Please see below for a petition you might consider signing:
“Dear Bristolians,
In an increasingly commercialized world people should have the freedom to choose when they are exposed to advertising. In public spaces we should be free from private and commercial interest but instead we are bombarded with messages that encourage us to run ever faster on the treadmill of modern consumer life with damaging consequences.
The removal of advertising in public spaces, such as billboards, would free us in our outdoor environment from the pressure to consume and allow us to appreciate previously obscured parts of our city. Any remaining empty spaces can be filled with art, poetry and inspiring social campaigns (e.g. volunteering, encouraging recycling).
Be part of Bristol: The City That Said No to Advertising and sign the ePetition calling for a ban on outdoor advertising. Six Bristol City Councillors already have!
Please forward this as widely as possible to anyone who lives, works or studies in Bristol – this is the key to success!
Many Thanks,
Bristol: The City That Said No to Advertising”
We live in a commercial world where advertising is necessary to get the word out about what services and goods we require to live and entertain ourselves. Targeted advertising means magazine readers, website users, TV watchers and radio listeners can find out about things that are interesting to them and may well appeal to them. However, I think a lot of advertising needs to be better targeted i.e. in public places, people should not be subjected to constant bombardment with notices of little or no relevance to them, sometimes even causing offence or confusion. For this reason I support this petition and will take steps to further its recognition and exposure.