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To: Belfast Pride Festival Committee
Drop Citibank from Belfast Pride
Don't allow Citibank to pridewash its filthy reputation by sponsoring Belfast Pride.
Why is this important?
Citibank, who are facilitating the supply of billions of pounds of Israeli weapons and enabling the slaughter of tens of thousands of Palestinians, [1] are also one of the main sponsors of this year's Belfast Pride Festival - the biggest LGBTQIA+ event in the city.
This is pinkwashing at its very worst - using Belfast Pride and our LGBTQIA+ community to distract from their brutal business practices. Not only are they supporting weapons deals, Citibank is also funding several fossil fuel companies to drill for gas off Gaza, [3] - as thousands of innocent people are being massacred, and famine looms [4] as a result of Israel’s brutal siege.
Israel has no right to grant licenses to companies to drill for oil or gas in the Palestinian territory. Fossil fuels have always been tied up with war and to extract oil and gas from a region whose population are being starved to death and brutally murdered, is a war crime.
We demand that Belfast Pride Festival drops Citibank as one of its main sponsors!
[1] https://www.bankingonsolidarity.org/citibank-and-palestinians-a-cruel-status-quo/
[2] https://fossilfreeciti.org/
[3] https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/3/6/israel-is-pillaging-not-just-gazas-cities-but-also-its-waters
[4] https://www.politico.eu/article/famine-is-imminent-gaza-un-food-israel-hamas-hunger/