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NEW YORK, NY (Wednesday, January 3) – Rev. Al Sharpton, President and Founder of the National Action Network (NAN), will lead a picket outside the office of hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman to protest his campaign against diversity, equity, and inclusion. Rev. Sharpton has decried Ackman’s attacks on Harvard University President Claudine Gay, who stepped down Tuesday as the first Black woman to head the school, including claims she was a DEI hire.
Civil rights leaders including Rev. Sharpton have lambasted Ackman’s attacks, noting they are a greater threat to the DEI movement as a whole.
“Bill Ackman’s attacks were not simply about Claudine Gay — they were to kill DEI,” said Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of NAN. “This was just the canary in the coalmine for him. Now that he was able to silence President Gay, Ackman’s campaign against DEI will only pick up steam unless we take a stand. That’s why we’ll be outside his office to show this nation who he really is.”
WHO:
Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of NAN
WHERE:
Outside the office of Bill Ackman
787 11th Avenue, between West 54th and West 55th Streets
New York, NY 10019
WHEN:
Thursday, January 4, 2024
12 PM
About National Action Network (NAN)
National Action Network is one of the leading civil rights organizations in the Nation with chapters throughout the entire United States. Founded in 1991 by Reverend Al Sharpton, NAN works within the spirit and tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to promote a modern civil rights agenda that includes the fight for one standard of justice, decency and equal opportunities for all people regardless of race, religion, nationality or gender.
For more information go to www.nationalactionnetwork.net.
