The Caucus For Producers, Writers & Directors Address Sexual Harassment
(l-r) The Caucus Co-chairs Robert Papazian, Tanya Hart, Margaret Rosenthal, Esq, Dr. Gail Wyatt, Vin Di Bona, and Dennis Doty. Photo Credit: Edna Sims, ESP PR
Over 17,000 viewers tuned into The Caucus For Producers, Writers & Directors Sexual Harassment … Know Where The Line is!
As co-chair of The Caucus, I moderated the event along with co-chair Robert Papazian. The prestigious panelists included Margaret Rosenthal, Esq, co-chair of law firm Baker Hostetler’s Employment Class Action Team and coordinator for the Los Angeles Employment and Labor Group, Dr. Gail Wyatt, clinical psychologist, sex therapist and professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at UCLA, Vin Di Bona, CEO, Vin Di Bona Productions & Chairman of FishBowl Worldwide Media, and Dennis Doty, Caucus Panel Chair.
Sexual Harassment … Know Where The Line is!
Important and timely knowledge was shared at The Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors’ Panel, Sexual Harassment … Know Where The Line is! In association with Emerson College the event reached out to over 17,000 online viewers, attendees and hits from major publications.
The Caucus, whose motto is Leading the Evolution, presented a prestigious panel of experts during the month of April which marks Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
The panel addressed the prevention of sexual harassment in our industry with this problem-solving information that helped define where the harassment line is and when it’s been crossed.
The Caucus Co-chairs and panel were proud to provide a powerful and transformative panel discussion, that dealt with the issue of sexual harassment throughout the world.
District Director Roxanne Gracia from Assemblymember Eloise Reyes office, (D-San Bernardino) presented The Caucus with an official commendation for their support of CA legislation AB 1870, the SHARE Act (Stopping Harassment and Reporting Extension) aimed at extending the statute of limitations for reporting of sexual harassment charges.
About The Caucus for Producer, Writers & Directors
The Caucus is leading the evolution of television by providing a creative forum for Writers and Directors to explore the issues of the ever-changing landscape of content and exhibition. The Caucus is proud of its rich history and esteemed membership of television innovators. For over 40 years, The Caucus has provided an opportunity for the best and the brightest talent to network and voice the ‘creative conscience’ of the Television Industry. Today, we continue to stand for better and meaningful content across all platforms. As Producers, Writers, and Directors we support a working environment that fosters, through our various programs, the best content that we can create for our audiences.
In addition to its professional membership, The Caucus is proud of its non-profit work through The Caucus Foundation. Established in 2000 to help launch the careers of future entertainment professionals in film, television and emerging media; The Foundation provides completion grants to student thesis productions from accredited universities and colleges. To date, The Caucus Foundation Grant Program has given over $1.6 million dollars in cash and in-kind awards.
Current members of The Caucus also include: JJ Abrams, Kevin Bright, James Burrows, Suzanne de Passe, Vin Di Bona, Dennis Doty, Chuck Fries, Tom Hanks, Tanya Hart, Charles Floyd Johnson, Lee Miller, Bob Papazian, Norman Powell, Herman Rush and other leading producers, writers and directors. For additional information on The Caucus visit: www.caucus.org
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Multiple Emmy winner Tanya Hart is Co-Chair of The Caucus and President of Tanya Hart Communications Inc. A veteran host, producer, and commentator with a wide range of broadcasting experience and is currently the Host of “Hollywood Live with Tanya Hart,” on American Urban Radio Networks’ 300 stations, AURN.COM.
