Google and Meta do not meet the requirements to partner with Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, the organization said, after two giant techs ended their official participation and ditched differences -Different US obligations.
On the -47 annual Mardi Gras Parade Up Oxford Street next Saturday, a well -known loss will be two tech firms, previously sponsors of the event.
When the Biannual World Pride Global Event in 2023, Meta sent a float to the parade. It was a media partner for last year’s Mardi Gras; Google is a supporting partner.
This year’s two companies have prevented their spending on Mardi Gras, Guardian Australia confirmed, and did not support the event in any capacity.
Neither the company does not comment on the move but understands that sponsorship costs are a factor for at least one of them – rather than staying away from the difference, equity, equity and integration of US initiatives since Donald’s return Trump in the White House.
Mardi Gras has defeated the level of funds that Guardian Australia has told that it is necessary for companies to sponsor a float and festival partner.
Last year Mardi Gras received $ 3.5m in sponsorship income, organizers said – about $ 464,000 less than expected, blamed on a slow economy and the cancellation of the event in fair culture at Victoria Park amidst concerns about asbestos in Mulch.
Although Meta and Google have removed their own conclusion, a spokesman for the Mardi Gras said companies will now not meet the celebration of the celebration for partners.
“The values of the collaboration are evaluated based on the size of a community organization’s festival and commitment,” the spokesman said. “They do not always have value in value and support the ethical charter process – one that Google or Meta currently meets the requirements of.”
The Mardi Gras’s website said: “We want to partner with industry leaders in difference – equity, equity, and integration – who have won the DEI as an integral part of their organization and culture.”
Meta’s revision of the hate policy of conduct gives users on Facebook and Instagram accusing transgenders or gay men who are “sick of thinking”.
The Guardian reported last week that inside the meta, the collapse of the differences of the company’s differences began with the removal of chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg in 2022.
Google this month announced that its difference initiatives were measured and it removed LGBTQ+ holidays from online and mobile calendars.
Other companies remain involved in the parade. The Canva is working on the event, Tiktok supports LGBTQ+ creators and ABC will be able to broadcast the parade live on Tiktok account.
Amazon took part in the activities of Mardi Gras under the “Glamazon” banner and participated in the fair day this year, as in recent years, despite announcing in January that it has been circular Initiative of Difference -Different in the US. The Australian Amazon website still provides information about differences of difference.
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Other large companies including American Express and Coles are listed as partners for the event.
Anna Brown, Chief Executive of Australia’s Peak LGBTQ+ Lobbying Organization, Equality Australia, said all corporations who participated in the parade “should show support for their LGBTIQ+ staff and our wider community , not just one day of the year but day -day “.
A spokesman for the Protest Protest Activist Group, Damien Nguyen, said corporate participation in Mardi Gras was “never about integration or community, it was always about pinkwashing”.
Nguyen, who is also a member of the Mardi Gras Board, said the interests in the corporation were “drowning the roots of protests of community events such as the Mardi Gras”.
In addition to the annual debate about the integration of police and politicians in the parade, corporate involvement in Mardi Gras – an event originated as a protest against police violence in 1978 – is a frequent source of controversy.
During World Pride, Guardian Australia announced that the meta was engaged in the parade while also taking thousands of dollars from Australian groups that promote anti-LGBTQ advertising on Facebook and Instagram.
Excessive 10% of Mardi Gras Floats represent corporate partners.
Google and Meta are eligible to partner with the organization in the future they provide to show how they meet the requirements of its ethical charter.
