![]() Students and families understand that they share a common cause with workers on strike for their livelihoods and profession.” Ryan Black, Boston DSA coordinating committee member and one of the picket organizers, added in a separate statement that “Writers know that DSA stands with them nationwide, and at today’s picket we saw hundreds more do, too. Both commencement events were headed up and driven by Boston University’s YDSA group, with the outside picket supported and coordinated in conjunction with WGA East, Boston DSA and DSA-LA’s Hollywood Labor.įollowing the event, WGA East told THR in a statement that, “The message from students, writers, members of other unions and of the community is very clear: Zaslav and all of the company chiefs have to negotiate an agreement that addresses the very real challenges WGA members face, that make it possible for writers - and aspiring writers - to build and sustain careers creating the content that the companies rely on for revenue and profit.“ on Commonwealth Avenue near Harry Agganis Way. Outside the commencement ceremony, picketers were marching since 11:30 a.m. “I’m friends with a lot of people in the College of Fine Arts, people who are in the theater arts program, so having a sense of solidarity is very important to me.” “I’m in the same college as a bunch of film and TV kids,” Bartlett, who studied political science and journalism and was among those who created the day’s official chants, told The Hollywood Reporter ahead of the event. Students from BU’s College of Communications, which houses its film and TV program, as well as the College of Fine Arts and some enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences, were among those who had expressed interest or were expected to take part in the ceremony protest, according to Vanessa Bartlett, a graduating senior who helped lead the student-led writers strike solidarity event inside Nickerson Field. “As I have often said, I am immensely supportive of writers and hope the strike is resolved soon and in a way that they feel recognizes their value.” “I am grateful to my alma mater, Boston University, for inviting me to be part of today’s commencement and for giving me an honorary degree,” Zaslav said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. The sentiment garnered an audible uproar, with some students laughing while others continued to shout or even express shock. Figure out what you like about a person - there’s always something - and do whatever it takes to navigate their challenges. You can’t choose the people you work with. In my career, I’ve seen so many talented people lose opportunities or jobs because they couldn’t get along with others. “Some people will be looking for a fight,” Zaslav told BU students around halfway through his speech, to a mix of boos and cheers. While parts of his speech concentrated on his work ethic and struggle to find happiness in his professional life in law, the crowd was unrelenting and unforgiving in its reception of his narratives around hard work, working with people, choosing kindness and his pivot into Hollywood. But when he noted, “I was making good money, I was feeling really great,” the crowd responded with another wave of angry chants and boos. He also discussed finding financial success as a lawyer but not feeling fulfilled because he didn’t love what he was doing, encouraging the crowd to pursue their passion. “We don’t want you here,” “Pay your writers” and “Shut up, Zaslav” could be heard emanating from the crowd, messages similar to the prepared chants for the picket, including some created by the school’s YDSA chapter members and school students who were inspired by BU hockey chants.Īt one point, as the WBD CEO joked about giving students life advice, he garnered even more boos and had to repeatedly stop his speech until the waves of cries temporarily died down. That included screams, shouts and chants from the hundreds of seniors seated as 7,000 degrees were conferred in nearly 350 fields of study Sunday at the event, which started at 1 p.m. Netflix Shareholders Reject Exec Pay Packages, Days After Writers Guild Urged "No" Vote
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