ALT This divestment is the result of boycotting authors pressuring the Giller. It will remain a permanent stain on the Prize's legacy that its leadership fought this at every turn - through censorship, stonewalling, and harassment campaigns against dissenting authors. The Giller can't unring that bell. The boycott stands so long as the Giller retains the Azrieli Foundation and Indigo Books as sponsors, two entities also financing the ongoing oppression of Palestinians and silencing free expression in Canada. One down, two to go. - CanLit Responds 
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ALT Outside the Queens Park building in Toronto on a sunny day, a few Indigenous people are drumming in a line. There is a wooden lectern and a few banners about Aamjiwnaang First Nation, and a red Indigenous warrior flag.

ALT Dozens of authors nationwide chose to withdraw from the Giller Prize because they have determined that lending their work to an organization sponsored by the Canadian entities financing Israel’s occupation and slaughter of Palestinians, comes at too great a moral cost. In addition to Scotiabank’s significant stake in weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems, Indigo (through the HESEG Foundation) has contributed over $40 million to enable lone soldiers to join the IDF in the past five years, and the Azrieli Foundation has past and present investments in illegal settlements, and donated millions to organizations promoting the suppression of voices critical of Israel. Daily, the world witnesses the Israeli government bury Palestinians in mass graves, set fire to hospitals, schools, and universities, and stifle artistic and creative life across Gaza, the West Bank, and Lebanon, all while escalating tensions in the region with attacks on Iran, Yemen, and Iraq. These demands are based on our colle