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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks agoWorld news
Three board members resign from Adelaide festival as Randa Abdel-Fattah sends legal notice
Three Adelaide Festival board members resigned after the cancellation of Randa Abdel-Fattah, leaving the board short of required gender composition and risking loss of quorum.
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2 weeks agoBooks
Adelaide festival did not dump Jewish columnist from 2024 program despite request from Randa Abdel-Fattah and others
Adelaide Festival rejected calls to remove Thomas Friedman in 2024 but later removed Randa Abdel-Fattah, prompting claims of inconsistent application of cancellation principles.
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2 weeks agoLouise Adler resigns as director of Adelaide writers' week
I cannot be party to silencing writers, so with a heavy heart I am resigning from my role as the director of the AWW. Writers and writing matters, even when they are presenting ideas that discomfort and challenge us. We need writers now more than ever, as our media closes up, as our politicians grow daily more cowed by real power, as Australia grows more unjust and unequal.
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