A group of Gulf Coast residents staged a sit-in style occupation this morning inside the main entrance to BP’s Houston headquarters. The activists said this is the first of many demonstrations yet to come across the Gulf South leading up to the April 20th five year anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill that killed eleven workers and spewed 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico over 87 days.
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Got out of jail this morn after sitting in at BP. They cuffed us once we put our signs in window for all to see. BP cares about PR. #BPlies
— annerolfes (@annerolfes) April 16, 2015
GREAT NEWS: All six Gulf Coast residents arrested yesterday at @BP_plc HQ were released this morning! #BP5 #BPLies pic.twitter.com/qbWMEd1WVK
— RAN (@RAN) April 16, 2015
More info here and at http://t.co/qzJC4Ifdoy as we get it. For now, follow @gulffuture for more on the week of action around #BP5. #BPLies
— RAN (@RAN) April 15, 2015
On #BP5 #BPLies, get the latest and take action via @BridgeTheGulf, @labucketbrigade, Idle No More Gulf Coast (FB: http://t.co/BJRO0ObOfq)
— RAN (@RAN) April 15, 2015
6 Arrested at #BP Headquarters in Week of Action for Gulf Oil Spill Anniversary http://t.co/FodaJbJEI8 @EnvAm #bplies pic.twitter.com/8EmbRQVQmY
— EcoWatch (@EcoWatch) April 15, 2015
Protest at BP Houston headquarters sees 6 activists arrested http://t.co/kLtTnWoBKQ via @nolanews #BP5 #BPLies @RAN
— Herrera.CJ (@HerreraTheCJ) April 15, 2015
9/9: @cherrifoytlin1 (@bridgethegulf) arrested at @BP_plc HQ this a.m. #BP5 #BPLies pic.twitter.com/IxkNfqc17a
— RAN (@RAN) April 15, 2015
8/9: @cherrifoytlin1 (@bridgethegulf) arrested at @BP_plc HQ this a.m. #BP5 #BPLies pic.twitter.com/b6Ubvx7iU9
— RAN (@RAN) April 15, 2015
7/9: @cherrifoytlin1 (@bridgethegulf) arrested at @BP_plc HQ this a.m. #BP5 #BPLies pic.twitter.com/1OkVe44WRW
— RAN (@RAN) April 15, 2015
6/9: @cherrifoytlin1 (@bridgethegulf) arrested at @BP_plc HQ this a.m. #BP5 #BPLies pic.twitter.com/8t86KlnPz6
— RAN (@RAN) April 15, 2015
5/9: @cherrifoytlin1 (@bridgethegulf) & Anne Rolfes (@labucketbrigade) arrested at @BP_plc HQ this a.m. #BP5 #BPLies pic.twitter.com/ypCzM57pZV
— RAN (@RAN) April 15, 2015
4/9: @cherrifoytlin1 (@bridgethegulf) & Anne Rolfes (@labucketbrigade) arrested at @BP_plc HQ this a.m. #BP5 #BPLies pic.twitter.com/Vy3GRtuFa2
— RAN (@RAN) April 15, 2015
3/9: @cherrifoytlin1 (@bridgethegulf) & Anne Rolfes (@labucketbrigade) arrested at @BP_plc HQ this a.m. #BP5 #BPLies pic.twitter.com/XpwMX6HgjU
— RAN (@RAN) April 15, 2015
2/9: @cherrifoytlin1 (@bridgethegulf) & Anne Rolfes (@labucketbrigade) arrested at @BP_plc HQ this a.m. #BP5 #BPLies pic.twitter.com/nFo0Bemepo
— RAN (@RAN) April 15, 2015
1/9: @cherrifoytlin1 (@bridgethegulf) & Anne Rolfes (@labucketbrigade) arrested at @BP_plc HQ this a.m. #BP5 #BPLies pic.twitter.com/q7JOSCOMCw
— RAN (@RAN) April 15, 2015
“In Louisiana our oysters are dying, our fishermen are out of work. BP killed our livelihoods and our culture” #PayUpBP #BPlies @BP_America
— Tar Sands Blockade (@kxlblockade) April 15, 2015
BREAKING: 6 Activists Occupying BP Headquarters 5 Years After Gulf Oil Disaster are being arrested. #NeverAgain pic.twitter.com/6H8nyM7p0L
— bryan parras (@HighTechAztec) April 15, 2015
Six being arrested to mark fifth anniversary of deepwater horizon #bplies
— Scott Parkin (@sparki1969) April 15, 2015
Gulf Coast residents occupy #BP US Headquarters 5 yrs after #oilspill #BP5 #BPLies follow @HighTechAztec @ran pic.twitter.com/3tmpHuMW7h
— Amanda *$ (@Starbuck) April 15, 2015
BREAKING: Activists Occupy BP Headquarters 5 Years After Gulf Oil Disaster. #BPAGM #BP5 https://t.co/XkKLsF3H3a pic.twitter.com/pjzZFHIjEW
— bryan parras (@HighTechAztec) April 15, 2015
Gulf Coast residents reading list of questions in BP hq lobby, #bplies #bp5
— Scott Parkin (@sparki1969) April 15, 2015
BREAKING: Activists Occupy BP Headquarters 5 Years After Gulf Oil Disaster #BPAGM #BPLIES #BP5 pic.twitter.com/LRv783d5ZD pic.twitter.com/Qrf7EoMpJC
— bryan parras (@HighTechAztec) April 15, 2015
BREAKING NEWS: Activists Occupy BP Houston Headquarters 5 Years After Gulf Oil Disaster #BPAGM #BPLIES #BP5 pic.twitter.com/AVBbPJ4rVB
— bryan parras (@HighTechAztec) April 15, 2015
A group of Gulf Coast residents are staging a sit-in style occupation this morning inside the main entrance to BP’s Houston headquarters. The activists say this is the first of many demonstrations yet to come across the Gulf South leading up to the April 20th five year anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill that killed eleven workers and spewed 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico over 87 days.
Under a four story glass atrium in BP’s central lobby, Gulf Coast residents have unfurled a ten foot banner that reads “NEVER AGAIN: No Sacrifice Zones” as well as other banners and signs reading “Extreme Energy our of our Communities” and “No Kill, No Spill: Keep it in the Ground.”
We’ll continue to update this live blog, stay tuned. You can also follow along on RAN’s Twitter account
BREAKING: Gulf Coast residents occupying BP HQ in Houston!