Creative Community for Peace (CCFP)

Dear Friends: Thanks in part to Creative Community for Peace's (CCFP) public and private efforts, Eurovision in Israel was a massive success, being watched by over 220 million people around the world. CCFP helped change the narrative around the event with a public statement signed onto by many leading figures in the entertainment industry, which got picked up by over 200 different press outlets around the world. You can check out some articles surrounding Eurovision mentioning CCFP below, along with photos from our own pre-Eurovision event. As a non-profit organization, your financial support is crucial in allowing us to continue to do our work. Please click below to make a donation and feel free to share this newsletter with all your colleagues, family, and friends. Every donation, no matter the size, is huge. Many thanks, Team CCFP SUPPORT OUR WORK CCFP Releases a Statement Featuring Many Leading Entertainment Heavyweights in Support of the Eurovision Song Contest in Israel CCFP's statement on Eurovision, which was signed onto by more than 100 leaders in the entertainment industry, was picked up by over 250 news outlets throughout Europe, Australia, and the United States. Some of the outlets that covered our statement included: CNN, The Evening Standard, theTelegraph, the Guardian, Yahoo, and Variety amongst many others. This coverage equated to an estimated 3.97 million views of the articles with 38.4k shares of the coverage across various social media channels.  (l-r) Steven Levine, Director of Publicity for iHeartRadio’s Elvis Duran and The Z100 Morning Show (EDMS);Jeremy Hulsh, CEO/Founder of Oleh! Records and Founder of Tune-In-Tel-Aviv; Craig Balsam, Co-Founder of Razor & Tie Records and Publishing; James Diener, Founder of Octone Records and Freesolo Entertainment; Lemar, Recording Artist.   CCFP Brings Delegation of Top Entertainment Executives to Tel Aviv During Eurovision "This past weekend, squeezed between a string of Eurovision Song Contest parties, Tel Aviv’s posh Norman hotel played host to an intimate, invite-only dinner of music industry delegates from the United States. The rooftop-set event was designed as a highlight on the itinerary of the Creative Community for Peace (CCFP) weeklong trip to Israel. CCFP, an entertainment industry non-profit organization dedicated to promoting music and the arts as a bridge to peace and artistic freedom, brought 15 delegates to Israel for Eurovision week." "Among the guests were veteran manager Ken Levitan, founder and co-president of Vector; Craig Balsam, the co-founder of Razor & Tie; manager James Diener, co-founder of Alignment Artist Capital; Aton Ben-Horin, global vice president of A&R for Warner Music Group’s labels; Dan Rosen, CEO of Australian Recoding Industry Association; and Steve Greenberg, president and founder of S-Curve Records." [Click Here To Read The Full Article]  CCFP Co-Founder, David Renzer, and CCFP Director, Ari Ingel, were Featured in The Jerusalem Post Ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest CCFP co-founder, David Renzer, and director, Ari Ingel, were interviewed by The Jerusalem Post about the impact of the Eurovision Song Contest in America. “The entertainment industry is very interested in seeking out talent wherever it is,” Ingel said, “whether it’s Europe, the UK or even some African artists who have recently been making a lot of noise.” [Click Here To Read The Full Article]   PLEASE CLICK TO DONATE CCFP Co-Hosted the Premiere Live Music Event in Tel-Aviv the Night Before the Eurovision Finale  In conjunction with Oleh Records and Tune In Tel Aviv, CCFP threw an epic pre-Eurovision party in Tel Aviv featuring some of the best local artists in Israel and celebrating the diversity of the Israeli music scene. Artists that performed at the event included: Noga Erez, Palestinian artist Adam Zoolod, Ethiopian Hip-Hop artist Eden Dersso, and the Yemenite band, A-Wa. Here some photos from the event: As a non-profit organization, we rely on donor funding. Please help support our work through a contribution to our mission of building bridges through the arts and opposing the singling out of Israel for a cultural boycott. All contributions are tax deductible. PLEASE CLICK TO DONATE CONNECT WITH US Facebook Twitter Instagram Website Email Our Mission: Creative Community for Peace is a non-profit organization comprised of prominent members of the entertainment industry dedicated to promoting the arts as a means to peace, defending artistic freedom, and to countering the cultural boycott of Israel. This work cannot be done without your help. We understand the power that music, film, and television has to effect change and believe that art and artists should never be silenced. Join us on social media and support our work by visiting our website for more information: www.creativecommunityforpeace.com. Copyright © 2019 Creative Community For Peace, All rights reserved.