Greet BP at their private view of 'Mummy', British Museum, 6pm Monday July 19th
The Madingley Mummy | 19.07.2004 00:00 | Free Spaces | London
BP, sponsors of the British Museum's exhibition 'Mummy - the Inside Story', will have their own private view of the show on the evening of Monday July 19th 2004.
Come and greet them if you can, and express your sympathies for the way they are forced to make a living in a sunset industry that is almost universally despised.
Come and greet them if you can, and express your sympathies for the way they are forced to make a living in a sunset industry that is almost universally despised.
Meet at the caff in Russell Square, 6pm sharp, or come along to the Museum if you're late - front (Gt. Russell St.) or back entrance.
These sentiments may be among those expressed there:
curse of the mummy, or curse of bp & big oil?
Tonight, the British Museum plays host to bp, sponsor of the exhibition ‘mummy – the inside story’. Here’s a message for bp employees:
* ‘BP and Shell have discussed with the government the prospect of claiming a stake in Iraq's oil reserves in the aftermath of war.’ Financial Times, 11.3.03.
Do you really support the war in iraq? Did Iraq's oil reserves not help inspire the invasion?
* fossil fuel-induced climate chaos (or ‘global warming’) hit Europe in August 2003, killing tens of thousands of mostly older people in record-breaking temperatures.
Do you really think bp can expand oil & gas production by 3.5% per year and still be a 'responsible corporate citizen'?
* ‘Exposed: BP, its pipeline, and an environmental timebomb’ - Independent (26.6.04) on BP’s BTC pipelines, which will be a human rights disaster & produce over 150M tonnes of CO2 each year for 40 years, causing untold damage to the world’s climate. (baku.org.uk)
* BP invests less than 1% of its annual budget on solar & other renewable energy sources, a great deal less than what it spends on advertising, sponsorship & PR
* ‘Alaska cites & fines BP over death of worker’, FT, 28.5.03.
Does bp Really have the safety and welfare of its workers at heart?
BP’s oil & gas operations throughout the world, eg. in Colombia (colombiasolidarity.org.uk/), West Papua (jatam.org),
Alaska (alaskaactioncenter.org), Russia, Angola and even here in the UK continue to cause destitution and ecological devastation. In 2003, as you again saw your personal safety, union rights and wages in tatters (oilc.org), your boss (& British Museum board member) Lord Browne watched his own salary soar to £4.8m…
Fed up with working in a sunset industry that’s sure to become more and more a pariah as climate chaos kicks in? It’s not too late to flee the coop and make a living without killing the planet.
Let us know what you think of this leaflet, and, if you can, tell us more about what it’s like working for BP. Good luck with your transition!
e:
london@risingtide.org.uk c/o 62 Fieldgate Street, London E1 1ES
Info: www.risingtide.org.uk & www.londonrisingtide.org.uk
These sentiments may be among those expressed there:
curse of the mummy, or curse of bp & big oil?
Tonight, the British Museum plays host to bp, sponsor of the exhibition ‘mummy – the inside story’. Here’s a message for bp employees:
* ‘BP and Shell have discussed with the government the prospect of claiming a stake in Iraq's oil reserves in the aftermath of war.’ Financial Times, 11.3.03.
Do you really support the war in iraq? Did Iraq's oil reserves not help inspire the invasion?
* fossil fuel-induced climate chaos (or ‘global warming’) hit Europe in August 2003, killing tens of thousands of mostly older people in record-breaking temperatures.
Do you really think bp can expand oil & gas production by 3.5% per year and still be a 'responsible corporate citizen'?
* ‘Exposed: BP, its pipeline, and an environmental timebomb’ - Independent (26.6.04) on BP’s BTC pipelines, which will be a human rights disaster & produce over 150M tonnes of CO2 each year for 40 years, causing untold damage to the world’s climate. (baku.org.uk)
* BP invests less than 1% of its annual budget on solar & other renewable energy sources, a great deal less than what it spends on advertising, sponsorship & PR
* ‘Alaska cites & fines BP over death of worker’, FT, 28.5.03.
Does bp Really have the safety and welfare of its workers at heart?
BP’s oil & gas operations throughout the world, eg. in Colombia (colombiasolidarity.org.uk/), West Papua (jatam.org),
Alaska (alaskaactioncenter.org), Russia, Angola and even here in the UK continue to cause destitution and ecological devastation. In 2003, as you again saw your personal safety, union rights and wages in tatters (oilc.org), your boss (& British Museum board member) Lord Browne watched his own salary soar to £4.8m…
Fed up with working in a sunset industry that’s sure to become more and more a pariah as climate chaos kicks in? It’s not too late to flee the coop and make a living without killing the planet.
Let us know what you think of this leaflet, and, if you can, tell us more about what it’s like working for BP. Good luck with your transition!
e:
london@risingtide.org.uk c/o 62 Fieldgate Street, London E1 1ES Info: www.risingtide.org.uk & www.londonrisingtide.org.uk
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