The British Museum’s Pink Ball fundraising gala on Saturday was disrupted when a climate protestor took to the stage during a spee...

The British Museum’s Pink Ball fundraising gala on Saturday was disrupted when a climate protestor took to the stage during a speech by the museum’s chair of trustees, George Osborne. The protestor reportedly worked as a waitress at the ball. In a video posted to Instagram by the group campaign group Energy Embargo for Palestine she can be seen on stage next to Osborne, holding a sign which reads: “DROP BP NOW”. The protestor said: “The British Museum’s £50m sponsorship with BP provides cultural cover for a company that is causing climate collapse… If the British Museum truly wants to confront its cultural legacy, it [should] look at the way it is actively upholding imperialism today.” https://lnkd.in/gWvUb3mZ