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2015, 26 May 24

Workers Protest Against “Confronting Hate Together” Exhibit

Two thoughts… first, this looks like a set up. There’s no way that these workers hadn’t seen the exhibit before opening day. The fact that they waited until opening day to protest indicates that they don’t really want to change the exhibit. They wanted to make a stink.
Second, I’d bet you everything in my pocket against everything in your pocket that no more than 10% of the workers protesting could even come close to actually explaining the difference between antisemitism and antizionism.

The Wing Luke Museum in Seattle has been forced to close after nearly 30 staffers, about half of the museum’s workforce, walked out in protest at its new ‘Confronting Hate Together’ exhibit. The walkout meant the tourist had no other option but to close.

 

The staffers are unhappy with the type of language used in the exhibit claiming parts of it ‘conflate anti-Zionism with antisemitism.’

 

The workers walked off the job on opening day of the exhibit, forcing the museum to close. They are vowing to remain on strike until their demands are met and the displays are changed.

The disgruntled staffers, who work at the only pan-Asian art and history museum in the United States, wrote, ‘Zionism has no place in our communities and being anti-Zionist goes hand in hand with our own liberation as AA/NHPI. Our solidarity with Palestine should be reflected in our AA/NHPI institutions.’

The 26 striking workers are now demanding the removal of any language from the exhibit that attempts to frame Palestinian liberation and anti-Zionism as antisemitism.

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2015, 26 May 2024

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