Cultural Workers at Venice Biennale Plan Strike Over Israel's Participation
Cultural workers and participants at the Venice Biennale are planning a strike to protest Israel's participation in the event. The strike, organized by the Art Not Genocide Alliance (ANGA), is scheduled for May 8, during the opening week of the 61st Biennale. The protest is supported by several Italian trade unions and cultural organizations. ANGA has called for a 24-hour strike, urging artists and curators to close their pavilions in opposition to what they describe as the normalization of genocide in culture and precarious labor conditions. The protest follows a letter sent by ANGA to the Biennale management, signed by over 230 artists and curators, demanding the cancellation of the Israeli pavilion. The controversy is part of a broader dispute involving the participation of Israel and Russia, which led to the resignation of the Biennale's prize jury. 
