As the University of Hull prepares to host the last in a series of BP-sponsored lectures tonight as part of Hull City of Culture, Culture Unstained has made public a series of damning emails which reveal that as pressure has mounted on BP’s sponsorship of the festival, the university - and members of the City … Continue reading Emails reveal university ready to help BP clamp down on critics at City of Culture
Chris Garrard, Co-director of Culture Unstained, headed to Manchester last week for this year's Museums Association Conference. Here are his thoughts on just some of the debates and discussions that took place... Climate change. The refugee crisis. Social inequality. Brexit. And of course, Trump. In her opening remarks, Director of the Museums Association (MA) Sharon … Continue reading ‘Nothing is neutral’ – Reflecting on the Museums Association’s Conference 2017
Yesterday was the Royal Shakespeare Company's Annual General Meeting. It announced four new trustees and another surplus of £4 million.
Today we are launching a new web resource on Ethical Sponsorship. Here's why. When unveiling the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Summer 2018 season recently, its Artistic Director Greg Doran seized the opportunity to defend the theatre company’s sponsorship deal with BP. According to iNews, Doran said that he 'would not bow to Art Not Oil activists … Continue reading Ethical fundraising is possible, despite what the RSC may claim
UPDATE: we have been in touch with The Times who claim that the two different versions resulted from the late addition of the line about BP - not its removal. We have therefore asked them to add the missing line or delete the old version in order to bring the article in line with what … Continue reading Did The Times censor criticism of BP?
As extreme weather events batter the US and South-Asia, the RSC's newly-published Sponsorship Policy is disappointingly devoid of ethics when it comes to its sponsor BP.
The RSC takes irony to a new level, publicly defending BP sponsorship while championing a play about the disastrous consequences of ignoring climate change “Are there any other questions? About... something else?” This was the none-too-subtle way in which the RSC’s Deputy Artistic Director Erica Whyman shifted Saturday’s public discussion session – “Why are we … Continue reading The Myth of acceptable oil sponsorship
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