[spectre] Fwd: In solidarity with Ukraine: L'Internationale Online

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https://www.facebook.com/Graphinja/posts/10222054114321605 [4]

El 2022-03-02 13:36, Dragana Zarevac escribió:

> This is really sick. As a Serbian artist who was harassed during the 
> 90s in Paris just for being Serbian, I can assure you that such a 
> boycott resolves nothing and that by making problems to Russian culture 
> workers is not going to help stop any war. Please think twice before 
> you put to work this stupid decision.
> Dragana Zarevac
> 
> From: SPECTRE [mailto:spectre-bounces at mikrolisten.de] On Behalf Of 
> info at madatac.es
> Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2022 11:44 AM
> To: Andreas Broeckmann
> Cc: spectre
> Subject: Re: [spectre] Fwd: In solidarity with Ukraine: 
> L'Internationale Online
> 
> Dear friends,
> 
> STATEMENT
> 
> MADATAC [1] [New Media Digital Audiovisual Art Festival] announces that 
> its next 12th edition due in Madrid in November 2022, which call will 
> be announced shortly, will be dedicated to Ukraine as the guest 
> country.
> 
> On the other hand, Russia's brutal and unjustified military aggression 
> and crimes against humanity in Ukraine, forces MADATAC to make the 
> decision to join the international boycott and veto the participation 
> of Russian art foundations and institutions, and every art community or 
> cultural private or public organizations that supports Putin and 
> Russia's genocide of the Ukrainian people, in MADATAC Festival for an 
> unlimited time, as a measure of pressure to motivate them to rise up 
> and rebel against the totalitarian and autocratic tyranny of the 
> Kremlin that has endangered world peace.
> 
> On behalf of cultural organisations and institutions in Ukraine, we are 
> asking for your solidarity and support. We call to boycott the Russian 
> state now, until it completely withdraws from Ukraine and is held 
> responsible for its war crimes:
> 
> Suspend Russian participation in international cultural events such as 
> festivals, biennials, exhibitions, art and literature fairs;
> 
> Boycott events organised by Russian institutions as well as 
> international foundations that are directly and indirectly linked to or 
> funded by Putin's regime and Russian capital;
> 
> Cancel any cooperation with Russian artists, no matter how great or 
> famous, as long as they openly support Putin's regime, silence its 
> crimes, or do not publicly and directly oppose it;
> 
> Remove representatives affiliated with the Russian state or Russian 
> capital from supervisory and advisory boards of your organisations;
> 
> Refuse any donations, funding or sponsorship from Russian 
> organisations, their proxies and affiliates based in other countries.
> 
> Today, the trope of 'the great Russian culture' is dangerous. Based on 
> colonial and imperial legacy, it promotes aggression, exclusion, 
> intolerance, and crimes against humanity.
> 
> Please help Ukraine by suspending any cultural cooperation with the 
> Russian Federation and communicate your decision publicly to encourage 
> your peers to follow your example.
> 
> We have the power to stop the bloodshed and war. Let's combine our 
> efforts and end Russia's war on freedom, democratic values, truth, and 
> the whole civilised world.boycott the Russian state
> 
> Ban russians from everywhere, even your daily life!!! Only then they 
> will understand what their government does - a #Ukrainian [2] #genocide 
> [3]
> 
> We ask as well that you sign these petitions:
> 
> https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/es/stop_the_war_loc/?foBfTob&fbclid=IwAR3g97l7ztB_qGw79adDQrcScBi5HH7564jguJyPwnHZVx7oePtqxzS_uwI
> 
> https://www.openpetition.eu/petition/online/people-around-the-world-ask-nato-to-close-the-airspace-over-ukraine
> 
> El 2022-03-02 07:04, Andreas Broeckmann escribió:
> 
> Betreff:     In solidarity with Ukraine: L'Internationale Online
