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P.A.I.N Sackler Calls Proposed Purdue Pharma Settlement “Justice for Sale”

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia October 7, 2020November 5, 2020

Founded by artist Nan Goldin, the activist group P.A.I.N. criticized the potential settlement, which would protect the family’s personal wealth.

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

Avatar photo 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.

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The Metropolitan Museum Will Suspend Accepting Gifts from Sackler Family

Avatar photo by Jasmine Weber May 15, 2019June 3, 2019

The American Museum of Natural History also confirmed that it has stopped taking donations from the Sacklers associated with Purdue Pharma.

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In a Satirical Segment About the Opioid Epidemic, John Oliver Calls Out the Sackler Family

by Hakim Bishara April 15, 2019September 11, 2019

“The Sacklers love putting their names on things. Although until very recently they have been miraculously good at keeping their name off the opioid crisis,” Oliver quipped in the segment, making note of Nan Goldin’s art world protests against the family.

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New York State Launches Opioid Lawsuit, Naming Sacklers and Purdue Pharma

Avatar photo by Jasmine Weber March 28, 2019March 28, 2019

The NY Attorney General filed the updated lawsuit, which calls the Sackler family’s art philanthropy a tactic to “whitewash their decades-long success in profiting at New Yorkers’ expense.”

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Sacklers and Purdue Pharma Pay $270 Million to Settle Oklahoma Opioid Lawsuit [UPDATED]

Avatar photo by Jasmine Weber March 26, 2019August 30, 2019

The art philanthropist family, though not named in the lawsuit, will contribute $75 million to fund a new addiction treatment and research center at Oklahoma State University in Tulsa.

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After Growing Scrutiny, UK’s Sackler Trust Suspends Philanthropic Donations

Avatar photo by Jasmine Weber March 25, 2019

The suspension follows last week’s announcements that the Guggenheim and Tate will no longer accept funds from the Sackler family.

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Guggenheim Museum “Does Not Plan to Accept Any Gifts” from the Sackler Family

Avatar photo by Jasmine Weber March 22, 2019September 11, 2019

The announcement follows a similar decision by Tate, announced yesterday, that the institution will no longer accept funds from the Sacklers, owners of Purdue Pharma.

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

Avatar photo 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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PAIN Sackler Storms Guggenheim and Metropolitan Museums for Financial Ties to Opioid Manufacturers

by Hakim Bishara February 10, 2019February 19, 2019

The drug policy advocates, led by photographer Nan Goldin, held a covert die-in at the Guggenheim, then marching to the Met to publicly protest on its steps.

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Artist Drops Massive Opioid Spoon at Entrance of Another Sackler-Owned Drug Manufacturer

Avatar photo by Jasmine Weber February 8, 2019September 11, 2019

The Sackler family founded Rhodes Pharma in 2007, just months after pleading guilty to criminal charges that their family company, Purdue Pharma, had mismarketed OxyContin.

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After Sacklers Named in Opioid Lawsuit, Met Museum Says It Will Review Its Donation Policy

Avatar photo by Jasmine Weber January 22, 2019September 11, 2019

The Met’s Sackler Wing has become a site of protest due to its association with the late co-founders of Purdue Pharma, who have been revealed as conscious contributors to the opioid epidemic.

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