Affirmative Action and Diversity
Take less than a minute to fill out the SAG Diversity Census 2010.
Screen Actors Guild is committed to attaining full inclusion and equal employment for all members who represent the wide diversity of the American Scene. In order to best serve you, we must identify the demographics of our diverse membership.
CLICK HERE TO log-in and follow the link to the survey – in order to best serve you, we need to hear from you!
Participation is purely voluntary, and members have the right to remain anonymous in the response if they wish. Any information provided in response to the survey will be held strictly confidential and used only for internal Guild purposes.
The survey is of great importance to the Guild’s efforts to advance the accurate depiction of the American Scene in Guild-covered productions, and to fulfilling our obligation to fight against employment discrimination.
Hollywood
Phone: (323) 549-6644
Fax: (323) 549-6647
Email: diversity@sag.org
Rebecca Yee
National Director/Senior Equal Employment Opportunity Counsel
Ellen Huang, Senior Manager
Yuisa Gimeno, Assistant Manager
Silvia Henriquez, Administrative Assistant
New York
Phone: (212) 827-1542
Fax: (212) 827-1439
Email: diversity@sag.org
Adam Moore, Associate National Director
After Hours
After hours complaint hotline: (800) 724-0767
On March 8, 2010, International Women’s Day, SAG and a coalition of Hollywood entertainment unions and non-profits presented Out of Silence: Readings from the Afghan Women’s Writing Project, a program highlighting the deplorable human rights conditions of women in Afghanistan.
Marcia Wallace, Nichelle Nichols, Bahar Soomekh, Teal Sherer, Frederick Ponzlov, Conchata Ferrell, Summer Bishil, Nadia Bjorlin, Nancy Travis and Jodi Long participate in Out of Silence: Readings from the Afghan Women’s Writing Project.
Photo Credit: Angela Weiss/Getty Images
Fill out a Disability in 2010 Survey for the 20th Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act, plus view celebrations across the country, including the inaugural SAG DARE TO BE DIVERSE Screening.
On July 26, 1990, President George H. Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to ensure the civil rights of people with disabilities. This legislation established a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities.
The ADA has expanded opportunities for Americans with disabilities by reducing barriers and changing perceptions, increasing full participation in community life. However, the full promise of the ADA will only be reached if we all remain committed to fully implement the ADA.
On this 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, we ask that you take a few minutes to respond to a SAG Survey about Disability in 2010 by visiting: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/sagdisabilityin2010
Throughout the month of July, Screen Actors Guild celebrated the accomplishments of the past 20 years and made new strides towards greater inclusion of performers with disabilities.
Screen Actors Guild Celebrates ADA 20th at White House, L.A. City Hall Events on Monday, July 26.
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I AM PWD's Robert David Hall Introduces President at White House Ceremony
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Screening of Sympathy for Delicious
SAG Affirmative Action & Diversity hosted its inaugural Dare to Be Diverse screening with the film Sympathy for Delicious, starring Christopher Thornton, Mark Ruffalo, Juliette Lewis, Orlando Bloom and Laura Linney, written by Christopher Thornton and directed by Mark Ruffalo. A Q&A with Ruffalo, Thornton and casting director Heidi Levitt was moderated by actor Ron Livingston. Click here to watch video.
Tri-Union I AM PWD Campaign Goes Global - July 20, 2010
Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists and Actors’ Equity Association today announced that the International Federation of Actors, also known as FIA (Fédération Internationale des Acteurs), has endorsed the unions’ global I AM PWD campaign.
The tri-union Inclusion in the Arts & Media of People with Disabilities (I AM PWD) campaign is a global outreach and human rights initiative led by people with disabilities to give a voice in entertainment and media to performers and journalists with disabilities who often go unseen and unheard. The resolution achieved the support of the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) as the first international co-sponsor of the campaign, and was approved by the full FIA Executive Meeting at its June 26-27 session in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Disability Employment Issues in the Entertainment Industry Explored at TV Academy
On July 14, Members of Screen Actors Guild and the Tri-Union I AM PWD campaign participated on Saturday in an open dialogue between the U.S. Department of Labor and the entertainment industry to explore strategies to increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences co-hosted Lights! Camera! Access! at the TV Academy’s headquarters, an event that also served to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Click here for Secretary Solis's remarks.
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