John moderates the first Assistants Town Hall with panelists Liz Alper and Jamarah Hayne from #PayUpHollywood, Allison Begalman from Young Entertainment Activists, and employment attorney Jennifer Kramer. The panel examines the current conditions for assistants in Hollywood, the need to determine an accurate livable wage, and next steps for assistants and employers.
We also open the floor to questions from assistants and viewers from the livestream. This recording is an abridged version of the event, if you’re interested in watching the whole thing please click the link below!
Links:
* [Assistant Townhall Livestream](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5x_jDCftkg) thank you to CNT productions and everyone who helped make this event more accessible!
* [Rent Burdened in LA](https://la.curbed.com/2019/4/2/18292624/los-angeles-rent-burden-worst-us)
* [#PayUpHollywood explained: Industry assistants are speaking out about their wages](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2019-10-16/assistant-pay-inequality-payuphollywood)
* Thank you to [Young Entertainment Activists](https://youngentertainmentactivists.com/), [CNT Productions](https://www.cntproductions.com/), and #PayUpHollwood
* [John August](https://twitter.com/johnaugust) on Twitter
* [Liz Alper](https://twitter.com/LizAlps) on Twitter
* [Allison Begalman](https://twitter.com/FreeBagels4U) on Twitter
Email us at ask@johnaugust.com
You can download the episode [here](http://traffic.libsyn.com/scriptnotes/scriptnotes_extra_assistant_townhall.mp3).