Renée Rapp has known as for a direct ceasefire in Gaza throughout the GLAAD Media Awards.
The singer, songwriter and Imply Ladies star made the feedback throughout final night time’s ceremony (March 14), at The Beverly Hilton Lodge in Los Angeles.
When on stage receiving the award for Excellent Music Artist, Rapp used her acceptance speech to share her ideas on the continuing Israel-Hamas battle and communicate out in assist of these in Gaza.
“We’re in a room of very influential individuals, very privileged individuals, which is thrilling and likewise an enormous privilege to be part of that,” she started. “Having stated that, I’d prefer to take the chance to indicate assist and name for a direct ceasefire and everlasting ceasefire in Gaza.”
Her feedback had been met with applause, and in direction of the top of the speech she urged the attendees to face up in assist of all sectors of society that face oppression. “Proceed to advocate for yourselves, proceed to advocate in your pals, your queer pals and for individuals who can’t advocate for themselves,” she added.
Since its inception again in 1990, the GLAAD Media Awards honour media for truthful, correct and inclusive representations of queer individuals and points. The 2024 version was hosted by Wayne Brady and noticed well-known faces together with Sydney Sweeney, Billie Joe Armstrong, Jason Sudeikis, G Flip and Kate Hudson in attendance.
For these within the states, footage of the present can be broadcast on Hulu from March 29.
📹 | @reneerapp calling for a direct ceasefire in Gaza tonight throughout her acceptance speech on the #GLAADAwards
— Reneé Rapp Supply (@ReneeRappSource) March 15, 2024
The feedback from Rapp are available in mild of numerous music acts pulling out of SXSW Competition this 12 months in solidarity with Palestine.
Kneecap, Sprints, Soda Blonde, Gavin James, Robert Grace, Mick Flannery, Chalk, Gurriers, Cardinals and NewDad have all pulled out from the annual music, tradition and humanities showcase this 12 months, in addition to all Irish acts on the invoice.
Different acts to have pulled out of the pageant embody Lambrini Ladies’ who stated they “can’t affiliate ourselves in any respect” with the occasion, Scowl, Gel, Rachel Chinouriri, Gruff Rhys and extra.
This got here after it was revealed that the US Military was a “tremendous sponsor” of the occasion in addition to defence contractor RTX Company, which has equipped weapons to Israel.
In mild of the withdrawals, SXSW launched a press release concerning all the bands and artists who’ve been pulling out of the pageant, saying: “We’re an organisation that welcomes numerous viewpoints. Music is the soul of SXSW, and it has lengthy been our legacy. We absolutely respect the choice these artists made to train their proper to free speech.”
Texas governor Greg Abbott, alternatively, took to X/Twitter to criticise these backing out of the 2024 occasion.
Bands pull out of SXSW over U.S. Military sponsorship.
Bye. Don’t come again.
Austin stays the HQ for the Military Futures Command.
San Antonio is Navy Metropolis USA.
We’re happy with the U.S. navy in Texas.
If you happen to don’t prefer it, don’t come right here.
https://t.co/t3RyQgLRKN— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) March 12, 2024
In accordance with a report by BBC, by the top of February greater than 30,000 Palestinians had been killed in Gaza since October 7. That quantity equates to about 1.3 per cent of the two.3 million inhabitants of the territory.
It additionally acknowledged that the precise variety of these killed is “prone to be far increased because the rely doesn’t embody those that haven’t reached hospitals, amongst them hundreds of individuals nonetheless misplaced underneath the rubble of buildings hit by Israeli air strikes”.
The battle escalated when hundreds of Hamas fighters stormed into southern Israel on 7 October, killing about 1,200 individuals and seizing 253 hostages, in accordance with Israeli tallies.
Renée Rapp is about to carry out later this 12 months on the 2024 version of Studying & Leeds, alongside Liam Gallagher, Lana Del Rey, Blink-182, Fred Once more.., Gerry Cinnamon, Catfish & The Bottlemen and lots of extra. Go to right here for remaining tickets.