I'm not interested in aligning myself with an institution that interacts with immigration authorities as a means of...
After looking through this contract sent to me by sxsw I have decided to cancel Told Slant's performance at the festivalpic.twitter.com/rI2Xv0duJl
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...controlling where art is shared and performed, and who makes money off of it.
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this festival uses an imperialist model and prioritizes centralizing and packaging culture over communities & people's safety
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it's no secret that sxsw has played a huge role in the process austin's rapid gentrification. the whole festival exists...
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...to the detriment of working class people & people of color in Austin. that they're willing to threaten deportation...
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is enough evidence for me that they don't care about anyone including the artists that lend them their legitimacy
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when we allow our alignment with institutions like this to be our metric for success as artists we are seriously failing
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I'd like to add that all artists received this contract. It's the standard sxsw official showcase contract. did y'all read it?
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art friends: we don't need to offer up our work in service to sxsw or any larger institution. we need to set up alternatives
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I'd like to urge everyone I'm close with to talk and think about this. Also it would be great if we all bailed on this at once
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Curious if this was part of the contract in past years. Assume it was right?
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I bet. it's totally fucked!
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it's been in there for years. I used to work publicity for several intl artists and this was a huge concern
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with ice crawling all over Austin's poorest neighborhoods lately this is just dangerous and sick of them to do
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Words are hard, I realize but this is a gross overreaction to a legal disclaimer, not a threat or promise to report.
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yes, clearly words ARE hard, as it explicitly states that they WILL REPORT.pic.twitter.com/vdFx84otfY
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that is, in fact, "a threat or promise to report"
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weirdly hypocritical considering how they're also putting this on too.pic.twitter.com/lEpTV5UXor
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hypocritcal from sxsw I should clarify.
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Hey Told, would love to talk to you more about this. Can you email me eflock@newshour.org? Thanks.
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their name is felix
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