Mastodawn

I was on the campus of the University of Canterbury (NZ) on the weekend and saw this protest poster on one of the campus street lights.

I'm pleased that some university students have got this figured out and are making noise about it.

As the poster says, "Gen-AI is not inevitable".

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mollivan_jon/55309028890/

#LLM #GenAI #ProtestSign #NoAI

Church of Jeff 2d ago

#ClassWarfare #EconomicInequality #WealthGap #ProtestSign #SocialJustice #NoBillionaires #TaxTheRich #EatTheRich #GuillotinesWork #NoGoodBillionaires

Guerric Haché May 24

Yesterday I attended the first major protest against AI data centres in Vancouver. There was a solid turnout, more than I expected for an event organized by a teen who'd never run a protest and just put out some Instagram posts and physical posters on a few main streets. At least 300, maybe over 400 people? I'm trying to be conservative in my guesses.

Speaking to the crowd, the top concerns were the social and cultural effects of AI (misinformation, disconnection, undermining the arts), then environmental concerns (Vancouver is already under water restrictions due to drought; fossil fuel buildup for AI; etc), then prioritization (why is money and space going to this instead of housing, healthcare, etc). A few other topics came up less often, like economic effects.

The group shut down traffic on two of Vancouver's biggest streets, Granville and Broadway, including the Granville Street Bridge. They also passed through Granville Island, one of the most-visited tourist destinations in Canada.

#cdnpoli #canada #vancouver #britishcolumbia #ai #noai #datacenter #protest #protestsign #telus

Michel Patrice Apr 10

#Trump #ProtestSign

Michel Patrice Mar 27

If you are in Los Angeles on march 27, you can pick a street artist Shepard Fairey's protest sign for #Nokings for free.

https://obeygiant.com/?id=99231

#ProtestSign #NoKings #LosAngeles #Art

Black White Blue in the South Feb 12

In Episode 61, Bill & Jumelle speak with protest organizer Cynthia Halpin Brown about a protest sign that Bill found very disturbing.

Subscribe, download and listen today! https://linktr.ee/bwabits

#GreenwoodSC #Protest #ProtestSign #Grover #PBS #ReligiousImage

https://youtube.com/shorts/CG39myYjM8s

M Eilo Feb 7

New poster out now! Inspired by a follower. If you have ideas for a sign let me know.

There are at cost prints on my store
https://www.blinkpopshift.com/store

And the files are free to use for non-commercial use on my Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/BlinkPopShift

#art #protest #ProtestSign

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Solarbird

Jan 10

You can see why it might shock. Most signs are built on raising energy, having a sense of humour, or just very direct things like "MELT ICE" etc - attempts to be light and clever.

I made no attempt to be light, or clever. Black on white, sharp reality.

(And a little text design. I have an art degree, it can't be helped.)

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#uspol #uspolitics #politics #fascism #casPol #casPolitics #CascadiaStrong #cascadia #protest #protests #ProtestSign #ShockTheConscience