Los Campesinos! Reveal They Turned Down $60K Airbnb Deal in Support of Palestine
"We’re sharing this because we have found similar acts of solidarity and protest by our peers to be inspiring."
Welsh indie rock outfit Los Campesinos! have detailed how they turned down a lucrative payday from Airbnb in order to maintain their support of pro-Palestinian causes.
The group – who have released seven albums across their 19-year history – took to social media on Tuesday to explain the reasoning behind their decision.
“In April we declined an offer of $60,000 to license a song of ours to an Airbnb commercial,” they wrote. “Airbnb continues to make money from stolen Palestinian land and contributes to the housing crisis worldwide. We do not wish to promote or profit from this.
“Free Palestine. Eat the Rich.”
The group’s accusations toward Airbnb follow on from reporting by The Guardian in February which claimed that both Airbnb and Booking.com had advertised more than 700 rooms in illegal Israeli settlements – with 350 of them available on Airbnb.
“We’re sharing this because we have found similar acts of solidarity and protest by our peers to be inspiring,” Los Campesinos! added in a follow-up post. “Every time an artist takes a principled stance it makes it easier for the next artist to do the same ✊
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