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Pussy Riot against Vladimir Putin

Posted by Tom Megginson | 20-01-2012 23:19 | Category: Politics

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According to The Telegraph:

Russian police detained a punk group called Pussy Riot on Friday after they performed a protest song criticising Vladimir Putin next to Saint Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow.

Eight members of an all-girl punk group called Pussy Riot wearing brightly coloured mini-dresses and balaclavas climbed over railings onto a stone platform next to the cathedral to sing a song called Putin Has P***** Himself.

Russian police stood by while the band performed the song before detaining all the members and taking them to the nearby Kitai-Gorod police station.
Four members were later charged with the non-criminal public order offences and disobeying police, carrying a maximum punishment of 15 days behind bars, according to one band member who uses the nickname Garadzha Matveyeva.

Putin’s party has drawn the ire of feminist groups for what they see as sexist policies and promotional stunts. And you though The Beatles’ rooftop concert was edgy.

See the video after the break



Advertiser:
Pussy Riot
Source:
FEMEN (Google Plus)

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Canada’s public broadcaster sold to American wrestler

Posted by Tom Megginson | 2-01-2012 17:39 | Category: Politics

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, better known as the CBC, is a major player in Canadian television, radio and internet news and entertainment. As a Crown Corporation, it is dependent on government funding to subsidize its programming (to supplement advertising revenues on television and web). However, the network has been consistently critical of the Conservative government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Now that the Conservatives have won a majority of seats in Parliament, it appears that the CBC will be the target of what some see as vindictive budget cuts.

Canada's public broadcaster sold to American wrestler

Friends of Canadian Broadcasting is a non-partisan group trying to cement public support for the CBC against a possible worst-case scenario, which would be the outright sale of the network to private (possibly foreign) hands. The campaign may seem a little irrelevant to non-Canadians, but the satirical videos promoting it are an interesting and entertaining look into the uniquely Canadian culture of good-natured anti- Americanism:

See another video after the break.



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Friends of Canadian Broadcasting

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Take a stand against death penalty

Posted by Daniel Jaszczak | 21-11-2011 20:46 | Category: Human rights, Politics

58 countries around the world still apply the death penalty. What would you do to stop an execution? Would you stand between the gun wielding soldier and the convicted? Creators of this interactive installation and Ensemble Contre la Peine de Mort (Together against the death penalty) would like you to literally do that.

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Advertiser:
Ensemble Contre la Peine de Mort
Agency:
Marcel Worldwide
Source:
kampaniespoleczne.pl

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No, I don’t write about the new Benetton campaign

Posted by Marc | 16-11-2011 22:33 | Category: Activism, Discrimination, Human rights, Politics, Religion, War & conflicts

When talking about Hate or Unhate I prefer relations between real people. Those on the front line.
Unhate isn’t about stunning Photoshop work or a green logo from Italy.

The best recent example of Unhate is the question: “Could you hurt someone who has your blood running through their veins?”.




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Culture jamming in Rome: Dislike - share this with a pic

Posted by Marc | 15-11-2011 22:25 | Category: Activism, Politics

Culture jamming in Rome: Dislike - share this with a pic

These are images from a recent culture jamming action in Rome. The sender is anonymous.
According to the sender the action was done because of the corrupt Italy political landscape. Not against a single political party. It is about all of them.

More than thousand posters where jammed with three different stickers: “Dislike. Share this with a pic”, “Shit This - Follow on Twitter” and “404 Page Not Found - the page hasn’t been digested. Try again!”

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Source:
Shot MCN

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We Art The 99%

Posted by Noah Scalin | 7-11-2011 08:30 | Category: Activism, Government, Politics

As a socially conscious designer, I don’t always wait for a client to hire me to create something to support a cause I believe in. Most recently I created this design to support the Occupy Wall Street movement…


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There’s no guarantee that something like this will actually be utilized, so I was particularly happy to discover that it has been used by the NYC General Assembly on flyers that have been spotted in Zuccotti Park and in other NYC locations.


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image by Phoebe Berg



You can download a PDF of my design and see additional versions I created HERE.


And I’m not the only designer who has been so inclined, see more examples after the break…



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Occupy Wall Street

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Tunisia: The return of Ben Ali

Posted by Marc | 23-10-2011 12:27 | Category: Politics

It is election day today in Tunisia. And this is one of the best Get Out The Vote campaigns I’ve ever saw.
“The return of Ben Ali.” He is the former dictator of Tunisia [Wikipedia]. Not really of course but a awareness campaign from Engagement Citoyen: “To accompany and support the democratic awakening in Tunisia”.
Their message: take this election serious. Vote for democracy.

