{"id":154361,"date":"2024-03-14T08:05:08","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T12:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=154361"},"modified":"2024-03-13T20:14:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T00:14:19","slug":"music-artists-and-panelists-canceled-appearance-due-to-us-army-sponsorship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=154361","title":{"rendered":"Music artists and panelists canceled appearance due to US Army sponsorship"},"content":{"rendered":"

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South by Southwest Festival brings in music artists and panelists as well as those who listen to them. However, for this year’s event, there were appearance cancellations from over 80 music artists and multiple panelists. These individuals had issues with the U.S. Military’s support for Israel’s war effort against Hamas. Governor Greg Abbort basically said goodbye to them and told them to not come back.<\/p>\n

From The Texas Tribune:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Bands, musicians and speakers slated to appear at the festival — which runs from March 8 through March 16 — are pulling out in protest of the U.S. military’s support for Israel in the ongoing Israel-Hamas War.<\/p>\n

“It is done in solidarity with the people of Palestine and to highlight the unacceptable deep links the festival has to weapons companies and the U.S. military who at this very moment are enabling a genocide and famine against a trapped population,” Ireland-based rap group Kneecap said in a statement on X.<\/p>\n

California punk band Scowl, Brooklyn-based artist Okay Shalom and indie band Lambrini Girls are among the dozens of performers who have called off shows this week. Panelists Chris Smalls, president of the Amazon Labor Union, Princeton University professor Ruha Benjamin and others also canceled their appearances.<\/p>\n

Many groups have issued statements on social media citing the inclusion of military defense manufacturers like Collins Aerospace, RTX and BAE Systems in the festival as a reason they canceled performances.<\/p>\n

The United States is the largest supplier of military aid to Israel. Israeli Defense Forces began a military campaign in Gaza after a surprise attack by Hamas militants on Oct. 7 resulted in the deaths of 1,200 people in Israel, with 253 more taken hostage.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Texas Tribune provides additional information here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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