Dear John,

This morning, activists from the group BP or not BP brought a huge wooden
Trojan Horse to the British Museum, to protest BP’s sponsorship of the
museum's Troy exhibition. They plan to stay with the horse overnight
inside the museum courtyard, ready to welcome over 1000 people taking part
in a mass performance protest tomorrow. 

The British Museum has let BP in, despite knowing full well what they are
doing to this planet. We only ask that the Museum let the protesters and
their Trojan horse in too. This would show their willingness to listen and
engage with the people, and not just polluters like BP.

We don’t have much time. But if enough of us sign this petition today, and
cause a stir by sharing it across our networks, the Museum will see that
it’s in their interest to allow this legitimate protest.

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition calling on the British Museum to allow the peaceful
protesters and their anti-BP Trojan Horse to stay in the museum’s
courtyard overnight, until Saturday the 8th of February.

BP likes to claim it is doing its best to combat the climate crisis, but
in reality 3% of its investments are in clean energy and it’s planning to
spend $71 billion in the next 10 years drilling for even more oil and gas.
By promoting and defending BP, the British Museum is helping the oil giant
to get away with this.

If the British Museum continues to partner with BP, the protests against
it are only going to get bigger and more ambitious. And they are not going
to stop. Instead, we urge the Museum to follow the positive leadership
demonstrated by the Royal Shakespeare Company and National Galleries
Scotland, and end this polluting partnership as soon as possible. 

Like a Trojan horse, BP sponsorship might appear to be a generous gift,
but inside it is hiding the death and destruction that will come from
climate breakdown.

It’s time to raise our voices, and cause a commotion. Together we can be
loud enough that the British Museum sees that they cannot allow polluting
oil companies in, while kicking peaceful protesters out. 

[ [link removed] ]Sign the petition now, and let the British Museum know that you want
them to allow the protesters and their Trojan horse to stay the night.

In solidarity,

Matilda - for the 350.org team


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