Macklemore announced new ‘Free Palestine Tour,’ with proceeds benefiting Palestinian charities
Last week, after Macklemore announced he’d been dropped from Ed Sheeran’s tour for supporting Palestine, he also pledged his entire $1 million net earnings from that tour to six organizations supporting Palestinians.
Now, Macklemore just announced a new “Free Palestine Tour” that will benefit a dozen charities working toward Palestinian liberation.
He’ll be joined by to-be-announced artists “who understand that our platforms mean very little if we’re only willing to use them when it’s safe.”
Why is this good news? Many fans have been pushing for celebrities and people with large platforms to use it to advocate for human rights — and against abuses of those rights — and, as Macklemore put it, “use the stage for more than entertainment.” Macklemore has long advocated for Palestinians, even when it’s come at a perceived “cost,” and he continues to do so.
Germany just became the third major economy to commit to phasing out fossil fuels entirely
Europe’s largest economy, Germany followed France and the Netherlands in laying out a solid plan for phasing out the use of fossil fuels, targeting a full phase-out by 2045.
In addition to “independence, affordability, and climate protection,” Germany’s environment minister cited the U.S. war in Iran, “If the situation in the Strait of Hormuz determines whether people can still afford their daily commute to work, that is not a good state of affairs.”
Nearly 200 countries committed to phasing out fossil fuels at the 2023 COP28 climate conference in Dubai, but only three have laid out specific plans to achieve that commitment.
“It’s 2026. Being apolitical during a genocide doesn’t work anymore. People are asking artists to show up, educate themselves and be in community. To use the stage for more than entertainment. To push back when the call for a Free Palestine is met with attempts to silence it.”
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