Giller Prize interrupted by protestors; Sarah Bernstein wins the Giller

BREAKING: Protestors disrupt @scotiabank’s Giller Prize Ceremony this evening. Scotiabank is funding the genocide of the Palestinian people through its $500 million stake in Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer. pic.twitter.com/agWTD0kfOx

— Palestinian Youth Movement (@palyouthmvmt) November 14, 2023

• The Scotiabank Giller prize ceremony was interrupted last night by protestors denouncing Scotiabank’s involvement
• Scotiabank, which now funds the literary award, and has naming rights, has an investment in Elbit Systems, an Israeli weapons manufacturer
• The three protestors were led away and eventually arrested and charged with obstruction and using forged documents (OP note: I assume that’s how they got into the ceremony)
• Canadian-Scottish writer Sarah Bernstein won the 100k Canadian literary prize for Study For Obedience

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I hope the charges are dropped. Kudos to the protestors.