Sydney Festival Boycott continues to grow
Growing numbers of artists, ensembles, companies continue to withdraw from the Sydney Festival in solidarity with the boycott.
As at 5th January there have been 31 withdrawals:
Arab Theatre Studio
Amy Mcquire
Ensemble Dandana
Bindi Bosses
Barkaa
Bankstown Poetry Slam
Dr Michael Mohammed Ahmad.
Khaled Sabsabi
Nazeem Hussein
Hybrid Forms
Juxta Jam
Yumi Stynes
Meredith Burgmann
Yvette Andrews
Tasnim Hossain
Marrugeku
Karla Dickens
Jamie Dunbar
Marcus Whale
Nooky
Karate Boogaloo
Betty Grumble and Elizabeth Burton
Ameer Zamarad
Good Morning
Deepa
Tom Ballard
Belvoir Street
Prince Aydin
7 methods
Behrouz Boochani
Hope D
A statement on the 4th January from the Sydney Festival Chair, David Kirk MBE, in response to the growing boycott, tells us that they have chosen to maintain their relationship with the Israeli government and are keeping the $20,000.
https://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/stories/board-statement-4-jan-2022
The petition is still open if you haven’t already signed.
You can also join the rally - Protest Sydney Festival's Support of Israeli Apartheid
Thursday 6th January 5:30pm
Circular Quay, end of Opera Quays Concourse, near the Gelato and Ugg shops
Important reading:
Jeanini Hourani explains: Why Palestinians and allies are calling for a boycott of the Sydney Festival
https://english.alaraby.co.uk/opinion/why-palestinians-are-calling-sydney-festival-boycott
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