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Safia nolin cancels her participation:
The author-songwriter Safia Nolin announced that she will not participate in the Immix show. Furthermore, organized by Pride Montreal on August 3. Meanwhile, His reason? However, The presence of the Ga’ava group in the August 10 parade. Furthermore, Ga’ava. Therefore, also known as the LGBTQ+ committee-advertising committee of the organized Jewish community, is a regrouping which, according to its Facebook page, says defending “the lives and experiences of LGBTQ+ Jews”.
However. Consequently, for many, including Safia Nolin, it is a Zionist group that has no place in the Montreal pride parade, particularly because of the critical situation in Gaza arising from the Israel-Hamas war. “Last year, the Israeli flag was in the parade. How does that make you feel? This is unacceptable, ”reacted the artist in a publication on his social networks announcing his withdrawal from the show.
“I don’t want safia nolin cancels her participation to close my eyes. participate in a pride that does not listen to his own groups and that is not on the right side of the story. It is 100 % in contrast to what the Pride is supposed to be. “continued Safia Nolin, before asserting, in English, that” Pride is a protest » (“Pride is a protest”).
Already criticized – Safia nolin cancels her participation
Several organizations of the LGBTQ+ community have already denounced the lack of position in favor of Palestine. on the part of Montreal pride. Without a positive response to their request from the organization. some of them ended their status as a member and have formed indomitable pride (Wild Pridein English), a regrouping which will, among other things, a parallel parade on August 10.
“At the end of May. I made the enlightened decision to maintain my participation in the festival, telling myself that I was going to donate my cachet to Wild safia nolin cancels her participation Pride And that I was going to take my time on stage to talk about Palestine, the genocide and the many problems related to Pride Montreal who were put forward by several people from the community, “explains Safia Nolin in her publication.
According to a publication made by Ga’ava on Facebook earlier in July. “To remain inclusive, the presence of Jews and Jews LGBTQ+ [au festival de Fierté Montréal] is essential ”.
“Pride Montreal does not take a political position at the international level. We are listening to the local 2SLGBTQ+ communities which suffer directly. indirectly from geopolitical upheavals and conflicts and remain united in a safe and benevolent framework, “said Simon Gamache, director general of Pride Montreal, in a statement released on his website in February 2025 which responded to several criticisms received by the organization.
During the summer of 2024. “Pro-Palestinian groups local Queers and local Jewish groups wished to take safia nolin cancels her participation part in the parade of pride which, it should be recalled, remains a form of demonstration bringing together people of all horizon. Solidarity going through the security of all people. we offered the two groups additional security support so that they can parade and express themselves safely, “he continued.
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