A week after the Writers Guild called its strike against the studios, portions of the sidewalk immediately outside the NBCUniversal lot, where picketers had begun marching, were fenced off and torn up. Now several blocks of that footpath along busy Lankershim Blvd. are gone and WGA members are crying foul. Some are suspicious of the timing, and many believe that the situation is a threat to their safety and an infringement on their right to protest.
Jan Kimbrough, a Guild member since 1992 walking with an injured hip, recalls no trouble during her 2007 picketing of the same studio. This time, she contends she’s dubious of the literal barriers to dissent. (Behind tarped fencing, asbestos and other materials are being unearthed.) “Whoever thought this up is a nasty little Machiavellian,” Kimbrough says.
Union officials are more measured. “It’s hard to tell if it’s purposeful,” says WGA counsel Jeremy Bennie.
Jan Kimbrough, a Guild member since 1992 walking with an injured hip, recalls no trouble during her 2007 picketing of the same studio. This time, she contends she’s dubious of the literal barriers to dissent. (Behind tarped fencing, asbestos and other materials are being unearthed.) “Whoever thought this up is a nasty little Machiavellian,” Kimbrough says.
Union officials are more measured. “It’s hard to tell if it’s purposeful,” says WGA counsel Jeremy Bennie.
- 6/9/2023
- by Gary Baum
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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The Gala will be hosted by Derek Blasberg, Head of Fashion and Beauty, YouTube; and will honor Madelyn Wils Past President and CEO Hudson River Park Trust. The evening will also honor Google, with the award to be accepted by Ruth Porat, CFO of Alphabet and Google.
The evening will feature a special live performance by Wyclef Jean. Additional guests to include Diana Taylor, Michael Novogratz and Ruth Porat among others.
Funds raised through the event will help support the Park’s programs, operations and maintenance and contribute to Hudson River Park’s Pier 26 Science Play Area Capital Campaign, a marine science-focused play area, featuring custom and interactive sculptural elements for children to learn,...
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- Look to the Stars
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