The British Museum’s controversial sponsorship deal with BP is under increasing pressure as hundreds of people signed up to “Make BP History” at the massive creative event on Saturday (23 April 2022).
More than 300 people have pledged to take part in what will be the largest protest inside the museum since the coronavirus outbreak began. Was the operation initiated by the radical theatre group BP or not? Because the British Museum is actively deciding whether to renew the current deal with BP.
Participants will stage hundreds of small protests throughout the afternoon to “bring the facts about BP that the museum is trying to ignore”, followed by a mass performance at the museum at 4 p.m.
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The group had previously smuggled a sea monster, a Viking longship and a giant Trojan horse into the museum and promised to do something equally spectacular this time around.
Sarah Horne, member of BP or not BP? Those who will be at the April 23 protest said: “British Museum management seems determined to ignore the disruptive behaviour of its sponsor BP – so on April 23 hundreds of us will show the museum about this deadly company disturbing facts.
“We’re going to challenge the museum director: we know he’s been meeting with BP about a new sponsorship deal. Will he still be meeting with people who are affected by BP?
“Will he speak to the 300 archaeologists and heritage professionals who are calling for an end to the deal, frontline communities facing BP’s pollution and corruption, and young people who BP is actively disrupting in the future? Or is he just interested in speaking to BP? “
She added: “As we have seen this month, as the climate crisis deepens, we can expect an inevitable increase in fossil fuel protests. If the British Museum continues to support BP, they are basically painting themselves a Big Grease Target. Why on earth would they do this?”
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This will be the fourth BP protest at the museum in a month. Has BP taken action? On April 4, it surreptitiously added a new label to a BP-sponsored Stonehenge exhibit, and on April 8, an event hosted by Extinction Rebellion grandparents and elders took place outside the museum.
This week, independent activists to save Stonehenge also staged a show protest, pouring fake oil on themselves inside the museum to challenge BP’s sponsorship and the proposed Stonehenge road tunnel.
The actions follow a series of events over the past three months that have put more pressure on BP than ever before on the museum.
The National Portrait Gallery, Scottish Ballet and New Scientist Live have all ended their BP partnerships, and the British Museum has become one of the few UK arts institutions still working with fossil fuel companies.
About the damn report Channel 4 News It was revealed that a shady corporate “Chairman’s Advisory Panel” including BP had been secretly advising the museum’s management, while hiding documents such as meeting minutes and memberships from freedom of information requests.
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In an unprecedented intervention, 300 archaeologists and heritage professionals have signed a letter calling on the British Museum to end its deal with BP.
Meanwhile, BP faces serious public anger over profiteering from rising energy prices as millions struggle with rising energy bills.
A new report shows how much BP’s Russian operations have played a role in helping Vladimir Putin build his power and wealth – BP has flown to the Russian government since the 2014 invasion of Crimea Funding has exceeded £600 million.
A recent assessment of the highly regarded Climate Action 100+ found that BP failed to meet any of its criteria for aligning investments with the achievement of the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C target.
A separate report released this week confirmed that BP plans to spend £23bn on new oil and gas fields between now and 2030 – a plan that goes against the IEA’s warning that new fossil fuels cannot be carried out if we want to. fuel mining. The world stays within 1.5 degrees.
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Brendan Montague is the editor ecologist. Is this article based on a BP press release or is it not BP?
