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šMina Road roundabout, St Werburgh’s, next to Chaya Veggies (maps)šļø Saturday 18th April, 1pm-4pm. Join Adblock Bristol at our community arts billboard on Saturday 18th April, 1-4pm, to paint the colours onto a beautiful new artwork by Bristol artist Matilda Smith. Featuring snails, woodlice, flowers, which we’ll fill in with bright colours, the piece is…Continue reading Family paint-a-billboard day in Bristol
Just days after Bristol Council gave permission for a giant new advertising screen, despite local protests and almost 100 formal objections, advertisers have applied for another one. London-based ad company Wildstone has applied to put up a massive digital ad screen on Feeder Road. Home to houses, local businesses and houseboats, the area doesn’t need…Continue reading Bristol Council approves huge new ad screen – advertisers immediately apply for another
The UK Faculty of Public Health (FPH) has released groundbreaking new guidance, cowritten with Adfree Cities, calling for exclusions on climate-harming advertising and sponsorships to protect health.Ā …Continue reading Faculty of Public Health calls for fossil fuel ad ban
The UK advertising watchdog has banned another Big Oil advert for greenwashing, following Adfree Citiesā complaint. Spanish oil company Repsolās advert was banned for misleadingly focusing on renewable hydrogen, when the firmās production of this fuel type is not yet in operation and the vast proportion of Repsolās business remains in fossil fuels. The litmus…Continue reading š« (Another) Repsol advert banned for greenwashing š«
This is a copy of our monthly newsletter. If you’d like to receive updates from Adfree Cities or your local Adblock group by email, sign up to our mailing lists now. This week, we bring you a special edition from the belly of the Hell Bus, as we continue our anti-greenwash tour across the country….Continue reading Adfree Cities Newsletter – Special Hell Bus Edition, October 2023
We’re delighted that anotherĀ double-sided digital advertising screen orĀ ‘BT Street Hub’Ā has beenĀ refusedĀ permission by BristolĀ Council. Big thanks to everyone who lodged objections, supported ourĀ Big Box protest tourĀ or came to ourĀ digital activism sessionsĀ last year, and to councillors who’ve been standing up to new advertising in Bristol….Continue reading Success! Another advertising screen refused in Bristol