Valley Action Network unveils billboards
Media release
VAN – Valley Action Network
8
September, 2007
Valley Action Network unveils its
winning election billboards
VAN's eye-catching billboards
will start appearing around Hutt City
from
today.
"Unlike all the other bland, say-nothing election
billboards which turn
people off,", predicts VAN
organiser Grant Brookes, "ours are going to
become big
talking points.
"There are plenty of them", he adds. "Our
budget is peanuts compared to
all the other election
campaigns, but we'll have more billboards than
any other
candidate.
"We won't be adding to the visual pollution of
the 'billboard farms' on
grass verges and median strips
around the city, though. All our
billboards will be
mounted on fences of Hutt residents.
"We've had no trouble
finding householders willing to have our
billboards,
because our policies are in tune with what people
want."
The billboards, which are reproduced below, feature
five of the points
from VAN's election
programme:
• A Human City – Putting people before big
business interests
• A Green City – Action on
climate change. Zero tolerance for
polluters
• Grassroots Democracy – Community Boards
for all, with extra powers
• Rates Justice –
Reductions based on need. Residents before greedy
corporations
• Free Council Services – Not just
protected but extended
• Free and Frequent Public
Transport – It makes climate sense and
serves the
people.
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