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

[Dragana Zarevac]

My own child was exactly in such a situation with other kids during 1999
when NATO bombed Belgrade. For him it was fun, but not for me.

сре, 2. мар 2022. у 13:53 <info at madatac.es> је написао/ла:

> https://www.facebook.com/Graphinja/posts/10222054114321605
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> El 2022-03-02 13:36, Dragana Zarevac escribió:
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> 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
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> *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
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> Dear friends,
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> STATEMENT
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> MADATAC
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> [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.
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> 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.
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> 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:
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> [image: Description: 🚫]Suspend Russian participation in international
> cultural events such as festivals, biennials, exhibitions, art and
> literature fairs;
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> [image: Description: 🚫]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;
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> [image: Description: 🚫]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;
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> [image: Description: 🚫]Remove representatives affiliated with the
> Russian state or Russian capital from supervisory and advisory boards of
> your organisations;
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> [image: Description: 🚫]Refuse any donations, funding or sponsorship from
> Russian organisations, their proxies and affiliates based in other
> countries.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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
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> Ban russians from everywhere, even your daily life!!! Only then they will
> understand what their government does - a #Ukrainian
> <https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/ukrainian?__eep__=6&__cft__%5b0%5d=AZUaxE1NMC_Nvma78dCP9_5uVGlHcaa6NDd9BjutS6r0BHlLzBcaTjk5GcVhsCUmViR5uMHJa25nODmhkQ76N0mJie-CuFRyGtlpjbgwkflbQAXC7rfvQdEAlvO1mkNUwfXvtzBRXklurh1lmuDLJwvxH77UZSf5oVo6Yb7Ju7r-kw&__tn__=*NK-R>
> #genocide
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> We ask as well that you sign these petitions:
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> https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/es/stop_the_war_loc/?foBfTob&fbclid=IwAR3g97l7ztB_qGw79adDQrcScBi5HH7564jguJyPwnHZVx7oePtqxzS_uwI
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> https://www.openpetition.eu/petition/online/people-around-the-world-ask-nato-to-close-the-airspace-over-ukraine
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> El 2022-03-02 07:04, Andreas Broeckmann escribió:
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> 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>
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> Never again war!
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> L'Internationale Online
> https://www.internationaleonline.org
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> To the art community,
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> We ask you to sign this petition
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> https://www.change.org/p/art-world-art-world-oppose-russia-s-invasion-of-ukraine
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> 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.
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> With full conviction, we shout:
> *never again war, never again imperialism!*
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> L'Internationale Confederation
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> 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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