Politics & Diplomacy
Theater workers boycott production over Israel-Palestine politics
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Theater Workers for a Ceasefire is calling for a boycott of MCC Theater's production of "Birthright," according to Mondoweiss. The group contends that the arts serve as a vehicle for supporting Israel's ongoing oppression of Palestinians and that cultural institutions bear responsibility for the role they play in that dynamic. The boycott reflects broader activism within the cultural sector over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and institutional choices around artistic programming.
The action joins a wave of organizing by theater workers on questions of institutional responsibility during the current period of Israeli-Palestinian tensions. Activists have increasingly focused on what they see as the political dimensions of arts institutions' decisions about which productions to mount and support, particularly regarding works and institutions connected to Israel.
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