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We're going to be at the #GoogleWalkout in New York City this morning starting at 11am ET. Here's why thousands of Google employees around the world are walking out: bit.ly/2Olw6Ds
In August 2017, a 10-page memo written by now-former Google engineer James Damore argued that fewer women become engineers because of inherent biological differences from men #GoogleWalkout bit.ly/2OlBJl4
Internal unrest erupted early this year after Google's workforce learned about a contract under the Pentagon's Project Maven to build AI to decipher military drone footage #GoogleWalkout bit.ly/2OlhFiS
Several employees resigned in protest over the controversial program #GoogleWalkout bit.ly/2OheVDf
Afterwards, Google said it would not renew its contract for Project Maven #GoogleWalkout bit.ly/2OjTVf8
More recently, employees have protested Google’s plan to build a censored search product for China #GoogleWalkout bit.ly/2OhDrE7
Walkout organizers have issued a number of demands to Google #GoogleWalkout
Beyond issues of sexual harassment and diversity, the end to some forced arbitration is a key issue for organizers #GoogleWalkout bit.ly/2Og10Nv
We're heading over to Google's NYC offices now for this morning's #GoogleWalkout, which begins at 11:10am ET. Follow along here for our coverage.
Just arrived at the entrance to Google’s NYC offices #GoogleWalkout
Loads of press are here, camped outside waiting until the #GoogleWalkout is slated to begin (in less than ten minutes)
People are already leaving the building with signs, seemingly rounding the corner to 9th Ave #GoogleWalkout
People are starting to walk out in clumps #GoogleWalkout
Some are wearing Google sweatshirts, police are present #GoogleWalkout
#GoogleWalkout
People are beginning to exit the building, including these two women who are giving interviews to a horde of press #googlewalkout
The press are effectively blockading people from leaving the building #GoogleWalkout
Some protestors are holding signs with slogans in Google font as they exit the building #googlewalkout
#GoogleWalkout
This Google Contractor (Nicole) is walking out in protest of sexual harassment at the company #GoogleWalkout
Heading west to the staging area, passerby’s on the street are offering support #GoogleWalkout
Employees are also leaving through Google’s 9th Ave exit #GoogleWalkout
Protest participants are chatting as they exit about the police directing the walkout: “isn’t protest supposed to be disruptive?” #GoogleWalkout
Reaching a standstill at 15th and 10th #GoogleWalkout
Entering the park #Googlewalkout
Speakers are beginning to talk after the crowd chants “TIME IS UP!” #GoogleWalkout
“Google wouldn’t be what it is without these people...This gives me hope that we can change things”
A speaker representing the Black Googler Team is now speaking about how everyone at Google—at all levels—needs to be treated with respect #GoogleWalkout
“If we don’t have it cleaned up at home, then we can’t deliver on what we’d said we’d deliver.”
“TIME IS UP” #GoogleWalkout
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