@chrisgarrard.bsky.social
Welcome to see members of the #museums and wider #culture sector respond to the Supreme Court ruling and directly oppose the unworkable interim guidance of the #EHRC…https://www.museumsassociation.org/museums-journal/news/2025/05/museums-grapple-with-implications-of-supreme-court-ruling-on-sex/
Museums grapple with implications of Supreme Court ruling on sex - Museums Association
Open letter from culture professionals says EHRC update is ‘impossible to apply'
www.museumsassociation.org
May 2, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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Remember when banks were scrambling to respond to activist pressure and show they were climate leaders? In Feb 2021, Royal Bank of Canada announced they would put $500 billion into Sustainable Finance by 2025. Yesterday they abandoned that goal. Oh the good 'ol days.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
April 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Remember when banks were scrambling to respond to activist pressure and show they were climate leaders? In Feb 2021, Royal Bank of Canada announced they would put $500 billion into Sustainable Finance by 2025. Yesterday they abandoned that goal. Oh the good 'ol days.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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Tony Blair Institute have released a report which is getting a lot of coverage in UK today
It says the drive for net zero emissions is flawed and some media outlets have gone to town
However it’s a bit odd
By odd, I mean there’s a lot of bollocks in it and shouldn't be taken seriously 🧵🧵
Tony Blair Institute have released a report which is getting a lot of coverage in UK today
It says the drive for net zero emissions is flawed and some media outlets have gone to town
However it’s a bit odd
By odd, I mean there’s a lot of bollocks in it and shouldn't be taken seriously 🧵🧵
April 30, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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Tony Blair Institute have released a report which is getting a lot of coverage in UK today
It says the drive for net zero emissions is flawed and some media outlets have gone to town
However it’s a bit odd
By odd, I mean there’s a lot of bollocks in it and shouldn't be taken seriously 🧵🧵
Tony Blair Institute have released a report which is getting a lot of coverage in UK today
It says the drive for net zero emissions is flawed and some media outlets have gone to town
However it’s a bit odd
By odd, I mean there’s a lot of bollocks in it and shouldn't be taken seriously 🧵🧵
On the day BP is reaffirming it’s commitment to increasing oil production, I think there’s a need to be a phase out both of fossil fuels and Tony Blair’s colossal ego…
Maybe Tony could read the IEA’s #netzero report before weighing in. 🤷♂️
www.theguardian.com/environment/... #netzero #warcriminal
Maybe Tony could read the IEA’s #netzero report before weighing in. 🤷♂️
www.theguardian.com/environment/... #netzero #warcriminal
Climate plan based on phasing out fossil fuels doomed to fail, says Tony Blair
Former PM claims net zero policies losing public support and says there should be greater focus on carbon capture
www.theguardian.com
April 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
On the day BP is reaffirming it’s commitment to increasing oil production, I think there’s a need to be a phase out both of fossil fuels and Tony Blair’s colossal ego…
Maybe Tony could read the IEA’s #netzero report before weighing in. 🤷♂️
www.theguardian.com/environment/... #netzero #warcriminal
Maybe Tony could read the IEA’s #netzero report before weighing in. 🤷♂️
www.theguardian.com/environment/... #netzero #warcriminal
Reckless business plans here from BP - and yet no movement from the #BritishMuseum or @sciencemuseumldn.bsky.social on partnering with the company… 🙄
#climate #fossilfuels #museums #ethics
#climate #fossilfuels #museums #ethics
April 29, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Reckless business plans here from BP - and yet no movement from the #BritishMuseum or @sciencemuseumldn.bsky.social on partnering with the company… 🙄
#climate #fossilfuels #museums #ethics
#climate #fossilfuels #museums #ethics
Taking an ethical stance on corporate sponsorship can have clear benefits, that people respond to your moral leadership… www.advocate.com/exclusives/t...
#ethics #funding #sponsorship
#ethics #funding #sponsorship
Target dropped DEI, so Minnesota’s largest Pride festival dropped Target's sponsorship — and raised even more
After rejecting Target's pledged $50,000, Twin Cities Pride executive director Andi Otto tells The Advocate how his organization raised more than double that in less than 24 hours.
www.advocate.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Taking an ethical stance on corporate sponsorship can have clear benefits, that people respond to your moral leadership… www.advocate.com/exclusives/t...
#ethics #funding #sponsorship
#ethics #funding #sponsorship
The Supreme Court is wrong.
