Il festival di uscita della Serbia alla fine dopo 25 anni, dicendo che la libertà di parola non ha un prezzo
https://n1info.rs/english/news/exit-festival-announces-final-edition-in-serbia-amid-undemocratic-pressures/
di ColdInFurs
Il festival di uscita della Serbia alla fine dopo 25 anni, dicendo che la libertà di parola non ha un prezzo
https://n1info.rs/english/news/exit-festival-announces-final-edition-in-serbia-amid-undemocratic-pressures/
di ColdInFurs
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25 years ago, EXIT was born as a student movement for peace and freedom in Serbia and the Balkans. Through music, creativity, and activism, we connected generations, mended broken ties, and built bridges where others tore them down.
Despite this, ever since we publicly stood with students last year and supported their fight for a free and just society in Serbia, we have faced enormous financial and other pressures, aimed at silencing our right to freedom of thought and speech. Our public funding has been completely cut at all levels of government, and without it—and within the limits of the Serbian economy—it is no longer possible to organize a festival of EXIT’s size and reputation in the long term.
We believe that freedom has no price, and because of that, this year’s anniversary edition of the festival will be the last to take place in Serbia as it is today.
Still, we owe our city and our audience one last dance at the Petrovaradin Fortress, which is why our entire team is more determined than ever to make this year’s edition the most emotional and unforgettable one yet.
You can’t let them silence you. Even without funding, you can get people to bring boomboxes and have fun while sending a strong message through social media.
Exit started to Exit from the Milosevic Era finding out it never really ended :(. Come to Kosovo, we ended that Era <3
Idgaf, I’m a student and from Novi Sad, where the festival is taking a place. The festival started as a student movement and since then they sided with the ruling party, not a single post or message when there were protests in Serbia in 2020. They should’ve been the first ones to support student protests when they started with transparents at campus, and they only had a few minimal posts. When Marko Nastić (a dj who was at the festival, probably since the beginning) called them out, they publicly threatened him and started writing shit, the same way “sns” (the ruling party) does. And now after those few posts and when vuc*c doesn’t want to fund the festival, they are trying to use and side with students so they can sell tickets. pathetic.
Its commercial project of few students who have been fighting like dogs over its legacy and money.
It has nothing to do with first two years of Exit festival.
Now, they want to side with students of today. Festival is worse every year. No hope for it anymore.