J.K. Rowling, Margaret Atwood and more sign open letter calling for end to ‘cancel culture’

Green Day, Mick Jagger, Lorde, Blondie and REM have all signed an open letter to prevent the unauthorised use of their music at political rallies.Jagger, who has previously denounced Donald Trump for playing The Rolling Stones at his rallies, joined forces with the extensive list of artists and the Artists Rights Alliance (ARA) ahead of the US elections.In an open letter penned by the ARA, they demand that the major US national political party committees “establish clear policies requiring

Stars of rock, pop and hip-hop have had enough of hearing their songs pumped at political rallies without the green light. So they’re standing up for their rights.

in response to a letter earlier this week from 280-plus staffers of the paper and parent company Dow Jones that criticized the opinion section and called for better labeling of opinion pieces and stronger fact-checking of op-eds.“It was probably inevitable that the wave of progressive cancel culture would arrive at the Journal, as it has at nearly every other cultural, business, academic and journalistic institution.

T.I. has written an open letter to Lloyds of London, calling out its role in the transatlantic slave trade.Back in June, the organisation acknowledged its previous ties to the slave trade.

Council chiefs in Oldham are calling on residents to sign a letter to the government urging ministers to ‘save our services’ and provide more funding to the borough.Bosses estimate that they are facing a shortfall of more than £19m from extra costs and lost income caused by the coronavirus pandemic.And despite a further £500m being announced for local authorities by Secretary of State for Local Government Robert Jenrick, the town hall says this is ‘not enough to fully support the people of

Dua Lipa, Charli XCX and Elton John are among the stars who have signed an open letter to the government calling for a ban on “conversion therapy”.The practice is used with the aim of “changing an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity, per The Trevor Project’s definition.“Conversion therapists use a variety of shaming, emotionally traumatic or physically painful stimuli to make their victims associate those stimuli with their LGBTQ identities,” the organisation says.

public letter decrying the rising “intolerance of opposing views” are distancing themselves from the note while others say that they were asked to sign before the letter was published in Harper’s, but declined.“I did not know who else had signed that letter. I thought I was endorsing a well meaning, if vague, message against internet shaming.  I did know Chomsky, Steinem, and Atwood were in, and I thought, good company,” tweeted author Jenny Boylan late Tuesday.

Dozens of artists, writers and academics have signed an open letter decrying the weakening of public debate and warning that the free exchange of information and ideas is in jeopardy amid a rise in what they call “illiberalism.”

Naman Ramachandran “Harry Potter” writer J.K Rowling, “Handmaid’s Tale” author Margaret Atwood and “Midnight’s Children” writer Salman Rushdie are amongst 150 public figures to have signed a letter condemning the practice of ‘public shaming,’ or cancel culture as it is known popularly.Cancel culture is a term used to describe individuals who have shared an unpopular opinion or have past behavior that’s deemed offensive, who are ‘canceled’ on social media.

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Like so many, Elisabeth Moss is living life one Zoom conversation at a time. She slides into The Hollywood Reporter's virtual chat with The Handmaid's Tale author Margaret Atwood fresh off a regular production meeting about season four of her Emmy-winning dystopic Hulu drama, full of excitement.

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Duffy, who recently revealed that she was kidnapped and raped, wrote an open letter demanding Netflix take down the controversial movie 365 Days.The erotic drama, which stars Michele Morrone and Anna-Maria Sieklucka, premiered on Netflix in June after initially being released in Poland. It has since maintained a spot in the streaming service’s top 10, at one point reaching No.

Aluna has penned an open letter calling for there to be more inclusivity in the dance community.The AlunaGeorge frontwoman’s statement challenges the dance music industry’s “long standing racial inequalities” and the way in which the music is labelled on digital service platforms, as well as educating people on the genre’s history.“As a member of the Black Music Action Coalition and a Black woman in dance music, I need to challenge the ‘dance music industry’ on its long standing racial

The Handmaid’s Tale as production has been stalled due to lockdown.But that doesn’t mean we don’t have a lot of Margaret Atwood content available still. The Canadian author has written dozens of books over the years, so there are lots to pick from.We’ve picked five of our favourite Margaret Atwood books to tide us over until the next season of the beloved show returns to our screens.1. The Handmaid’s TaleObviously, if you haven’t read the source material you must sit down and read this

The racial disparity of the modern U.S. dance scene has been obvious to anyone taking a cursory glance at festival lineups and streaming statistics. As the Black Live Matter movement has taken center stage in the States, more artists have actually started talking about the issue in public.

Rihanna, Billie Eilish, Lizzo and Justin Bieber have all backed a major open letter calling for police reform.The US stars have joined forces with record labels such as Sony Music Group, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group to support Congress’ Justice in Policing Act of 2020.The support, which was also backed by the likes of Mariah Carey, Ariana Grande and Post Malone, follows the death of George Floyd last month.