Protesters spill oily substance on floor of Louvre museum
Action inside @louvre has begun! #fossilfreeculture pic.twitter.com/ZFKIosGkLc
— Art Not Oil (@ArtNotOil) December 9, 2015Digital Reporter
Thursday, December 10, 2015, 6:31 PM - Ten activists protesting the use of fossil fuels were arrested Wednesday at France's Louvre museum after using an oily substance to create footprints on the floor of the building.
The protest was part of a movement called "Keep it in the Ground", which hopes to prevent further drilling of fossil fuel resources which contribute to climate change.
The group was taking aim at the Louvre's acceptance of funding from oil companies.
People sporting black umbrellas set up outside the museum while others went inside to create an "unsanctioned art piece" which consisted of using an oily substance to make footprints on the white floor.
@MargaretAtwood 100s protest @MuseeLouvre oil sponsorship of art in Paris https://t.co/LYBMCBnEoV #COP21 pic.twitter.com/VUs3ytnmnb
— Art Not Oil (@ArtNotOil) December 9, 2015#fossilfreeculture divestment campaigners procession out of the Louvre in song pic.twitter.com/RpL6MvoQMH
— 350 dot org (@350) December 9, 2015
Art Not Oil was one of the groups taking part in the initiative.
The organization told Mashable that 10 people were arrested during the art performance. Protest organizers say the substance will not damage the flooring and can be easily removed.
Australian guardian angels of the climate silently demonstrate outside the #louvre to draw attention to oil sponsors pic.twitter.com/Sdb5PNPgGg
— Laura Cameron (@laurapcameron) December 9, 2015
The U.N. Climate Change Summit is currently underway in Paris, France. The talks have inspired climate change protests all over the world. Many activists have congregated in Paris in an effort to influence policymakers into making more environmentally-friendly decisions.
Source: Mashable
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