The Wing Luke Museum is temporarily closed after employees accused its 'Confronting Hate Together' exhibit of inadvertently supporting Israel.
A Seattle -based museum is temporarily closed after employees accused its "Confronting Hate Together" exhibit of inadvertently supporting Israel.The striking Wing Luke Museum employees, who organized under the handle @wlm4palestine on Instagram, say the exhibit "conflate anti-Zionism as antisemitism." The museum describes the exhibit as exploring "anti-Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander hate, Black hate and anti-Jewish hate.
"These funds would provide financial relief so that we can pay rent, utilities, food, medical bills, and other living expenses here in Seattle. Funds will also assist staff efforts of this walkout ."In response to the strikes, the Wing Luke Museum issued a sympathetic statement about the strikers, calling the walk-out "respectful.
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