SXSW cuts ties with US Army and weapons manufacturers

Earlier this year more than 80 artists dropped off of Austin, Texas-based music festival SXSW in protest of their sponsorship ties with the US Army and arms manufacturers such as Collins Aerospace - a subsidiary of weapons manufacturer RTX Corporation formerly known as Raytheon. The more than 80 bands, including Scowl, Proper., Gel, and Sprints, all stated that they did not want to support any companies that supplied weapons that would be used against the people of Palestine. The festival has recently announced that it is dropping the US Army and all weapons manufacturers as sponsors moving forward in a statement on their website that reads, ”After careful consideration, we are revising our sponsorship model. As a result, the US Army, and companies who engage in weapons manufacturing, will...

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