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Please take 30 Seconds to Help Democratize Access To Public Communication
October 23, 2007 - 05:03 PM
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/// BEAUTIFUL CITY BILLBOARD FEE PETITION ///
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This proposal would see a 60% increase in Toronto Arts Council funding
through a tax on billboards. A priority would be put on funding youth
art and marginalized communities. The BCBF actively supports better
regulation of billboards as well as democratizing access to
communication in public space.
If you are a resident of Toronto please register your support (targeted to specific councillors) using this link:
[ http://www.them.ca/bcbfpetition.asp ]
If you are outside of Toronto please use the TakingItGlobal petition available here:
[ http://petitions.takingitglobal.org/bcbf ]
Currently this proposal is being reviewed at the direction of the
Toronto Executive Council and we are awaiting a staff report due in November. Add your support to the petition by following the link above. Please circulate
this link on your member lists, post it on your blogs, feeds, network pages and websites. For comments, critiques, or questions please contact devon(AT)them.ca For more details please see the next post.
/// PLEASE FORWARD, POST & SIGN ///
This post was edited on: 2007-10-23 at 05:18 PM by: Devon
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Re: Please take 30 Seconds to Help Democratize Access To Public Communication
October 23, 2007 - 05:06 PM
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/// INTRODUCTION -- THE BEAUTIFUL CITY BILLBOARD ALLIANCE ///
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WHO?
The BCBF Alliance is made up of 29 organizations including: the 411 Initiative for Change; Arts & Contemporary Studies Student Union; Artsvote; Centre for Integral Economics; Digital Propaganda; Earwaks.com; Grassroots Youth Collaborative; Illegalsigns.ca; Kate Henderson Intellectual Property & Trademark; Lotus Leaf Communications; Manifesto; Mural Routes; nataliagrosner.com; PressPause; Regent Park Focus Youth Media Arts Centre; Rhythmicru; Spacing Magazine; Style in Progress; The Remix Project; The Gladstone Hotel, The Faculty Of, them.ca, Toronto Arts Council Foundation, Toronto Youth Cabinet, Ryerson Students' Union, Canadian Artists Against Sexual Assualt, TakingItGlobal, UrbanArts & the Youth Action Network.
WHAT?
The Beautiful City Billboard Fee (BCBF) would see a minimum of six million dollars gathered annually from a fee on billboards. Revenue would be directed into public art, with a priority put on marginalized communities and youth art. According to a Pollara Poll, only 15% of Torontonians are against such a fee.
HOW?
Through an annual license fee, paid for by third-party outdoor advertisers -- proceeds will be distributed by the Toronto Arts Council.
WHY?
The Beautiful City Billboard Fee (BCBF) proposes that the companies investing in billboard advertising be held accountable to the public for their access to - and impact on - public space. Additionally, the BCBF will help provide the means to renew, map and celebrate urban communities through creative expression. Specific objectives of the BCBF include:
- Urban beautification & employment for artists
- More funding for tracking & policing billboard advertisers
- Helping move Toronto towards a pedestrian focused aesthetic
- Promoting community ownership of public spaces
- Diversifying access to public communication
According to a survey conducted for the BCBF Alliance by Pollara in 2005:
- 66% of Torontonians support the idea of charging a fee to billboard advertisers to fund more public art
- 60% of Torontonians think that their city would be more beautiful with fewer billboards
- Only 11% of Canadians overall, and 15% of Torontonians would be against such a fee
Please sign the petition here: http://www.them.ca/bcbfpetition.asp
This post was edited on: 2007-10-23 at 05:19 PM by: Devon
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