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  Reverend Billy and & The Church of Earthalujah – An exorcism of the evil spirit of BP

  October 29, 2012 at 3:13 pm / Art & Performance, Environmental, Liberate Tate, Productions, Productions by You and I Films

  Monday, July 18, 2011 – 5:30pm Earthalujah UK Tour: Liberate Tate Reverend Billy and & The Church of Earthalujah invite you to a service at the Tate Modern Turbine Hall on Monday 18 July, 5.30. An exorcism of the evil spirit of BP, brought to you by Liberate Tate, UK Tar Sands Network, London Rising Tide, Art Not Oil and Climate Rush. Brothers and sisters, a dark beast lurks within the bosom of one of our most cherished arts institutions. [...]

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  Channel 4 News – Human Form by Liberate Tate

  October 26, 2012 at 3:56 pm / Art & Performance, Environmental, Liberate Tate, Productions, Productions by You and I Films

  Channel 4 news story about Liberate Tate’s “Human Form” oil spill performance action at the Tate Britain. Should corporate sponsorship of socially influential organisations like the Tate be allowed? Tate’s cultural endorsement of  BP has questionable social and environmental ethics and with its brand being key who does this relationship benefit? Footage shot by “You and I Films” –  http://www.youandifilms.com 

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  ‘Licence to spill’: an oil spill at the Tate Summer Party celebrating 20 years of BP support (June 2010)

  October 26, 2012 at 3:47 pm / Art & Performance, Environmental, Liberate Tate, Productions, Productions by You and I Films

  Apart from catastrophic spills like the Deepwater Horizon, there are a whole host of adverse impacts that are associated with the production of oil. On the local level, it often involves extreme forms of pollution for local communities, while regionally oil is frequently associated with greater militarization and conflict. Globally, carbon emissions, oil companies, and our collective dependence on the product they push, are taking us ever closer to the edge of climate catastrophe. In order for an oil company [...]

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