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Thanks to Julia Williams for this guest blog telling her story of the sudden appearance of a large digital advertising screen immediately outside her flat in Barking & Dagenham in 2021. You can also find a recording of Julia’s plenary talk at the Adfree Cities national conference in May 2022 here, and embedded below. It’s…Continue reading Stop the Screen: taking on a giant advertiser (guest blog)
Following our national conference in May, we’re running a series of lunchtime drop-in Zoom calls: “Getting involved in Adfree Cities”. The calls are open to all and are an opportunity to chat to the Adfree Cities team and ask any questions you might have. We can share campaign tips and help you find the best…Continue reading Join our summer sessions: How to get involved in Adfree Cities
Thank you to all who came along to our Beyond Consumerism conference on Saturday 14th May 2022, and for being part of the energy, networking and action planning to create thriving public spaces free from corporate advertising. We had an amazing day full of inspiring speakers, discussion and music, with a creative space and several…Continue reading Network it! Wrap up of our 2022 Beyond Consumerism conference
Advertising company Clear Channel has applied to install 86 new advertising screens at bus stops across Bristol, removing all paper adverts in favour of digital screens. See below for how to object. 86 new digital ad screens would change the face of the city, altering the look and feel of where we live, with more…Continue reading Ad madness: 86 new screens for Bristol?
This week we need your help to block a new, giant, brightly lit digital billboard overlooking the M32 in Bristol. Despite more than 2300 people signing a petition to remove the two existing M32 screens in Easton, it seems advertisers haven’t got the picture – London-based real estate agency Ardent Land have applied to erect…Continue reading A third giant digital ad screen for the M32? No thanks!
Adblock groups across the UK have been reclaiming public space for communities over advertisers, in a weekend of coordinated “six-sheet cover up” actions. In Bristol, Norwich and Lambeth, adblockers covered up adverts for burgers and coke with giant sheets of paper inviting passers-by to write, draw, scribble and answer polls. The cover up also happened…Continue reading What would you want to see instead of ads?