Ireland's Basic Income scheme is ok as far as it goes but one problem with it is that you somehow have to be an "accredited" artist in some way. So there's paperwork involved and probably some NGO/QUANGO. Someone in my feed recently went as far as calling it "artwashing." Sorry, I've forgotten who and I'd just rather write this than do the search thing right now.

I know it's often said that we should Universal basic income, and I agree with that. But I'm also thinking, atm, that we should have a similar basic income scheme for supporting open source developers. And it shouldn't come with a prerequisite of belonging to a developers' body and/or getting the right accreditation.

edit: @GurgelSegrillo mentioned it here: https://mastodon.ie/@GurgelSegrillo/116714840555460819

#artwashing #BasicIncome #SupportOpenSource #NewDeal

La direction du Concours Reine Elisabeth se demande si elle doit encore servir au #ArtWashing de multinationales qui menacent l'existence des générations futures.

🛢️ #TotalEnergie 💀 #BnpParibasFortis 💸

Voulez-vous l'aider à prendre une décision courageuse?

https://www.change.org/p/no-place-for-fossil-fuel-sponsors

La Biennale di Venezia è uno dei palcoscenici culturali più visibili al mondo. Ed è proprio per questo che Russia e Israele ci tengono ad esserci.
Si chiama artwashing: usare il prestigio dell’arte per rendere accettabile ciò che è inaccettabile.
Da una parte la Russia di Putin, che bombarda l’Ucraina, reprime il dissenso e perseguita chi si oppone alla guerra. Dall’altra Israele, Stato genocidario che devasta Gaza, uccide civili e calpesta sistematicamente il diritto internazionale.
Davanti a tutto questo, il Governo Meloni, il Ministero della Cultura e la Biennale guidata da Buttafuoco scelgono l’ipocrisia: parole prudenti, nessuna responsabilità politica, nessuna scelta chiara.
Si nascondono dietro “l'autonomia” e “la neutralità”, ma quando la neutralità serve a normalizzare crimini e repressione, diventa complicità.
Pussy Riot, FEMEN, artiste e attivisti non stanno disturbando la cultura in questo momento: la stanno difendendo da chi vuole trasformarla in copertura diplomatica.
Volt sta dalla loro parte.

#BiennaleVenezia #Artwashing #PussyRiot #FEMEN #DirittiUmani #EuropaFederale #Volt #VoltItalia #VoltEuropa

Israel is going to compulsorily execute imprisoned Palestinians after 3 years of intense genocide in Gaza that's now spreading to other countries.

Meanwhile the National Concert Hall is hosting an artwashing fundraiser for an Israeli charity organised by Alan Shatter.

https://www.hotpress.com/culture/national-concert-hall-involved-in-controversy-over-alan-shatter-israeli-charity-fundraiser-23136044 #mastodaoine #israel #artwashing #nch

From Erev Rav (unfortunately not yet on the fediverse):

"Once again, Dutch mainstream media has presented a dismissive and homogenous picture of a protest, failing to mention the diversity of protesters, singers, and musicians who stood up against artwashing genocide on Sunday. The press also failed to mention that the protest was co-organized by an anti-Zionist Jewish organization rejecting the use of our religious symbols as propaganda and reclaiming our festivities. 🕎🇵🇸"

#ErevRav #concertgebouw #Amsterdam #media #DutchMedia #artWashing #Gaza #genocide #antiZionism #antiZionistJews #Jews #FreePalestine

Le 7 septembre, le Spoutnik, le Cinélux, le CDD, BDS et PFC’E s’unissent pour projeter From Ground Zero, en écho à la Journée du Cinéma, en refusant le sponsoring d’Allianz. À Genève, ces partenaires choisissent d’affirmer que la programmation n’est jamais neutre, en donnant la parole à 22 cinéastes gazaouixes à travers documentaires, fictions, animations et fragments expérimentaux.

https://renverse.co/infos-locales/article/from-ground-zero-face-au-parrainage-d-allianz-7664 #boycott #Allianz #artwashing #Gaza #Genocide