Upcoming Events

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Hell Bus Tour: Sept / Oct 2023

We’re hitting the road with the Hell Bus, a mobile satirical protest against greenwash and Big Oil. Find us in Sheffield, Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Colchester and Bristol. More info and tour dates

Selling Meat, Selling Deceit

Monday 6th November, 9.30-10.45am

How do advertising messages uphold the destructive factory farming industry? And how can taking action against corporate advertising help shift us to a kinder food system?

Register for the webinar

Badvertising Book Launch

Wednesday 29th November, 18:00-20:00pm

We’re excited to announce the arrival of the Badvertising book! Co-authored by Andrew Simms and Leo Murray, the book takes a deep dive into global anti-advertising movements and resistance against the impacts of advertising on climate breakdown. Join us at Bookhaus in Bristol on 29th November for a launch and author Q&A – full details on Bookhaus’ events page.

Pre-order the book

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Past Events

Beyond Consumerism conference, 2022

Watch recordings and read our wrap-up blog from our conference held on 14th May 2022 in London.

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A man in a white t=shirt and jeans leans over a table which is covered in papers.
Two dozen people stand facing the camera. Behind them is a large building with the sign "mediacomm" above the entrance. The people hold signs reading "Drop Shell"
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Adfree Cities Summer Training

The Adfree Cities summer training for Adblock groups, interested people and organisers was held in Bristol on 4th September 2021.

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 October 2021.

Junk food, fossil fuels and consumerism

To launch our report ‘Too close for comfort – A look into the Advertising Standards Authority and the case for more controls on advertising’ we held a webinar on 14th April 2021 discussing ‘Junk food, fossil fuels and consumerism – How can we stop manipulative advertising?’

Watch the webinar and read the report.

Adfree Cities Conference 2020

Read all about our 2020 conference here.

Adfree Cities Conference 2019

Read all about our 2019 conference here.