On the night of the 96th Academy Awards, celebrities Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell, Mark Ruffalo, Ava DuVernay, Mahershala Ali and Ramy Youssef showed up on the red carpet wearing red pins.Several fans wondered what the badges donned by these stars meant after pictures went viral. The pins were launched by Artists4Ceasefire, an artist collective that penned an open letter to US President Joe Biden calling for an immediate ceasefire in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, emphasising the human toll of the conflict. The design shows a red glossy circle with a hand and a black heart. There are more than 380 signatories to the letter which include Cate Blanchett, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Hasan Minhaj and Bradley Cooper.”We urge your administration, Congress, and all world leaders, to honor all of the lives in the Holy Land and call for and facilitate a ceasefire without delay – an end to the bombing of Gaza, and the safe release of hostages. Half of Gaza’s two million residents are children, and more than two-thirds are refugees and their descendants being forced to flee their homes. Humanitarian aid must be allowed to reach them”, the letter read.’Poor Things’ actor Ramy Youssef explained to US media that these pins are part of a creatives-led initiative to demand peace in Gaza.
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