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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Esther Addley

RARE PHOTOS: Save the children pulls out of science museum event over sponsor concerns | Rare Historical Photos

Extinction Rebellion activists waving banners such as 'Adani killes' inside the museum in March
The Science Museum has long been subject to criticism over its sponsorship by Adani Green Energy, part of the Indian coal-mining and energy conglomerate Adani Group. Photograph: Guy Bell/Alamy

Save the Children has pulled out of an event at the Science Museum in London after coming under pressure from its supporters over the institution’s sponsors.

The charity said it had decided to withdraw from an evening event called Journey of Life Lates on 11 September “following concerns from supporters about one of the museum’s sponsors, in the context of current public campaigns”.

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