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SF Lesbian/Gay/Bi/Trans Film Festival PINKWASHESWar Crimes
Apartheid -- Occupation -- Invasion -- Murder -- Racism -- Ethnic Cleansing
The San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival has accepted
sponsorship and money from the Israeli consulate for the second year
in a row. Every Palestinian queer organization, along with a number
of local and international queer groups, have demanded that the
festival presenter, Frameline, stand up for human rights and
international law by refusing to partner with the Israeli
government. The Consulate and its supporters have threatened to
brand the festival as “anti-Jewish” if they decline their money. But
by accepting it, and ignoring the voices and the lives of Palestinian
queers, Frameline has shown itself to be anti-queer as well as anti-
Palestinian.
Join the Protest
Friday, June 17, 5:30-7:00 pm
Castro Theater, San Francisco
Shame on Frameline! All Queers Count!
Sponsored by Queers Undermining Israeli Terrorism (QUIT!), SouthWest
Asian and North African Bay Area Queers (SWANABAQ), Middle East
Children's Alliance, Arab Resource and Organizing Center,
International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network, Israeli Queers for
Palestine, Palestinian Queers for BDS
for info: www.quitpalestine.org; quitpalestine@yahoo.com; www.pqbds.com
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I don't know the back story, but it seems these protesters don't understand what "anti-queer" and "anti-Palestinian" mean any better than the Consulate understands "anti-Jewish." Nonprofit arts organizations exert the most power through the art they promote. Unless Israel's support influences Frameline's screening choices it makes no sense to pick on a presenter about a domestic political issue. Yes, a U.S. policy problem.
Here's the back story: The Israeli Consulate gave grant money to allow Tomer Heymann, the Israeli director of "The Queen Has no Crown" to appear at the Film festival to introduce and talk about his film. The Arab Resource organizing Center sent out mass emails urging people to picket Frameline as a result.
ReplyDeleteSimple enough.
F**k identity politics.