More acts drop out of Latitude 2024 of Barclays sponsorship: “We can make a difference – festivals can make meaningful change”

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Latitude festival over its sponsorship with Barclays and the bank’s ties to Israel.Zyu shared a statement on her official Instagram account explaining her decision to boycott the Suffolk Music Festival. “The festival is sponsored by Barclays who are continuing to profit from the genocide in Palestine,” began her statement.She continued: “Barclays are on the BDS Movement’s boycott list.

Throughout the last six months they have continued to increase their financing to companies making weapons that are then used on Gaza where at this moment over 37,000 people have been killed and over 82,000 people injured (many of whom are children).A post shared by mui zyu (@mui_zyu)“As a small artist this may not have much impact on the festival, but if others join it can.

If you are planning to attend the festival please consider using your voice as a customer to speak out against your money going towards a genocide.”Her statement concluded with “Follow Bands Boycott Barclays who are leading this movement.

Familiarise yourself with the BDS Movement, and the Palestine Solidarity Campaign.”Ruth also took to her official Instagram account to share her own statement explaining her decision to boycott Latitude and highlight the Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s (PSC) latest report which revealed that Barclays “now invests over £2 billion in, and provides loans and underwriting worth £6.1 billion, to nine companies whose weapons, components and military technology are used in Israel’s attacks on Palestinians”.“I was inspired by the effective boycott of Hay Festival this week by participating authors, which led directly to Baillie Gifford being dropped as main sponsor,” she wrote. “We can make a difference; festivals can make meaningful change..