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A bunch of leisure trade figures are becoming a member of forces to launch a brand new marketing campaign amid rising antisemitic incidents.
Connie Britton, Cindy Crawford, Ginnifer Goodwin, Jenna Dewan and Scooter Braun are amongst these taking part within the “New Year, New Voices” marketing campaign, which goals to fight antisemitism and launches on social media Tuesday, in keeping with organizers who shared a preview of the hassle with CNN.
Whereas dozens of prominent celebrities have condemned the Oct. 7 Hamas assaults in Israel, the brand new marketing campaign is about stopping antisemitism extra broadly and consists of each Jewish and non-Jewish voices.
“We’ve to cease antisemitism in its tracks and the one means to try this is to point out folks that it’s not simply the identical Jewish influencers over and over. We’re not the one ones talking out,” “New 12 months, New Voices” marketing campaign founder Samantha Ettus instructed CNN. “Propaganda has made folks assume that standing as much as antisemitism is political – and it’s not. It’s simply as acceptable to face up towards antisemitism as it’s any type of hate in direction of any ethnic group.”
Among the many different actors, some athletes, TV personalities and public figures which have joined the marketing campaign are David Arquette, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Colton Underwood, Zach Randolph, Lance Bass, Bryan Greenberg, Debra Messing, Montana Tucker, Nia Dennis, Jennifer Morrison, Jaimie Alexander, Rebecca Gayheart, Caroline D’Amore, Cheryl Burke, Katie Cassidy, Kevin Nealon, Richard Marx and Brett Gelman.
Just lately, a distinct group of leisure trade leaders wrote an open letter, signed by almost 300 folks, to criticize the Academy of Movement Photos Arts and Sciences for excluding Jews as an underrepresented group in its range and inclusion requirements for the Oscars.
The Academy has not but publicly commented on the criticism and didn’t reply to CNN’s request for remark.
Ettus famous that there have been few cries towards antisemitism on crimson carpets or award present levels up to now this season, when traditionally the reveals have usually served as venues for expertise to advocate for social causes such because the #MeToo movement, pay fairness and racial justice.
“There’s a lack of consolation or advocacy within the Hollywood group for the Jews,” Ettus mentioned. “We’ve grow to be this inhabitants that persons are afraid to face up for, and this marketing campaign is making an attempt to vary that.”