORLD: NEW NATIONAL STUDY FINDS MANY GRANTS LACK WAGE REQUIREMENTS THAT COULD MAKE INDUSTRY MORE INCLUSIVE

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Wed, 15 Dec 2021 14:38:00 GMT – 0

    The report offers recommendations for changes arts agencies can make to improve inclusion.

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  9. BROADWAY WORLD: ACTORS' EQUITY ASSOCIATION NAMES WYDETTA CARTER AS UNION'S NEW FIRST VICE PRESIDENT

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Thu, 22 Apr 2021 14:11:00 GMT – 0

    Carter takes the position of first vice president following the resignation of former First Vice President Melissa Robinette.

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  10. STAGE DIRECTIONS: THEATRICAL UNIONS ANNOUNCE PUSH TO ADVANCE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

    Geselowitz, Gabriela – Tue, 16 Feb 2021 19:34:00 GMT – 0

    The arts, entertainment, and media unions—including IATSE and Actors’ Equity Association—affiliated with the Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO (DPE) announced their diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policy agenda during a digital press conference with union leaders, staff, and members. The DEI policy agenda details the legislative action the unions will urge members of Congress to support to help make their industries more representative.

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