Giller Prize interrupted by protestors; Sarah Bernstein wins the Giller

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BREAKING: Protestors disrupt @scotiabank’s Giller Prize Ceremony this evening. Scotiabank is funding the genocide of the Palestinian people through its $500 million stake in Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer. pic.twitter.com/agWTD0kfOx
- Palestinian Youth Movement (@palyouthmvmt) November 14, 2023

• The Scotiabank Giller prize

Comments

[squirrels_oh_no]

The National Book Awards are tomorrow in the US and two sponsors pulled out when they heard several of the finalists plan on making a pro-Palestine, pro-ceasefire statement.

One is Zibby Media who has completely withdrawn support.

The other is BOOK OF THE MONTH. What the fuck. They say they still support the awards, but what the fucking hell.

[beaucadeau]

it's wild that even demanding a ceasefire is seen as too radical, but lbr not surprising at all