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| Bushman child, Botswana
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Screen icon Julie Christie joined the protest against De Beers and the
Natural History Museum last night, in support of the Kalahari Bushmen
who have condemned the 'Diamonds' exhibition opening this week at the
museum with De Beers sponsorship. The museum has refused the Bushmen's
request for the issue of their eviction from their land – which many
believe was to make way for future diamond mining by De Beers – to be
included in the exhibition.
© Pablo Blazquez
Julie said, 'I am shocked that the Natural History Museum can ignore
the plight of the Bushmen while taking money from De Beers, the very
company exploring their land for diamonds. Boycott De Beers! Or have
the destruction of the Bushmen on your conscience.'
© Pablo Blazquez
Fifty Bushman supporters gathered last night outside the exhibition's
opening party, wearing Boycott De Beers' t-shirts and waving placards
reading, Museum silences Bushmen'.
© Pablo Blazquez
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