Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2024/06/29/sxsw-quietly-drops-us-army-sponsorship.html
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Awesome, that’s a lot!
And it’s not just musicians:
Ibrahim Batshon, the founder of the BeatStars digital production company, posted a day later on social media that artists associated with his organisation would also boycott the festival, which attracted over 345,000 people last year.
He cited the involvement of Raytheon and BAE Systems, two of the companies involved in this year’s SXSW festival.
“Both of these companies manufacture and provide weapons to the terrorist state of Israel, whom is currently conducting an internationally condemned genocide against an occupied and besieged population of Palestinians,” Batshon posted.
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