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<DIV>THE GREAT BP-SPONSORED SLEEP-IN<BR>Sunday 17 April 2011, 2PM at Tate
Modern, Bankside, London, SE1 9TG<BR> <BR>To mark the one year anniversary
of the BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill, join us for ‘The great BP-sponsored
sleep-in’, a 4-minute flashmob art installation inside Tate Modern. Imagine the
turbine hall of this former power station filled with BP-branded sleeping
figures, who will soon wake from their BP-sponsored coma to sound the climate
alarm.<BR> <BR>BP’s greenwash is sleepwalking us into the climate crisis.
BP sponsors galleries like Tate to try and clean up its tarnished image, and
distract us from its devastating activities around the world. Every pound of
dirty oil money accepted by Tate helps legitimise a long legacy of environmental
destruction and human rights abuses. It’s time to take off the blindfold,
rub the sponsorship sleep from our eyes, and give Tate and BP a wake-up
call.<BR> <BR>This family friendly event will highlight BP’s sponsorship to
the public, and show that we are not prepared to stand by as the Tate
helps BP greenwash its image… and allow us all a few minutes to dream of a
future free from oil spills and oil sponsorship of the arts.<BR> <BR>SIX
STEPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL SPONSORED SLEEP-IN<BR> 1. Synchronise your watch
using this website:<BR> <A
href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fullscreen.html?n=136">http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fullscreen.html?n=136</A><BR> 2.
Enter the building before 2PM<BR> 3. Choose your sleep-in spot – café,
corridor, lift, gift shop, and of course exhibits are all fair game, but
please pick somewhere on Levels 1 (turbine hall level), 2 or 3 (this is where
our camera crews will be to film the fun).<BR> 4. At exactly 2.15PM, unpack
your BP branded sheet, pillow, pyjamas, sleep mask, teddy bear, alarm clock or
any other sleep related props (see here for ideas and downloadable props: <A
href="http://www.artnotoil.org.uk/bpweekofaction/resources">http://www.artnotoil.org.uk/bpweekofaction/resources</A>)
and start the sleep-in!<BR> 5. Exactly 4 minutes later, the flash mob will
be over as alarm clocks sound the wake-up call throughout the gallery. Take off
your sponsored blindfolds and bedding, leave them behind if you wish, and head
outside to…<BR> 6. Post-slumber party on the South Bank. Listen to speakers
from BP-affected communities from the Gulf of Mexico and the Canadian Tar Sands,
help engage gallery-goers with leaflets and vox pop video messages and enjoy
live music and a pedal-powered sound system.<BR> <BR>So join us on April
17th, and show the Tate that we won’t take oil sponsorship of the arts lying
down!<BR> <BR>More info: <A
href="http://www.artnotoil.org.uk/bpweekofaction/flashmob">http://www.artnotoil.org.uk/bpweekofaction/flashmob</A><BR> Facebook
event: <A
href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=137704989634221">http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=137704989634221</A><BR> <BR>This
flashmob is part of a week of action to kick BP out of our cultural
spaces:<BR> <BR>BP AND CULTURE – TIME TO BREAK IT OFF!<BR>14 – 20 April
2011<BR> <BR>In the week between BP’s AGM and the one-year anniversary of
the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, we are calling for actions and creative
interventions to show the true nature of BP’s damaging activities around the
world, and to persuade our most prestigious galleries and cultural spaces to
liberate themselves from BP’s dirty money.<BR> <BR>Sponsorship of
galleries, museums and other cultural spaces is one of the most important ways
BP tries to protect its reputation and buy our acceptance. By breaking off BP’s
relationship with our most prestigious cultural institutions, we strike a blow
to BP’s precious brand, topple BP’s powerful position in our society, and
reclaim our public spaces. On the anniversary of the Gulf spill, let’s reveal
the sticky black stuff behind BP’s shiny green logo, and pile on the pressure to
kick BP out of our cultural spaces for good.<BR> <BR>Creative interventions
will be popping up at sponsored galleries and institutions throughout the week,
so watch this space, or better yet plan your own!<BR> <BR>This week of
action is called by Art Not Oil, Climate Camp London, Climate Rush, Indigenous
Environmental Network, Liberate Tate, London Rising Tide and UK Tar Sands
Network.<BR> <BR>More info including full events list, targets and
resources:<BR><A
href="http://www.artnotoil.org.uk/bpweekofaction">http://www.artnotoil.org.uk/bpweekofaction</A><BR>Facebook
event: <A
href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=198819640150485">http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=198819640150485</A></FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>