Solidarity to trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming in the wake of this ruling. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Solidarity to trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming in the wake of this ruling. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Legal definition of woman is based on biological sex, UK supreme court rules
Judges say Equality Act definition excludes transgender women, after gender-critical campaigners’ challenge
www.theguardian.com
April 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The Supreme Court is wrong.
Solidarity to trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming in the wake of this ruling. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Solidarity to trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming in the wake of this ruling. 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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The idea that new oil & gas fields are a key lever for economic dynamism in the UK is completely at odds with the reality of the North Sea basin's inexorably declining contribution to the UK's economic & energy security--not to mention the costs of escalating climate change. Some thoughts:
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New post just out
A timely guest post from John Kingman - chair of Legal + General and Barclays UK - on what Labour need to do if they're serious about getting the economy moving.
More important than ever given the impact of the Trump tariffs.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
A timely guest post from John Kingman - chair of Legal + General and Barclays UK - on what Labour need to do if they're serious about getting the economy moving.
More important than ever given the impact of the Trump tariffs.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
The Bazooka Revisited
Six ways for Labour to get the economy growing
open.substack.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The idea that new oil & gas fields are a key lever for economic dynamism in the UK is completely at odds with the reality of the North Sea basin's inexorably declining contribution to the UK's economic & energy security--not to mention the costs of escalating climate change. Some thoughts:
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A poorly argued piece here from #BritishMuseum Director Nick Cullinan which is sprinkled with inaccuracies, straw man arguments and mischaracterisations of activism.
We can - and should - have ethical standards for cultural sponsorship.
www.ft.com/content/4e4e... @cultureunstained.bsky.social 1/x
We can - and should - have ethical standards for cultural sponsorship.
www.ft.com/content/4e4e... @cultureunstained.bsky.social 1/x
Think twice before attacking corporate sponsorship of the arts
Activists should ask themselves what will replace the funding that is lost
www.ft.com
March 28, 2025 at 12:31 AM
A poorly argued piece here from #BritishMuseum Director Nick Cullinan which is sprinkled with inaccuracies, straw man arguments and mischaracterisations of activism.
We can - and should - have ethical standards for cultural sponsorship.
www.ft.com/content/4e4e... @cultureunstained.bsky.social 1/x
We can - and should - have ethical standards for cultural sponsorship.
www.ft.com/content/4e4e... @cultureunstained.bsky.social 1/x
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We stand in solidarity with @Greenpeace and the water protectors fighting the Dakota pipeline.
No matter what the fossil fuel industry throws at us, our global movement will continue to fight back.
No matter what the fossil fuel industry throws at us, our global movement will continue to fight back.
🚨BREAKING🚨
The trial verdict is in. A jury in the Morton County courthouse found Greenpeace International and two Greenpeace entities in the United States liable for over US$ 660 million combined in Energy Transfer’s meritless SLAPP lawsuit.
#WeWillNotBeSilenced
The trial verdict is in. A jury in the Morton County courthouse found Greenpeace International and two Greenpeace entities in the United States liable for over US$ 660 million combined in Energy Transfer’s meritless SLAPP lawsuit.
#WeWillNotBeSilenced
March 20, 2025 at 11:53 AM
We stand in solidarity with @Greenpeace and the water protectors fighting the Dakota pipeline.
No matter what the fossil fuel industry throws at us, our global movement will continue to fight back.
No matter what the fossil fuel industry throws at us, our global movement will continue to fight back.
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Date for your diary | We're delighted to announce that the new Health and Wellbeing in Museums Fund, supported by the Julia Rausing Trust, will open for applications on 28 April 📆
Head to our website to find out more about the application process and timeline 👉 ow.ly/F6ca50VlnOu
#MuseumFunding
Head to our website to find out more about the application process and timeline 👉 ow.ly/F6ca50VlnOu
#MuseumFunding
March 20, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Date for your diary | We're delighted to announce that the new Health and Wellbeing in Museums Fund, supported by the Julia Rausing Trust, will open for applications on 28 April 📆
Head to our website to find out more about the application process and timeline 👉 ow.ly/F6ca50VlnOu
#MuseumFunding
Head to our website to find out more about the application process and timeline 👉 ow.ly/F6ca50VlnOu
#MuseumFunding
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🚨BREAKING🚨
The trial verdict is in. A jury in the Morton County courthouse found Greenpeace International and two Greenpeace entities in the United States liable for over US$ 660 million combined in Energy Transfer’s meritless SLAPP lawsuit.
