AUSTIN — More than 60 bands have canceled appearances at South by Southwest over military sponsorship. The massive, nine-day music and media festival South by Southwest continues in Austin despite the dozens of acts that are now boycotting the event. Some artists are protesting in partnership ...
SXSW Splits with U.S. Army as Sponsor Following Artist Boycott Over Gaza Violence The festival announced that "companies who engage in weapons manufacturing" will no longer be sponsors. BySamantha Bergeson June 26, 2024 1:00 pm SXSW
The U.S. Army is one of SXSW's sponsors and at least three of the festival's events have been sponsored by companies with ties to the defense industry. Governor Greg Abbott reacted to the boycott on social media writing, "Bye. Don't come back. We are proud of the U.S. Military i...
video services in boycotting the country over Ukraine invasion, FierceVideo I was lucky enough to have an analyst I quizzed on short notice have some useful stats about the Russian streaming-video market. 3/11/2022: S02 E10 – SmartTechCheck Podcast, Mark Vena This edition of the weekly ...
“accidental plaintiffs,” providing rich context on the origins of state legislation aimed at silencing boycott efforts in the United States, why these laws came to be, and how activists, lawyers, organizers and everyday citizens like Bahia Amawi, Alan Leveritt and Mikkel Jordahl are now ...
March 15, 2024 This Year, There’s Also an “Anti-SXSW Fest” Eighty-plus acts have dropped out of SXSW over the festival’s ties to the U.S. Army and defense contractors. Boycott organizers quickly stepped in to book a weekend’s worth of protest concerts. ...
“To be clear, we as Music From Ireland bands are not partaking in any official SXSW shows. We stand in complete solidarity with Palestine and others who have spoken out against and boycotted SXSW,” Callaghan began. “Sponsorship of the festival from defence contractors and those sending arms...
The program, which runs parallel to the Australian branch of the iconic multimedia conference, is set to take place October 13-21. By Christian Zilko July 8, 2024 5:00 pm Head North by Northeast SXSW Splits with U.S. Army as Sponsor Following Artist Boycott Over Gaza Violence The festiva...
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Media outletsBuzzfeedandVoxweighed in on their displeasure over a decision that effectivelysilences a conversationabout harassment by, well, harassment. Both threatened to boycott the event unless the panels were reinstated. The scattered outrage became a focused voice that found the entire tech comm...