Sydney Festival will suspend all funding from international governments and their cultural agencies. The review found the festival had to improve policies and procedures surrounding arts partnerships and sponsorships, which includes accepting funding from international governments. Statement from the board of Sydney Festival. — Tom Ballard (@TomCBallard) January 4, 2022A number of pro-Palestine activists and groups joined the call for a boycott, including the Palestine Justice Movement Sydney. pic.twitter.com/AquadkgjdY — Palestine Justice Movement Sydney (@PalestineRising) December 22, 2021@sydney_festival has refused artist calls to divest its Star Partnership with the Israeli Embassy and end all relations with the apartheid state.

Source: The Guardian September 27, 2022 17:21 UTC