"Remove Warren Kanders from Whitney Museum" - NYC

NEW YORK, NY – MAY 17, 2019: Activist in May 2019 demanding the removal of Warren B. Kanders from the vice chairman board of the Whitney Museum of American Art. Mr. Warren is the owner of Safariland a manufacturer of law enforcement and military supplies including bulletproof vests, bomb-defusing robots, gun holsters and tear gas. Reports link Safariland’s tear-gas grenades as the tear gas used by on migrants at the United States-Mexico border and during the 2018 Gaza Border Protests (Israel-Palestine Conflict). Protestors demand the withdrawal of multiple artists from the prestigious Whitney Biennial exhibition. The museum’s director, Adam Weinberg, has continuously been pressured by activist to remove Warren Kanders. (Footage by Tomas Abad/Getty Images).
NEW YORK, NY – MAY 17, 2019: Activist in May 2019 demanding the removal of Warren B. Kanders from the vice chairman board of the Whitney Museum of American Art. Mr. Warren is the owner of Safariland a manufacturer of law enforcement and military supplies including bulletproof vests, bomb-defusing robots, gun holsters and tear gas. Reports link Safariland’s tear-gas grenades as the tear gas used by on migrants at the United States-Mexico border and during the 2018 Gaza Border Protests (Israel-Palestine Conflict). Protestors demand the withdrawal of multiple artists from the prestigious Whitney Biennial exhibition. The museum’s director, Adam Weinberg, has continuously been pressured by activist to remove Warren Kanders. (Footage by Tomas Abad/Getty Images).
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Tomas Abad - Footage
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May 17, 2019
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