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This blog originally appeared as a newsletter. If you’d like to receive updates from Adfree Cities as they happen, including monthly newsletters and special updates, you can sign up here. This month we’re trying out a new newsletter format. We have one main news item for you and links to further reading and actions. Let…Continue reading September updates from Adfree Cities
Adfree Cities travelled to Manchester to host a panel at the Green Party Conference’s ‘fringe-fringe’ event, Hopeful Humanity. Our event, which was entitled ‘Our Space not Ad Space: reclaiming public space from harmful advertising’ covered the psychological damage of advertising, the limitations of the current regulating authority, and the ways that communities can fight back against it…Continue reading Our Space not Ad Space: Adfree Cities at the Green Party Conference
Two years after the policy was first proposed by Scottish Green Councillor Ben Parker, Edinburgh Council last night banned advertising for fossil fuel companies, airlines, airports, fossil-powered cars, all SUVs and cruise ships on council-owned advertising spaces, including billboards, bus stops and digital media. In addition, these companies will no longer be able to sponsor events or other partnerships in Scotland’s capital city. …Continue reading Big win in Edinburgh: Council approves High-Carbon Ad Ban
Adfree Cities’ Charlotte and Nicola were thrilled to be at Green Party Conference 2023 in Brighton last weekend hobnobbing with councillors and politicians to spread the word about what they can do in their local areas to restrict advertising and bring in more ethical advertising policies. …Continue reading Green Party Conference passes high carbon ad motion in move welcomed by Adfree Cities
Press release: 2 August 2018 A local Green councillor for Clifton Down in Bristol has successfully applied for an unsightly abandoned billboard on Whiteladies Road to be removed. Her work follows successful campaigns by local communities across Bristol to remove billboards in St Werburghs, St Pauls and Christmas Steps, and continuing work by the campaign…Continue reading Remove abandoned billboards that blight our city
A report of the Bristol City Council debate on 20th March 2018 regarding Adblock Bristol’s petition to ‘Keep Our Parks Advertising Free’. Article from the Bristol Cable – by Hannah Vickers ‘Low impact’ advertising in parks to be considered despite public opposition Advertising is likely to be allowed in parks with the possibility of billboards…Continue reading ‘Low impact’ advertising in parks to be considered despite public opposition