Monday saw extraordinary scenes as we joined Reverend Billy and the Church of Earthaluyah to exorcise the beast that is BP from the Tate Modern Turbine Hall. Filling the huge space inside the former power station with singing, clapping and chanting, crowds of people joined the Rev in a piece of protest performance art that was at times sombre, at times raucous, at times oily – and ultimately incredibly powerful.
Watch the film to find out what the hell we’re talking about.
See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Lz7ECeOCWQ&feature=player_embedded&utm_source=UK+Tar+Sands+Campaign+List&utm_campaign=420018385e-UK_Tar_Sands_Campaign12_2_2009&utm_medium=email.
See also Bill McKibben, Naomi Klein, Wendell Berry Call for Civil Disobedience on Tar Sands
http://itsgettinghotinhere.org/2011/06/23/bill-mckibben-naomi-klein-wendell-berry-call-for-civil-disobedience-on-tar-sands/