Almost 50 writers boycott Adelaide festival after it dumps pro-Palestine academic Randa Abdel-Fattah
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/jan/09/adelaide-festival-boycott-pro-palestine-academic-randa-abdel-fattah-ntwnfb
The Adelaide festival has pulled down part of its website as dozens of speakers said they were boycotting writers’ week, after Palestinian Australian author Randa Abdel-Fattah was dumped from the lineup with the board citing “cultural sensitivity” concerns in the wake of the Bondi terror attack.
The page promoting the schedule of authors, journalists, academics and commentators was “unpublished” on Friday following widespread condemnation of the board’s decision to remove Abdel-Fattah.
“In respect of the wishes of the writers who have recently indicated their withdrawal from the writers’ week 2026 program, we have temporarily unpublished the list of participants and events while we work through changes to the website,” the festival posted online.
By Friday afternoon, 47 participants had withdrawn, with more believed to be coordinating their exit announcements with fellow speakers.
Saturday January 10 - Join the weekly rally & march for Palestine - End the Genocide Now!
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As we start 2026, we are entering another year of US-Israeli genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and another year of Zionist attacks on Palestinians in West Bank. We are also starting 2026 committed to building the movement in solidarity with Palestine, and together with millions of activists world-wide continuing the struggle for Palestinian liberation and self-determination!
During 3 months of a so-called ceasefire, more than 425 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza by Zionist forces. The criminal siege on Gaza continues to leave Palestinians without shelter as winter cold, rain and flooding claim more lives. The demand to end the genocide on Gaza remains an urgent call for all peace and justice-minded people around the world.
While the US-Israeli war drive in West Asia continues to center on Palestine, the U.S. government is opening a new front of war and imperialism with their recent attack on Venezuela. Metro Vancouver United for Palestine (MVUP) condemns the U.S. attacks against Venezuela and the abduction of Venezuela's President Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. Venezuela is a strong supporter of Palestine, and since 2009 has cut diplomatic relations with Israel. As Venezuela's self-determination and sovereignty are under attack by the U.S. government, MVUP's January 10 rally will continue to demand: No War on Venezuela! Release President Maduro and Cilia Flores now!
Join the weekly MVUP rally and march to demand:
Israel: Stop Ceasefire Violations!
End the Genocide! Stop Bombing Gaza!
US/Israel - End the Siege on Gaza Now!
Hands Off West Bank!
Free All Palestinian Prisoners!
Israel Stop Bombing Lebanon!
Boycott Israel!
Hands Off Iran!
Self-Determination for Palestine!
