Billboard coverage in New Plymouth
http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/4315606/OMG-did-you-see-that-billboard
20 comments 6.11.10
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Stephen Fry on Catholicism
A few months old but still a great watch: Stephen Fry provides his very articulate and thoughtful opinion on Catholicism and the Catholic Church at the Intelligence Squared Debate.
http://scienceblogs.com/grrlscientist/2010/07/stephen_fry_on_catholicism_int.php
3 comments 3.11.10
We’ve applied for Legal Representation!
The Atheist Bus Campaign and the Humanist Society of New Zealand are proud to announce that we’ve applied for legal representation from the Office of Human Rights Proceedings.
Continue Reading 13 comments 27.03.10
Support from other advertising organisations
We’d love your creative feedback on where you, the atheists of New Zealand, would love to see the messages. We’d even love to hear what message you think would best start discussions about the legitimacy of non-belief…
Continue Reading 10 comments 26.02.10
Target Reached!
Today we have reached our target of $20,000 to put atheist messages on buses in the main centres of our fine country!
This is of course a direct result of the hundreds of generous individual donations and the thousands of supporters out there. You know who you are – thank you so much for getting this campaign on the road, literally.
We launched this campaign because there are lots of people out there who are unsure about this idea of god. Perhaps they grew up in religious homes and feel anxiety, or even fear, about threats such as hell, or choosing the wrong religious path. All of your donations will support this campaign to promote and reinforce the idea that it’s OK not to believe in a god, and that certainly one can be good without God. After all, more than 1.5 million Kiwis aren’t convinced by the claims of religion.
The campaign has also already started a healthy debate about the topics of god and religion and what role they play in our lives as individuals and as a society. No doubt this debate will continue and more people will come to think deeply about these topics.
We are currently planning when and how the ads will be rolled out onto buses across the country. News will be released here as soon as we have confirmed the details.
The donation system will remain live for the time being. Any donations beyond the $20,000 target will be put towards future atheist advertising campaigns. We have plans for future phases – possibly different slogans, different mediums. We thought this a better option than just closing donations, as to allow those who might have missed out the first time to donate still for the future.
Thank you all, you guys rock!
24 comments 15.12.09
$10,000 and growing fast
We have been overwhelmed with the incredible response from New Zealand, and have sailed past our original target of $10,000 in less than 48 hours. More importantly, we have started the discussion around the web, and hopefully at dining tables and in living rooms all over our beautiful country.
Of course we now doubled our target, so we need your help to continue spreading the message. Post on Facebook, tweet about it, get involved in the huge number of discussions going on around the web, and talk to your friends and family about it. Remember this campaign is about positivity, and we need to respect peoples alternative points of view, just as we hope they will respect ours. It is easy to get caught up in what can understandably be a very personal and emotional issue for some people.
Simon will be appearing on Close Up tonight, TV1 at 7pm to discuss the campaign. It should also be posted up on the TVNZ website later tonight.
Thanks to everyone who has sent us positive messages, and offered their support. We are trying really hard to answer all your questions, hopefully we will have more time over the weekend to do that!
127 comments 11.12.09
