| 1. NEW YORK DEBUTS CITY’S LARGEST PRIDE FLAG: On Friday, New York unveiled the largest Pride flag in the city’s history at Roosevelt Island’s Four Freedoms Park. The steps at the Franklin D. Roosevelt memorial were painted to resemble the rainbow flag. The 12-foot-by-100-foot installation is accompanied by the hashtag #AscendWithPride. New York Post: “Visitors to the Four Freedom Park’s website will also be greeted with a pop-up explainer about the new installation, including the history of the Stonewall riots as this year marks the 50th anniversary of the Greenwich Village uprising. … The colorful display will be open at Four Freedoms State Park on Roosevelt Island starting June 15 and will remain on display throughout the month.” 2. FRENCH WOMEN’S RIGHTS GROUP WILL HOLD CANNES LIONS ALTERNATIVE TO CALL OUT INDUSTRY SEXISM: As the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity begins today, a French nonprofit called Les Lionnes is slated to hold an alternative event to highlight the sexism and harassment that continues to occur in the ad industry. The group will give awards to campaigns from agencies that are known to treat women as equals. Adweek: “To garner buzz and awareness, Les Lionnes recently took to the streets of Paris on the night of June 5 to plaster the walls of the city’s agencies with posters that highlight the kinds of things perpetrators of sexual harassment and unfair treatment have said to their victims. Their ‘nocturnal operation’ was documented and subsequently turned into a short film. On its website, both victims and witnesses can anonymously share their experiences. Les Lionnes said the effort shines a light on ‘the violent and iniquitous and unequal truth of an industry that makes women its main casualties over and over.’” 3. NASCAR OVERTURNS WIN FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1960: Nascar overturned a win for the first time in 60 years under its strict new policy on cheating. On Sunday’s Truck Series race at Iowa Speedway, Brett Moffitt was named the winner after Ross Chastain failed a post-race inspection. Associated Press: “Chastain led the final 141 laps of the 200-lap race, but series managing director Brad Moran said the winning No. 44 was too low when it was measured with Nascar’s height sticks. … Nascar announced in February that thorough post-race inspections would take place right after the race at the track instead of midweek at the sanctioning body’s research and development center outside of Charlotte, North Carolina. Winning teams found in violation of the rules in previous seasons were penalized with post-race fines, point deductions, and/or suspensions. But drivers didn’t have victories taken away from them until Chastain was stripped of the victory Sunday.” | 