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Museums Were Key to Sackler PR Strategy, Family Group Chats Reveal

by Valentina Di Liscia December 21, 2020December 23, 2020

Private text messages published this weekend by The.Ink show how members of the Sackler family tried to use the museums that received their money as a way to clear their names.

Nan Goldin Testifies at Landmark Hearing On Purdue Pharma’s Role In Opioid Crisis

by Valentina Di Liscia December 21, 2020December 18, 2020

Last week’s House Oversight Committee hearing was the first time members of the Sackler family publicly addressed their alleged role in the epidemic.

New Documents in Purdue Case May Pressure Institutions to Rename Sackler-funded Spaces

by Valentina Di Liscia October 28, 2020November 5, 2020

“Interoffice documents paint a dark picture of profit for the family at the expense of human life,” the artist-activist group P.A.I.N. told Hyperallergic.

Tufts University Removes Sackler Name From Med School; Smithsonian Rebrands Its Sackler Gallery

by Hakim Bishara December 5, 2019December 6, 2019

The billionaire Sackler family, owners of Purdue Pharma who are well known for their philanthropy, has come under intense scrutiny in the art world.

Refreshing Stories Told Through the Collection of a Regional Museum

by Seph Rodney November 1, 2019November 6, 2019

The Tang Teaching Museum attempts to make itself new through an exhibition that employs a variety of ways to elaborate and convey narratives.

PAIN Sackler Activists Throw “Blood Money” and Stage Die-in Outside Purdue Pharma’s Bankruptcy Hearing

by Jasmine Weber October 10, 2019October 10, 2019

“We’re not going to stop until they personally face charges,” Nan Goldin, founder of PAIN Sackler, declared.

“It’s a Fake Settlement”: Protesters Descend on Purdue Pharma HQ

by Jasmine Weber September 12, 2019September 12, 2019

“We want the Sacklers to have their day in court,” said an activist from PAIN Sackler at the protest in Connecticut. “We want to see all the documents of when they decided to poison the population in this country.”

Purdue Pharma Reaches Tentative Settlement in Thousands of Opioid Cases

by Zachary Small September 11, 2019September 12, 2019

The family will provide a $3 billion payout over seven years. However, the settlement does not include a statement of wrongdoing.

Artist Nan Goldin Arrested in Protest Outside Governor Cuomo’s Office in NYC

by Hakim Bishara and Jasmine Weber August 28, 2019September 11, 2019

The activists are calling on the governor to establish overdose prevention centers to combat the growing opioid epidemic.

Pharma Protests Reach Paris, as Sackler PAIN Demands Louvre “Take Down the Sackler Name”

by Hakim Bishara July 1, 2019July 1, 2019

The activists unfurled large banners and staged a die-in in front of the museum’s iconic pyramid demanding it removes the Sackler’s name from one of its wings.

Artists and Drug Policy Activists Protest FDA’s Role in Opioid Crisis

by Jasmine Weber April 8, 2019September 11, 2019

Nan Goldin was among the artist-activists who gathered in Washington, DC to demand the FDA address the “public health impact of the opioid crisis.”

Tate Will No Longer Accept Donations from the Sackler Family, Setting New Precedent

by Jasmine Weber March 21, 2019September 11, 2019

The major decision comes just days after London’s National Portrait Gallery decided to not accept a $1.3 million donation from the Sackler Trust.

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