Engagement Citoyen on Facebook.

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La dictature peut revenir. Le 23 octobre, votez.
Dictatorship can come back. On October 23, vote.


Tunisia: The return of Ben Ali. Engagement Citoyen



Advertiser:
Engagement Citoyen
Agency:
Memac Ogilvy Label, Tunisia
Source:
I Believe in Advertising

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[3+1] Paul de Gregorio

Posted by Marc | 16-10-2011 22:05 | Category: Environment, Fundraising, Politics, Third world, Three + One

[3 +1] was temporarily stopped for several reasons. But here we are again! Our guest this week is Paul de Gregorio, a great guy who I met on Google+.
And I’m glad I discovered his blog also. Fundraising isn’t my forte. He is doing great writings on this topic. Inspirational!

About [3+1]: it is sharing 3 favourite campaigns, designs or other visual things. And 1 failure, something annoying. In short: 3 x good (green), 1 x bad (red).

Paul de GregorioPaul is Head of Mobile at UK fundraising agency Open Fundraising. He has been fundraising since 1996. Before joining Open to head the agency’s mobile offering in 2011, Paul was client services director at telephone fundraising agency Pell & Bales. He has worked with many charities and membership organisations - including Cancer Research UK, the NSPCC, The Labour Party, UNICEF UK and National Trust - to deliver fundraising and campaigning activity that inspires people to take action. He can be found on Twitter @pauldegregorio. He also blogs about fundraising with a focus on mobile and individual giving.

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Christian Aid Malaria nets advert

One of the key reasons I’m doing what I do now is this advert from Christian Aid. The first time I saw it I was truck by it’s simplicity and compelled to take the action. But more than that, it re-enforced my view that text and mobile were tools for fundraisers and campaigners that if properly used could push us unto a whole new level of supporter and public engagement with causes.

Successful text response campaigns have a very clearly defined ‘itch’, the issue or situation that makes us feel uncomfortable and a ‘scratch’ the action we can take to relieve us from the uncomfortable feeling and make us feel good.

The Christian Aid advert is a brilliant example; the itch in this case is clearly the fact that a child dies every 45 seconds from malaria. The scratch, just as simple, you can provide a net, right now for £3, which will save a child’s life.

Christian Aid Malaria nets advert
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A paperless election campaign?*

Posted by Tom Megginson | 3-10-2011 12:26 | Category: Politics

Josh Rachlis is a Canadian eco-comic, actor, musician and copywriter. He is perhaps best known for his viral video ”An Inconvenient Proposal: A love song for Laurie David” in which he attempts to woo the ex-wife of Comedian Larry David through his heroic environmentalism.

Now, Josh has thrown his hat in the political ring, running for an Urban Toronto seat (Eglinton-Lawrence) in the Ontario Provincial Legislature for the Green Party. And he’s attempting to run a paperless campaign, instead using his talent and social networks to spread this digital flyer:

The song calls out various Canadian politicians and celebrities to share his cause, including author/poet Margaret Atwood, actress Rachel McAdams, popular scientist and media activist David Suzuki, pop stars Nelly Furtado and Justin Bieber, among others.

Would you vote for Josh? Even if you wouldn’t, he urges you to share simply to support the idea of reducing campaign waste.

Lyrics after the break.

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(*I’m sure there’s paper somewhere in the campaign, even if only in the bathroom at Josh Rachlis for MPP HQ, but it made for a compelling headline.)



Advertiser:
Green Party of Ontario
Agency:
Josh Rachlis
Source:
YouTube (via Facebook shares)

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David Cameron’s Farcebook Page

Posted by Marc | 12-09-2011 21:30 | Category: Activism, Politics, War & conflicts

David Cameron's Farcebook Page

David Cameron: HELP! Brits want me to recognise Palestine - should we do it EU?

Angela Merkel: OMG! 76% of Germans think I should do it! Sarko my dear what do you think?

Nicolas Sarkozy: Mon Dieu! 69% of my people too! Hey guys, this is the Arab Spring - we backed it in Libya and Egypt, we’ve got to move on Palestine!

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero: Way ahead of you people—we recognised already! AY AY AY AY! 40 years of occupation—this is the only way to peace.

More after the break.




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