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On Monday evening, Rohan and I were scheduled to meet with Manchester Distillery, an alcoholic beverage company, downtown. There was a kerfuffle over the drinks ad. Manchester Distillery was one of the largest sponsors of the cocktail reception for the first night of the conference. They were willing to back food and beverage for all the speakers, nonprofit representatives, and any attendee who had bought the pass to the three-day event. We mentioned them in all our media promotions. Their logo was on the invite and agenda. But one of the largest women’s organizations from California threatened to pull out of the conference because Manchester Distillery had used sexist images and messaging in its latest marketing campaigns.
Rohan and I were supposed to make everything go away. We
