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"I want to do away with this false binary between writers and organizers." Organizer and author Jody Chan's closing remarks from the Boycott Giller counter-gala, staged directly outside the Park Hyatt where the Giller Prize ceremony was being held. It was one of six counter-programs staged nationwide, simultaneously -...

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Gertrude Gone1 year ago

Giller protests aren't against "writers" (E. Rabinovitch) nor against "books" (W. Kinsella). They're protesting the funders: Scotiabank for its stake in Israeli Elbit Systems, Indigo for supporting IDF officers from abroad, and Azrieli Foundation for ties to illegal settlements.

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Noor Naga 🇵🇸🇵🇸1 year ago

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Alina Stefanescu1 year ago

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Jon Aston1 year ago

So fantastic!!!

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casey milan1 year ago

You aren't doing anything but performing

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Lynn Hutchinson Lee @lynnhutchinsonlee.bsky.social1 year ago

Wonderful! Thank you!

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Scott F MacKay1 year ago

What about the genocide of Christians in Nigeria? Muslim jihadists have murdered 62,000 Christians. Will you speak out against this genocide or are you complicit in the genocide of Christians?

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Astova 🇵🇸 (#1 USA HATER)1 year ago

@IMIXWHATILIKE make sure Joy James sees this!

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Raquel Frdez-Veiga1 year ago

A-w-e-s-o-m-e Pure,!

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Gertrude Gone1 year ago

GILLER PRIZE DEMISE: How A Literary Prize Came to Shill for Israel

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