Political and Jewish leaders raise Clementine Ford curatorship red flag after creatives doxxing

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By alexi demetriadi
NSW Political Reporter
8:47PM February 15, 2024
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MPs and Jewish leaders have raised concerns with feminist ­author and celebrity blogger Clementine Ford’s “curatorship” of a Sydney Opera House festival following her involvement in a doxxing of about 600 Jewish ­creatives.

Ford is a co-curator of March’s All About Women festival, which will “explore big ideas important to women … through conversations, panels and workshops”.

However, political and Jewish leaders have raised concerns given her recent involvement in disseminating the details of Jewish creatives from a leaked Whats­App group, with Vaucluse Liberal NSW MP Kellie Sloane demanding answers from Premier Chris Minns.

“(Ford) … has a history of being divisive on justice and equality ­issues,” Ms Sloane wrote in a letter to the Premier and Arts Minister John Graham, who has responsibility for the Opera House.

“Ms Ford has, among other comments, accused Jewish women of being ‘enthusiastic supporters of a murderous regime that has been killing children for over 70 years’ … She was also ­exposed for ‘doxxing’ Jewish ­creatives.”

Last Friday, Ford shared screenshots of a leaked Whats­App group of Jewish creatives, including names and professions, and a link to a website listing the members.

“These are divisive actions that are contrary to the aims of the festival,” Ms Sloane wrote, asking how Ford was appointed and whether there would be a ­“diversity of perspectives”.

Ms Sloane said on Thursday that “Ford’s divisive comments are contrary to the festival’s aims, which are supposed to be about justice and equality”, adding that many in the community would feel “uncomfortable” attending.

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In announcing her role, Ford referenced a “diabolical” campaign “run in secret” to silence pro-Palestine voices.

One of Ford’s events involves Randa Abdel-Fattah, a writer who shared a link to the leaked WhatsApp details last Friday, alongside author Matt Chun and activist Elsa Tuet-Rosenberg.

The Australian revealed how Chun and Ms Tuet-Rosenberg, alongside Zee Mazloum, were prolific sharers of the leaked ­details, with a history of anti-­Israel social media posts.

Hilma’s Network executive ­director Charlotte Mortlock told The Australian she had unsuccessfully reached out to the event to connect it with “balanced” speakers.

“I attempted to be constructive … offering to connect them with women who would provide balance on their panels,” she said, ­accusing the Opera House of “silencing” centre-right women.

“If a radical individual wanted to host a private event that is biased, that’s not my business … (but) an event like this should be promoting and supportive of all women, not just women with a certain ideology.”

A petition calling for the Opera House to take “measures” that “addressed” Ford’s doxxing involvement has reached almost 6000 signatures.

Executive Council of Australian Jewry president Daniel Aghion said it was “baffling” that someone who had caused “harm to fellow Australians” was ­appearing at one of the nation’s “most prestigious forums”.

A Sydney Opera House spokeswoman said Ford had been a festival contributor for more than a decade, and had co-curated three events this year, not including her own performance.

She said the festival was “wholly funded” by the Opera House and that artists’ pay was “commercial-in-confidence”.

“Talks and ideas festivals are intended to generate thought, discussion and debate … we understand that not all views, perspectives or sessions will ­appeal to everyone,” she said.

“Speakers and attendees have represented a broad diversity of thought, religions, ethnicities, ages, genders and experiences.”

H B Bear

Feb 15, 2024 8:49 PM

On the sudden excess demand for rentals.

Net immigration of 600k pa isn’t helping.

Yes, true.
I was thinking pacifically about JC’s observations.
We all know he gets a nosebleed if he strays outside postcodes which aren’t in the low 31xx range.
Not really 7/11 petrol thief territory.

She said the festival was “wholly funded” by the Opera House and that artists’ pay was “commercial-in-confidence”.

“Speakers and attendees have represented a broad diversity of thought, religions, ethnicities, ages, genders and experiences.”

Actually it represent a very narrow range of thought, all other categories are irrelevant in that regard. It is all woke and no other ideas are allowed to intrude or penetrate their consciousness.

That’s not what I was referring to.

Forget it.

Zafiro Feb 15, 2024 10:44 PM

Please, for the benefit of those among us who reside in the lesser 6 states, what is a “tattooed Brunswick type”?

Hmm… a google search helps me with “hipster”.
Thank you Zafiro.

Haven’t ever seen a hipster in real life. They don’t inhabit anywhere I’ve ever lived.
Trying to imagine what they must be like.

Interesting. Excerpt from the Economist. I ignore its political slant, but it offers some good information at times and pretty decent when the subject matter isn’t doesn’t veer towards TDS.

EVs sales were higher in 23 than in the previous year. By how much? Read on.

Start with the EV market. It is clearly still growing: 14m EVs were sold worldwide in 2023, a 35% increase on the previous year. But how fast will it continue to grow? Both new and used EVs are sitting in American dealerships for longer than their petrol-powered rivals. Volkswagen, a German automaker, reports that EVs made up 8-10% of sales in 2023, down from 11% the year before. Ford and GM are among the carmakers to have delayed EV- and battery-plant construction over the past year. Wariness about the sector is dragging on the share price of Tesla, the market leader, which is down by 26% this year. And will evs still need the same battery materials? New sodium-ion batteries require neither nickel nor lithium. If they begin to supersede existing types, demand for the metals will plummet.

Political considerations are also increasingly difficult to track, since the direction of travel is no longer one-way. Politicians across the rich world have started to worry about the costs involved in the energy transition. In September Britain delayed a ban on internal-combustion engines. Ahead of elections to the European Parliament in June, the draft manifesto of the centre-right European People’s Party now opposes an outright ban on such engines. Are these just cosmetic changes or the start of a deeper shift in green policies? Commodity investors need an answer.

70 million new cars were sold around the world in 22. Assuming roughly the same number in 23 that means 20% of the car market. Sounds high, but there it is.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/200002/international-car-sales-since-1990/