To: South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festival
Tell SXSW To Stop Threatening Performers And Artist With Deportation!
The South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festival has told performing artists that they could be immediately deported, have their passports revokes, and be denied entry into the United States by Customs and Border Patrol if they performed at any non-SXSW-sanctioned events. These are serious penalties that could ruin the career of international artists, bar them from returning to the United States, or in some cases, put the lives of undocumented performers in danger. The SXSW Conference and Festival should stop threatening and intimidating attendees with deportation immediately!
Why is this important?
One of the many international artists who are traveling in order to perform at this year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference and Festival in Austin, Texas Tweeted out a photo of his contract to illustrate that he could be deported, denied entry to the United States by Customs and Border Patrol, and have his passport revoked if he performed at an unsanctioned SXSW event.
Instead of remaining as a fun and interactive event for every attendee and performer, SXSW has decided to help carry out Donald Trump’s mass-deportation agenda by threatening and intimidating event-goers with deportation.
This is an unacceptable, and disturbing, punishment by SXSW organizers that could destroy artist’s careers, prevent them from returning to the United States, and expose any undocumented performer to swift and immediate deportation.
Please join me and demand that the SXSW Conference and Festival stops threatening and intimidating attendees with deportation immediately!
Instead of remaining as a fun and interactive event for every attendee and performer, SXSW has decided to help carry out Donald Trump’s mass-deportation agenda by threatening and intimidating event-goers with deportation.
This is an unacceptable, and disturbing, punishment by SXSW organizers that could destroy artist’s careers, prevent them from returning to the United States, and expose any undocumented performer to swift and immediate deportation.
Please join me and demand that the SXSW Conference and Festival stops threatening and intimidating attendees with deportation immediately!