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Canadian Arts Funder Faces Pressure to Divest From Israeli Weapons Supplier
Scotiabank, which funds the Hot Docs Film Festival and the Toronto Biennial of Art, among others, is the largest individual foreign shareholder of Elbit Systems.
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After Pro-Palestine Rally at Art Basel, Miami Beach Restricts Protests
Mayor Steven Meiner cut off speakers who expressed concerns about Gaza during a hearing for the ordinance, which activists say severely stifles civic action.
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Pro-Palestine Activists Slash Portrait of British PM Associated With Nakba
The painting depicts Arthur Balfour, author of the 1917 declaration that established Britain's aim to create a Jewish state in Palestine.
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Protesters Disrupt Event With Israeli Soldier on New School Campus
The lecture featured an Israeli lieutenant from the “terrorism unit” who was invited to recount his October 7 experiences.
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Activists Throw Porridge and Spray-Paint “Cunt” on Queen Victoria Busts
The two protesters were arrested for the Glasgow action, which brought attention to food insecurity and the cost of living in the UK.
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Brooklyn Museum and PEN America Accused of “Silence” on Gaza Ceasefire
Activists staged an action at the museum after filmmakers Michèle Stephenson and Joe Brewster and writers Nikki Giovanni and Doreen St. Félix withdrew from a planned event in protest.
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Lunar New Year Parade Calls Out Displacement in Chinatown and Palestine
At the annual Lower Manhattan event, marchers protested a mega jail development and Israel’s ongoing bombardment of Gaza.
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Jewish Voice for Peace Channels Young Lords in "Dump AIPAC" March
Echoing the Puerto Rican youth group’s 1969 "Garbage Offensive," JVP urged NYC officials to cut ties with the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.
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Artists Alter Their Work, Protesting San Francisco Institution's "Silence" on Gaza
Two of the artists in the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts’s triennial allege that they were asked not to advocate for Palestine in their artwork and supporting text.
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Protesters Take to MoMA, Demanding Museum Drop Its Board Chair
Around 20 climate activists called on the institution to oust Marie-Josée Kravis over ties to fossil fuel projects.
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Anti-Zionist Protesters Crash Event at NYC’s Jewish Museum
The group of mostly Jewish activists called Israeli artist Zoya Cherkassky’s paintings related to the Hamas attack "imperial propaganda" that serves to "manufacture consent for genocide."
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Pro-Palestine Protesters Disrupt Tania Bruguera Performance in Berlin
The Hamburger Bahnhof museum characterized the actions as “violent hate speech,” though Brugera stressed that they were non-violent.