Protestors Occupy British Museum This Weekend Over BP Funding

September 15th, 2015

Activists occupied the lobby of the British Museum this weekend, in protest against the museum’s acceptance of funds from BP, once again drawing attention to the oil company’s contributions to the country’s largest arts institutions.  “They get to purchase a social licence to operate, which is incredibly important for a company like BP,” says activist Danny Chivers of BP or not BP.

Read more at The Guardian