More than 60 protesters chanting “Latinos excluded, time to be included” picketed Paramount Pictures again today, armed with a petition signed by more than 12,000 supporters calling on the Hollywood studio to sign a memorandum of understanding to increase its employment of Hispanics.
“We’re going to keep this up until Paramount decides to work with us and sign a memorandum of agreement to increase opportunities for Latinos in front of and behind the cameras,” said Alex Nogales, president and CEO of the National Hispanic Media Coalition. “We’re going to be a pest and an annoyance, and we will effect their bottom line. Twenty-five organizations have joined us, and the next demonstration will be even bigger and will be staged in several cities.”
Organizers say Paramount “is the worst studio in town in hiring Latino actors, writers and directors.” They’d hoped to hand-deliver their petition to Paramount chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos,...
“We’re going to keep this up until Paramount decides to work with us and sign a memorandum of agreement to increase opportunities for Latinos in front of and behind the cameras,” said Alex Nogales, president and CEO of the National Hispanic Media Coalition. “We’re going to be a pest and an annoyance, and we will effect their bottom line. Twenty-five organizations have joined us, and the next demonstration will be even bigger and will be staged in several cities.”
Organizers say Paramount “is the worst studio in town in hiring Latino actors, writers and directors.” They’d hoped to hand-deliver their petition to Paramount chairman and CEO Jim Gianopulos,...
- 10/17/2018
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Paramount Pictures will be the target of a second protest in as many months by Latino community leaders who claim the studio has a “dismal” record of hiring Latinos in front of and behind the cameras. A similar protest was held August 25 in front of Paramount’s main gate.
The demonstration, set for Wednesday, is being organized by the National Hispanic Media Coalition and the National Latino Media Council, which also have called for a boycott of the studio’s films. Their leaders say they plan to deliver a petition signed by more than 12,000 supporters that calls on Paramount to sign a memorandum of understanding to increase its employment of Hispanics.
Nhmc says its research shows that Paramount “has the worst numbers amongst the major six film studios when it comes to Latino representation in front and behind the camera. According to the research, out of the top 100 grossing...
The demonstration, set for Wednesday, is being organized by the National Hispanic Media Coalition and the National Latino Media Council, which also have called for a boycott of the studio’s films. Their leaders say they plan to deliver a petition signed by more than 12,000 supporters that calls on Paramount to sign a memorandum of understanding to increase its employment of Hispanics.
Nhmc says its research shows that Paramount “has the worst numbers amongst the major six film studios when it comes to Latino representation in front and behind the camera. According to the research, out of the top 100 grossing...
- 10/11/2018
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
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