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How corporate advertising damages our human rights and environment – and what we can do about it Thank you to everyone who registered for this event and to all our speakers. You can watch the recording here: More and more people are waking up to the colossal damage being driven by consumerism. We are realising…Continue reading Event: Behind the Greenwash. Tues 19 Oct 2021, 5.30pm
Adfree Cities are running a Summer Training event in Bristol to bring Adblockers from across the UK together. The day will be packed with workshops and skillshares, speakers from Adfree Cities, New Weather Institute and Badvertising as well as time to share ideas and tactics. It will be a tailored event for around 30 people…Continue reading Summer Training 2021
Upcoming Events Join our mailing list to be the first to hear about upcoming events. Contact local groups for details of their regular meetings. Past Events Behind the Greenwash: how corporate advertising damages our human rights and environment, and what we can do about it Watch a recording of this panel event held on 19…Continue reading Events
In November 2020, Adfree Cities hosted the UK’s second annual anti-advertising conference. (More info and copies of presentations here.) We heard from several exciting organisations that are campaigning for spaces free from the deceptive messages of corporate advertising. These included climate charity Possible and thinktank the New Weather Institute who have launched their Badvertising campaign…Continue reading Our #AdfreeCities conference 2020
St Pauls in Bristol will be one of four locations around the UK playing ‘virtual’ host to the Adfree Cities national conference. The free half-day conference, next Saturday 7th November, is organised by members of local campaigning group Adblock Bristol. Anyone can register to attend for free at http://adfreecities.org.uk/conference2020 Michele Curtis of the Iconic Black…Continue reading Virtual street art tour of St Pauls to feature in second annual Adfree Cities conference
“Does my ad look big in this?” – Feminist responses to corporate advertising A guest talk with Nadia Craddock Tuesday 4th December 2018 7pm Mild West Room, Hamilton House, Stokes Croft, BS1 3QY Facebook event Feminist movements were amongst the earliest agitators against sexism in consumer marketing. From the consciousness-raising cultures of women’s groups of…Continue reading “Does my ad look big in this?” – Guest Talk with Nadia Craddock