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Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:41:01 +0000

[...] blog.fashionpoint.ca placed an interesting blog post on Atheist bus campaign international round upHere’s a brief overviewCountries now running their own campaigns include Germany, Finland, Netherlands, Canada, Italy, France, Spain, Australia and various USA counties. [...]

By: ScreamingGreenConure

ScreamingGreenConure — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:53:13 +0000

LOL. Good initiative, Aaris. I think you will have a better chance of getting somewhere if you go through an organisation, though. The British Humanist Assocation is running the UK ads, Freethought Assocation of Canada is running the Canadian ones. It’s really expensive to run these ads and the donation management takes a lot of work, and I think there are legal advantages to doing it with the help of a recognised non-profit.
http://www.atheistbus.org.uk/contact/ these guys might be able to help you out with finding a local contact.
http://www.secular.org/ these guys look like a good bet. They are linked to on the atheist bus website. It can’t hurt to talk to them.
The local campaign here really made a media stir although currently the ads have been kept off the buses, and most of the media stuff was handled by one ridiculously confident 18 year old. If he can handle that much press and keep his cool, you’re surely in with a shot. Even if you are not immediately successful, you might bring the issue into your local media, and open discussion is a big part of the campaign, right? Good luck.

By: Aaris

Aaris — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:29:42 +0000

So I contacted around 10 local bus agencies and my plan didnt work out so much. 7 of them hung up on me, and 2 actually started yelling. only one stayed to chat for a minute or two before saying no. The one happened to be a non-believer but he thought it would drive people away from his business.

By: Siobhan

Siobhan — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:58:52 +0000

I want this here in Ireland… whats the chances???

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:10:08 +0000

Shame there is not one here in Denmark, but I guess everyone is still sorta jumpy after those cartoons..

By: Aaris

Aaris — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 02:33:08 +0000

The busses in the U.S aren’t really atheist. I’m going to contact some bus owners and see who will put atheist signs on their busses. There is going to be so much controversy over this specially here in the U.S. which is mostly christian based, and most are very cynical of other religions, and atheists.

By: Nopke

Nopke — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:01:40 +0000

It is not that known here in the Netherlands yet .. did not hear/read about it … but hey, I don’t have a newspaper subscription .. and tv .. oh well .. It is a bit weird though .. as I did not see busses with religious slogans on it so far either .. buss companies over here prefer to have their own name on it ..

By: Catharine

Catharine — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:20:19 +0000

Yay CANADA indeed! Come on British Columbia….

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 15:50:19 +0000

Where in Australia is the bus going?

By: lauralou

lauralou — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:22:21 +0000

Vive la resistance!