Thousands of artists and musicians from around the country are taking a stand against Amazon and its ties to ICE.  On October 23, activist group Fight for the Future penned an open letter to Amazon Web Services, an Amazon subsidiary, announcing a boycott of all Amazon services for as long as Amazon “provide[s] the technical backbone for ICE’s human rights abuses.”

The more than 1,000 artists who have signed the letter thus far have committed to not participate in any Amazon-sponsored event or to engage in any exclusive negotiations with an Amazon subsidiary.

“We will not allow Amazon to exploit our creativity to promote its brand while it enables attacks on immigrants, communities of color, workers, and local economies. We call on all artists who believe in basic rights and human dignity to join us,” the letter reads.

The letter, titled “No Music for ICE!,” demands that Amazon terminate all of its contracts with government agencies that “commit human rights abuses,” stop providing cloud support for ICE and other organizations that “power the US government’s deportation machine,” and end its projects that “encourage racial profiling” now and in the future.  In particular, the letter is targeted at ending Amazon Web Services’ relationship with Palantir, a private software company that relies on Amazon Web Services but has been used by ICE to locate and deport illegal immigrants.

The No Music for ICE! movement began after Amazon Web Services announced that it would be hosting Intersect, a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip.  Intersect is scheduled to take place on December 6 and 7 and will be headlined by artists such as The Foo Fighters, Beck, and Brandi Carlile.

To learn more about the No Music for ICE! movement, follow @NoMusicForIce on Twitter or visit Fight for the Future’s website. The letter can be read in its entirety here.