Survey on Climate Activists Throwing Soup at Van Gogh’s Sunflower Painting

Climate change has been a deadly deal for a while now. Not just officials, but each and every one of us has been trying to make amends with what we can. However, Just Stop Oil Campaign supporters strongly believe that further strict measures must be taken to be seen or heard.

On Friday, October 21, 2022, two women walked into the National Gallery at Trafalgar Square, Central London, at around 11 am and threw the contents of two tins of Heinz Tomato soup over the Van Gogh painting, ‘Sunflowers.’The painting has an estimated value of $84.2 million.

The activists then glued themselves to the wall.

One of the climate change activists, Phoebe Plummer, from London, said:

“Is art worth more than life? More than food? More than justice?

“The cost of living crisis is driven by fossil fuels—everyday life has become unaffordable for millions of cold hungry families—they can’t even afford to heat a tin of soup. Meanwhile, crops are failing, and people are dying in supercharged monsoons, massive wildfires, and endless droughts caused by climate breakdown. We can’t afford new oil and gas; it’s going to take everything. We will look back and mourn all we have lost unless we act immediately.”

Another activist, Anna Holland, from Newcastle, said:

UK families will be forced to choose between heating or eating this winter, as fossil fuel companies reap record profits. But the cost of oil and gas isn’t limited to our bills. Somalia is now facing an apocalyptic famine caused by drought and fuelled by the climate crisis. Millions are being forced to move, and tens of thousands face starvation. This is the future we choose for ourselves if we push for new oil and gas.

The supporters of the Just Stop Oil campaign have been on a continued civil resistance act against the government’s inaction on both the “cost of living” crisis and the climate crisis since the past two weeks.

The government had planned a launch of a new round of oil and gas licensing for over 100 new ones, along with an energy price hike on October 1. This could mean fuel poverty for around 8 million households by April 1, 2023. Coincidentally, the act by the Just Stop Oil campaign activist was timed around then.

The World Health Organization (WHO) report states: “The burning of fossil fuels is killing us. Climate change is the single biggest health threat facing humanity. While no one is safe from the health impacts of climate change, they are disproportionately felt by the most vulnerable and disadvantaged.”

The direness is echoed in the voices of those young women.

However, one may have no qualms surrounding the painting. “There was some minor damage to the frame, but the painting was unharmed,” according to the gallery.

Hence, hurry and answer the survey on climate activists throwing soup at Van Gogh’s Sunflower painting on the Real Research app from October 29, 2022. After that, you will receive 30 TNCs as a reward.