Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Periscope’s Entire Staff Joins Walkout Over Parent Company’s Resistance to Black Lives Matter

Quad, which owns the Minneapolis agency, has issued a public apology for slowing the agency's response

periscope-walkout-protest-2020 — Periscope's 'Declaration of Independence' statement protests Quad's practices since acquiring the formerly independent agency.Periscope

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The entire staff of Minneapolis agency Periscope has walked off the job in protest of the actions of parent company Quad.

Yesterday, 13 staffers—including Nathan Young, Periscope group strategy director and co-founder of 600 & Rising—walked off the job at Periscope, citing interference from parent company Quad in the agency’s communications around Black Lives Matter as well as concerns over the release of allegedly misleading diversity data. Quad claims it now supports the agency’s use of the “Black Lives Matter” phrase.

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