#WeWillNotBeSilenced
The trial verdict is in. A jury in the Morton County courthouse found Greenpeace International and two Greenpeace entities in the United States liable for over US$ 660 million combined in Energy Transfer’s meritless SLAPP lawsuit.
#WeWillNotBeSilenced
March 19, 2025 at 9:39 PM
🚨BREAKING🚨
The trial verdict is in. A jury in the Morton County courthouse found Greenpeace International and two Greenpeace entities in the United States liable for over US$ 660 million combined in Energy Transfer’s meritless SLAPP lawsuit.
#WeWillNotBeSilenced
The trial verdict is in. A jury in the Morton County courthouse found Greenpeace International and two Greenpeace entities in the United States liable for over US$ 660 million combined in Energy Transfer’s meritless SLAPP lawsuit.
#WeWillNotBeSilenced
While the corporate culture of Toyota might be interesting, we should perhaps take learning from a high carbon corporation with a slight pinch of salt…https://www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/feature/what-the-arts-can-learn-from-toyota-cultivating-a-culture-of-creative-resilience
What the arts can learn from Toyota: Cultivating a culture of creative resilience - Arts Professional
Amid funding cuts, operational challenges and shifting audience behaviours, David Reece explores how the arts can take inspiration from Toyota’s culture of experimentation and bold goal setting to dri...
www.artsprofessional.co.uk
March 19, 2025 at 11:47 AM
While the corporate culture of Toyota might be interesting, we should perhaps take learning from a high carbon corporation with a slight pinch of salt…https://www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/feature/what-the-arts-can-learn-from-toyota-cultivating-a-culture-of-creative-resilience
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More than 150 ‘unprecedented’ climate disasters struck world in 2024, says UN #Climate
More than 150 ‘unprecedented’ climate disasters struck world in 2024, says UN
Floods, heatwaves and supercharged hurricanes occurred in hottest climate human society has ever experienced
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 12:28 AM
More than 150 ‘unprecedented’ climate disasters struck world in 2024, says UN #Climate
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A welcome shift - and one influenced not just by the amazing campaign against #Sackler funding but also the #fossilfreeculture movement’s scrutiny of oil sponsorship of the arts…
www.ft.com/content/d2a9...
www.ft.com/content/d2a9...
March 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
A welcome shift - and one influenced not just by the amazing campaign against #Sackler funding but also the #fossilfreeculture movement’s scrutiny of oil sponsorship of the arts…
www.ft.com/content/d2a9...
www.ft.com/content/d2a9...
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UK Tory opposition leader Badenoch to abandon climate change net zero 2050 target
This isn't a new direction but a craven failure, feeding not halting Britain's decline
Wrong in so many ways, it fails
• Morally
• Economically
• Socially
• Politically
🧵1/5
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This isn't a new direction but a craven failure, feeding not halting Britain's decline
Wrong in so many ways, it fails
• Morally
• Economically
• Socially
• Politically
🧵1/5
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Conservative party to ditch commitment to net zero in UK by 2050
Break in cross-party consensus on issue to be announced on Tuesday
www.theguardian.com
March 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
UK Tory opposition leader Badenoch to abandon climate change net zero 2050 target
This isn't a new direction but a craven failure, feeding not halting Britain's decline
Wrong in so many ways, it fails
• Morally
• Economically
• Socially
• Politically
🧵1/5
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This isn't a new direction but a craven failure, feeding not halting Britain's decline
Wrong in so many ways, it fails
• Morally
• Economically
• Socially
• Politically
🧵1/5
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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We’re appalled that the Educational Bookshop in Jerusalem was again subjected to intimidation by the Israeli police yesterday.
We are incredibly grateful that, in the face of this attack on free expression, our friend and colleague, Mahmoud Muna, will nonetheless join us in London today.
We are incredibly grateful that, in the face of this attack on free expression, our friend and colleague, Mahmoud Muna, will nonetheless join us in London today.
March 12, 2025 at 9:36 AM
We’re appalled that the Educational Bookshop in Jerusalem was again subjected to intimidation by the Israeli police yesterday.
We are incredibly grateful that, in the face of this attack on free expression, our friend and colleague, Mahmoud Muna, will nonetheless join us in London today.
