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Joan Armatrading: Don’t Play Apartheid Israel!
from Joan Armatrading’s website: JUNE/ISRAEL 4/6/2010 Friday Shuni Fortress Amphitheater Binyamina 00972(0)3 5215200 www.hadran.co.il On Sale 5/6/2010 Saturday Frederic R. Mann Auditorium Tel Aviv 00 972(0)3 5215200
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Letter to Amitav Ghosh
Dear Amitav Ghosh, I read your response to our many notes with interest and empathy, but in the end, some bewilderment too. Earlier I had sent you a rather flippant note, assuming at that time that you would decline the award. Now, having read your response, I am reminded of many discussions I’ve had this […]
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Tickets for Scott-Heron show still on sale in Tev Aviv, but no longer listed on Scott-Heron’s website
April 26, 2010 From Ha’aretz, April 26: Human rights activists are attempting to pressure American hip-hop artist Gil Scott-Heron to cancel his scheduled concert in Israel, slated to take place in Tel Aviv on May 25th. Over the weekend Scott-Heron, who is presenting new material this year for the first time in 16 years, gave […]
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Will the Revolution be TelAvivized?
By Jillian For weeks, activists have been asking Gil Scott-Heron to join the boycott movement against Israel and not play an upcoming concert date in Tel Aviv. Scott-Heron, an influential artist and activist on issues of social justice and equality, was a member of United Artists Against Apartheid in the 1980s and a featured singer […]
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New Jerusalem Arts Festival must be Boycotted (including participating artists)
New arts festival aims to put Jerusalem on global cultural map By Danielle Zilberberg Tel Aviv may be considered Israel’s cultural capital, but a new arts festival scheduled to kick off in Jerusalem next month aims to draw attention to the city’s “artistic atmosphere,” one of the event’s organizers told Haaretz on Monday. The organizers […]
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Gil Scott Heron Agrees Not to Perform in Tel Aviv-Emory Douglass Issues Statement
Gil Scott Heron Boycott Israel press release: GSH ANNOUNCES CANCELLATION OF TEL-AVIV CONCERT [including response from Emory Douglas] by Sukant Chandan Gil Scott Heron announces cancellation of Tel Aviv concert Artist won”t play in Israel “until everyone is welcome there”. Fans of revolutionary poet and singer-songwriter Gil Scott Heron welcomed his decision last night to […]
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they need to know we’re on their side, a letter to Gil Scott Heron
Dear Gil, We are members of an Israeli group called Boycott! which supports the Palestinian unified call for boycott divestment and sanctions(BDS) from Israel. We are appealing to you because of the respect we have for the work you have done for peace which has also inspired others to do the same. You might not […]
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Gil Scott-Heron, whose political poetry influenced a generation of rap artists, last night sensationally announced the cancellation of his planned gig in Tel Aviv.
Speaking on-stage at London’s Royal Festival Hall, Scott-Heron told the audience he “hated war” and, in a lengthy monolougue, told the packed audience his Israel tour date would not be going ahead. His concert had earlier been disrupted by fans dismayed at the booking, repeatedly heckling the performer and asking him to cancel. Security was […]
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Ghosh: Do not undermine the Palestinian struggle for freedom!
PACBI | 25 April 2010 Occupied Ramallah, 25 April 2010 The Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) was extremely disappointed by the recent statement you issued in response to pleas from individuals and groups around the world urging you not to associate your name with Israel”s efforts to white-wash its […]
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Gil Scott Heron announces cancellation of Tel Aviv concert: Artist won’t play in Israel “until everyone is welcome there”
Palestine Solidarity Committee’s contribution to the successful campaign below this statement. Gil Scott Heron Boycott Israel Campaign press release Fans of revolutionary poet and singer-songwriter Gil Scott Heron welcomed his decision tonight to cancel the concert he had been scheduled to play in Tel Aviv this May. Heron announced the decision during his set at […]
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