Israel is a settler colonial apartheid state currently committing a genocide in Gaza

Recently, the international investment firm KKR announced its acquisition of Superstruct Entertainment, thereby soon gaining ownership of Flow Festival in addition to around 80 other significant festivals in Europe and Australia. As one of the world's largest investment firms, KKR has not announced its intention to divest from Israeli companies or companies that do business with the state of Israel.

Flow Festival is also in partnership with companies that benefit from and are in support of Israel’s apartheid regime.

Flow Festival publicly envisions being "an international leader in festivals and one of the most attractive and prestigious festivals in the world." Therefore, we hope that Flow Festival will take on a leadership role in advancing the human rights of Palestinians as well. The urgency of this matter is underscored by a recent decision by the United Nations International Court of Justice, which declared Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories illegal. 

We are calling for public accountability. We insist that Flow Festival matches with actions its following public statement: “Flow Festival is committed to justice, equity, and equality. We expect our entire staff, as well as our associates and distributors, to adhere to the same values.” 

As Flow Festival is one of the biggest festivals in Finland, artists who are performing in Flow Festival this year and participating in the campaign are making sure its 90 000 visitors will know that the Flow Strike campaign has started and what are its goals. 

The Flow Strike campaign is joined by both artists who are performing in Flow Festival this year and by artists who are supporting our collective effort by refusing to work with Flow Festival until it is decolonised.

We want to use our voice and platform as artists to stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people. As artists we have to use every platform we can to amplify the call for a permanent ceasefire, for an end to the apartheid politics of Israel, or an end to the occupation and illegal settlements in Palestine, and a right to return for Palestinian refugees. We have the moral responsibility to do what we can to free Palestine. 

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