We are incredibly grateful that, in the face of this attack on free expression, our friend and colleague, Mahmoud Muna, will nonetheless join us in London today.
After BP announced it was going back to petroleum (again), #BritishMuseum Director Nick Cullinan went on BBC #FrontRow to defend its BP partnership… 🛢️🙄🏛️
But naughty Nick had a few misleading answers to Kirsty’s questions… 😮 1/x
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
But naughty Nick had a few misleading answers to Kirsty’s questions… 😮 1/x
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Front Row, Anjelica Huston, Tim Roth and British Museum Director Nicholas Cullinan
Kirsty Wark talks to Anjelica Huston about Agatha Christie's Towards Zero.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
After BP announced it was going back to petroleum (again), #BritishMuseum Director Nick Cullinan went on BBC #FrontRow to defend its BP partnership… 🛢️🙄🏛️
But naughty Nick had a few misleading answers to Kirsty’s questions… 😮 1/x
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
But naughty Nick had a few misleading answers to Kirsty’s questions… 😮 1/x
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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NEW | Us in the Guardian on BP’s reckless plans…
“BP abandoned any pretence of caring about its massive climate impacts as it recommitted to oil and gas. Now, by recommitting to partnerships with BP, #TheBritishMuseum and #ScienceMuseum have done the same.“
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
“BP abandoned any pretence of caring about its massive climate impacts as it recommitted to oil and gas. Now, by recommitting to partnerships with BP, #TheBritishMuseum and #ScienceMuseum have done the same.“
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Museums defend BP sponsorship after firm abandons climate targets
British Museum and Science Museum said BP’s decision to grow fossil fuel investment would not alter relationship
www.theguardian.com
February 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
NEW | Us in the Guardian on BP’s reckless plans…
“BP abandoned any pretence of caring about its massive climate impacts as it recommitted to oil and gas. Now, by recommitting to partnerships with BP, #TheBritishMuseum and #ScienceMuseum have done the same.“
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
“BP abandoned any pretence of caring about its massive climate impacts as it recommitted to oil and gas. Now, by recommitting to partnerships with BP, #TheBritishMuseum and #ScienceMuseum have done the same.“
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
So, BP goes back to petroleum (again).
And ten years on, we still haven’t learnt that Big Oil doesn’t change its DNA.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
And ten years on, we still haven’t learnt that Big Oil doesn’t change its DNA.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Engaging with oil companies on climate change is futile, admits leading UK environmentalist
After years working on sustainability projects with BP and Shell, Jonathon Porritt says he came to the conclusion it was ‘impossible’ for today’s oil and gas companies to adapt to the need to exit fos...
www.theguardian.com
February 27, 2025 at 10:03 AM
So, BP goes back to petroleum (again).
And ten years on, we still haven’t learnt that Big Oil doesn’t change its DNA.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
And ten years on, we still haven’t learnt that Big Oil doesn’t change its DNA.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
BBC reporting of Keir Starmer working to secure release of Alaa Abd el-Fattah.
PM needs to act fast, and act now.
www.bbc.com/news/article... #freealaa
PM needs to act fast, and act now.
www.bbc.com/news/article... #freealaa
'High death risk' for UK-Egyptian mother on hunger strike over jailed son - BBC News
The warning comes from a London hospital treating Laila Soueif, mother of British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah.
www.bbc.com
February 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
BBC reporting of Keir Starmer working to secure release of Alaa Abd el-Fattah.
PM needs to act fast, and act now.
www.bbc.com/news/article... #freealaa
PM needs to act fast, and act now.
www.bbc.com/news/article... #freealaa
BP CEO tells investors that it’s vision for energy transition was misplaced and that “we went too far, too fast”.
This, as climate scientists have made clear how the world is not decarbonising anywhere near fast enough.
#bp #netzero #fossilfuels #climate 1/x
This, as climate scientists have made clear how the world is not decarbonising anywhere near fast enough.
#bp #netzero #fossilfuels #climate 1/x
February 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
BP CEO tells investors that it’s vision for energy transition was misplaced and that “we went too far, too fast”.
This, as climate scientists have made clear how the world is not decarbonising anywhere near fast enough.
#bp #netzero #fossilfuels #climate 1/x
This, as climate scientists have made clear how the world is not decarbonising anywhere near fast enough.
#bp #netzero #fossilfuels #climate 1/x