> Datum:     Tue, 01 Mar 2022 22:01:06 +0000
> Von:     e-flux <info at mailer.e-flux.com>
> 
> Never again war!
> 
> L'Internationale Online
> https://www.internationaleonline.org
> 
> To the art community,
> 
> As an international community engaged in contemporary art--museum
> professionals, artists, educators, curators, writers--L'Internationale
> urges everyone to immediately oppose the Russian army's invasion of
> Ukraine. This act of cruel aggression should be resisted with all the
> means at our disposal. We strongly believe that the war in Ukraine is
> a fight for freedom, for the future of democracy, the global legal
> order, and respect for human rights, including the right to
> self-determination. We caution everyone against ignoring this
> threat--for our friends in Ukraine, this war rightfully brings back
> tragic memories of the Second World War and the Nazi invasion.
> 
> The gravity of this situation requires appropriate measures to be
> taken. Apart from the full package of sanctions that were and will be
> imposed by the EU, we call for the artistic community to immediately
> cease any collaborations with institutions and individuals who have
> direct ties with Putin's regime and refuse to renounce their
> affiliation with it. This includes international projects,
> exhibitions, donations, and art sales. Russian participation in
> cultural gatherings such as biennales should be suspended and all the
> events organized by regime-related art foundations, institutions,
> galleries, and individuals boycotted. At the same time, we call for
> the international artistic community to support our comrades in both
> Ukraine and Russia who fight and protest against this act of
> aggression--by providing funds, resources, safe spaces, and visibility
> to their struggle.
> 
> We ask you to sign this petition
> 
> https://www.change.org/p/art-world-art-world-oppose-russia-s-invasion-of-ukraine
> 
> to show your agreement with this letter and solidarity with Ukraine's
> struggle for freedom. Please let us know in the comments if you or
> your organizations are willing to support displaced Ukrainian artists
> or art workers, and in what ways you could do so.
> 
> With full conviction, we shout:
> *never again war, never again imperialism!*
> 
> L'Internationale Confederation
> 
> Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven
> MSN, Warsaw
> MACBA, Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona
> M HKA, Antwerp
> Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid
> Museum of Contemporary Art, Zagreb
> HDK-Valand Academy of Arts and Design, Gothenburg
> National College of Art and Design, Dublin
> 
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https://www.facebook.com/MADATAC/?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZW2xR180Q0dBojUOOyAaYHW-xola_88hrU8-kxuQUfOUqlSKkD8CcTlzA_zCTxem8gBAyvj5FAxCis5OTUiHqs321LLpcmx0zV5vyQSAG6wm9Efy2DaFI-sqgkTPMLu3vkfBHGGL2sh1kP8ysdr8_6nJLDvYIgZXyC7HUrDOfScHw&__tn__=kK-y-R
[2] 
https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/ukrainian?__eep__=6&__cft__%5b0%5d=AZUaxE1NMC_Nvma78dCP9_5uVGlHcaa6NDd9BjutS6r0BHlLzBcaTjk5GcVhsCUmViR5uMHJa25nODmhkQ76N0mJie-CuFRyGtlpjbgwkflbQAXC7rfvQdEAlvO1mkNUwfXvtzBRXklurh1lmuDLJwvxH77UZSf5oVo6Yb7Ju7r-kw&__tn__=*NK-R
[3] 
https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/genocide?__eep__=6&__cft__%5b0%5d=AZUaxE1NMC_Nvma78dCP9_5uVGlHcaa6NDd9BjutS6r0BHlLzBcaTjk5GcVhsCUmViR5uMHJa25nODmhkQ76N0mJie-CuFRyGtlpjbgwkflbQAXC7rfvQdEAlvO1mkNUwfXvtzBRXklurh1lmuDLJwvxH77UZSf5oVo6Yb7Ju7r-kw&__tn__=*NK-R
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https://www.facebook.com/Graphinja/posts/10222054114321605?__cft__[0]=AZUVPvC-A7h72KZdd2lJhawUOvFXr07asBWJVUGfkTDcaQtQFGrM70JGP5h5m912tQ25zr9jaOV7lupgDZfrVPAm-B-YsOd0SIZvY1vFwLOeBKnw1vpF3Wf0yRos8wgTIwIRq_shGssUwc25xgZgcrYpfuguZu56UtyR-McsgF-jFA&__tn__=-UK-R
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