thirtymilliondeadfish [she/her]
emotionally illiterate
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-17/musicians-vote-no-condience-mso-gillham/104237004
Musicians at the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra have expressed a vote of no confidence in the managing director, after a pianist's performance was cancelled over comments he made about the conflict in Gaza.
Jayson Gillham was scheduled to perform on Thursday, but his performance was removed from the schedule after he made comments about the killing of journalists in Gaza.
In an email to ticketholders of Sunday’s performance, the MSO said it did not condone the use of its stage as “a platform for expressing personal views”, and apologised for any “offence and distress” caused by the comments.
The MSO has since admitted it “made an error” in pulling Gillham’s performance and was working with the musician to reschedule the concert.
In a letter shared with the ABC, musicians said the decision to pull the concert had served to highlight an ongoing pattern of issues at the MSO, and called for the Orchestra’s managing director and chief operating officer to stand down and to conduct a full investigation into the decision to cancel the concert.
“Despite ongoing attempts to engage with senior leadership and provide feedback through formal channels … the response from management has been insufficient, and in many cases dismissive,” the letter read.
“The result has been a work environment characterised by poor communication, a lack of accountability, and continuingly declining morale.”
The letter claimed numerous decisions made without consulting staff have resulted in “significant negative artistic and financial impacts on the MSO”.
The musicians said they reached the decision by way of “overwhelming majority vote.”
In a statement from the MSO, the board said it would commit to conducting an “independent external review” into the events leading up to the decision to cancel Gillham’s concert, and the processes following it.
“The Board determined a formal review would provide transparency and certainty for our people — including our musicians, management and employees — and our broader community of audience members, supporters and other stakeholders,” the statement read.
“The review will help ensure our policies and processes reflect best practice in the contemporary environment.”
The unbreakable spirit of Palestine’s heroic collective resistance shines in this video from the clashes in #Jenin earlier today.
All embody resistance: A resistance fighter, wounded while engaging in an armed clash with the IOF, fell to the ground. A medic rushed to save him, carrying the fighter’s rifle to safeguard it. An IOF sniper shoots the heroic medic, who also fell.
At this moment, a bystander came from afar to uplift the cause, took the inherited rifle from the medic, and continued to shoot at the zionist forces with the rifle and the united determination of a people who will never kneel
https://t.me/PalestineResist/18778
god damn dude
https://t.me/PalestineResist/17927?single
Palestine TV correspondent Salman Al-Bashir throws his press vest and helmet to the ground live on air moments after his colleague Mohammad Abu Hatab was martyred in an IOF airstrike on his home in Khan Younis.
"These are simply symbolic items we wear. They don’t protect any journalist. None of this does. We are simply victims live on air, sacrificing our souls one after the other. We go as martyrs only. It is only a matter of time.
Our colleague Mohammed Abu Hattab was here just half an hour ago before he was martyred with many of his family members."
At least 11 martyrs ascended in the strike, including Mohammed’s wife, son, brother, and others.
Over 35 journalists have ascended to martyrdom as a result of IOF strikes on Gaza since October 7th.
Glory to the martyrs.
“The government in Israel and the regime in Iran are both in difficult positions domestically and they both have a really strong need to show to a domestic audience that they are responding to this,” she said.
government/regime lmao
they fart low, we fart high