
Even after receiving a third and final warning from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts to cease and desist claiming that the state agency was a sponsor, the “Palestine Writes” literary festival continues to display the PCA logo on its sponsor webpage.
“The PCA has repeatedly attempted to address this matter amicably and cooperatively, but the ‘Palestine Writes’ Literature Festival organization has failed to take necessary action to resolve this matter. In fact, Palestine Writes abruptly reversed course and failed to follow through on its own offer to remove the logo entirely from the website,” Amber Sizemore, counsel to the PCA, wrote to the festival on Sept. 21.