A network of groups challenging corporate outdoor advertising and reclaiming public space for art, community and nature. https://xitter.cf/t.co/rkYVrQO0yN
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It has become untenable for us to remain on X due to the contradiction between our values of community, cooperation and justice, and the values and politics of X’s owner, which are now increasingly intertwined with the architecture of the platform.
Adfree Cities retweeted
Spotted in Hackney. Don't buy into consumer capitalism that's killing the world.
End Genocide & Ecocide
#ZapGames #BlackFriday
ALT A before and after picture of a bus stop advert, before: a McDonald's advert of neon Christmas images. After: a red poster with the words "All I want for Christmas End genocide + ecocide
Adfree Cities retweeted
Gambling - an industry out of control doing enormous damage to individuals and communities
Great Britain lags behind Europe on gambling ad regulation.
We covered this in depth on a recent podcast episode which you can listen to here: shows.acast.com/better-witho…
theguardian.com/society/2024…
Adfree Cities retweeted
With the environmental damage from the hyper-consumerism of #BlackFriday increasingly well documented, our friends at @AdfreeCities have examined the array of campaigns and initiatives to counter the surround-sound of advertising this year 👇🏽
adfreecities.org.uk/2024/11/…
Adfree Cities retweeted
🚨We’ve taken over COP29.com to demand #BigOil pay up for its role in climate disaster
Fossil fuel companies are raking in billions while record heat, floods and hurricanes destroy lives🌪️🔥
This #COP29, it's #PaybackTime for polluters💰
➡️ cop29.com
Great Britain lags behind Europe on gambling ad regulation.
We covered this in depth on a recent podcast episode which you can listen to here: shows.acast.com/better-witho…
theguardian.com/society/2024…
Adfree Cities retweeted
Why is it that SUVs - vehicles designed for rugged outdoor pursuits - now clog up our streets?
Hear from Veronica Wignall @adfreecities on the malign influence of high carbon advertising in the UK, and why a tobacco-style ban is key to reduce emissions.
youtube.com/watch?v=VQpNzAk8…
We signed this letter to call for lobbyists to be locked out of COP29. Every year, lobbyists from polluting industries swarm the conference to ensure a favourable result for the fossil fuel industry. It can't go on that way. We need change.
🚨 BREAKING: 145 civil society groups have called on @Ed_Miliband to lock fossil fuel lobbyists out of the UK’s delegation to COP29.
Big polluters should have no place at the year’s most critical climate talks ⬇️⬇️
Adfree Cities retweeted
Sick of seeing gambling ads?
Use our letter generator to write to your MP to demand change. It’ll take less than 30 seconds.
cega.org.uk/#write-mp
What impact does advertising have on children? Our new briefing ‘Consuming Childhood’ looks at the ways that children are manipulated by ads. You can also start a conversation about this with your kids through our #Adspotters project adfreecities.org.uk/2024/10/…
@globalactplan & @NEF thanks for the info on surveillance advertising & @SmartphoneFreeC something to think about in your campaign too?
Adfree Cities retweeted
I've signed the petition demanding Network Rail take down the advertising screens at London Euston railway station via @AdfreeCities. You can add your name here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/…
Have you listened to our latest podcast episode yet?
Grab your stetson and chaps and explore the Wild West of advertising regulation in the UK 🤠
shows.acast.com/better-witho…
Adfree Cities retweeted
When an industry consistently ruins the lives of its best customers, it must spend a lot on advertising to replace them.
#StopGamblingSuicides
If you're on the tube this week look out #ForCharlie. And wherever you are, head to welfarewashing.org/. Get informed about the treatment of farm animals on RSPCA Assured farms (very far from the charity's #welfarewashing "kindness" ads) and call on RSPCA to drop the scheme
We were happy to give evidence to the @HLFoodObesity to inform this report & are pleased to see an understanding of the impact of outdoor advertising on health & the need for a comprehensive national ad ban for unhealthy food & drink @ADPHUK @UKSustain @OHA_updates @BiteBack2030
📢 The Government urgently needs a plan to fix our broken food system 🛠️🍽️ and end the public health emergency 🚨 of unhealthy diets and obesity.
This is the key conclusion of our new report, out today. 📝
Read it here: committees.parliament.uk/com…
Our new briefing with @FPH is now live! Public health experts in local government are calling for limits to fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship, just as we did for tobacco ads and increasingly for junk food ads.
Read the full briefing now:
fph.org.uk/media/mzekabgc/fp…
Fossil fuel advertising is a public health issue! 😷
Tomorrow Adfree Cities, @badvertising11 and @FPH launch a new briefing calling for local government action to limit fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship.
fph.org.uk/events-courses-ex…
ALT Image: Angela Christofilou @protests_photos
We strongly endorse the recommendation in the
@HLFoodObesity committee report to "ban the advertising of less healthy food across all media by the end of this Parliament" & support for councils to implement local restrictions committees.parliament.uk/com…
Fossil fuel advertising is a public health issue! 😷
Tomorrow Adfree Cities, @badvertising11 and @FPH launch a new briefing calling for local government action to limit fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship.
fph.org.uk/events-courses-ex…
ALT Image: Angela Christofilou @protests_photos
The briefing will launch with a free event for public health professionals working in local government.
Hear from:
➡️Greg Fell - President of the ADPH
➡️Cllr Ben Parker - Edinburgh
➡️Veronica Wignall - Badvertising and Adfree Cities
fph.org.uk/events-courses-ex…
