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Negro Nod: Past Amnesty by M.J. / October 10

It’s hella late here, or early (depending on who you ask, I suppose). If you were to ask me right now, I’d say my back aches, my stomach is growling and my eyes burn. But none of that is going to deter me from posting right now. It’s just that I happened across something I had almost forgotten, and I want to make sure to share this before memory fails once again.

At the very end of 2007 Amnesty International (France) released a new public service campaign- As a whole it was nothing short of compelling. Still pretty profound in concept… the folks responsible are due some negro nods for having the gaul to say something important, in an emphatic way. It’s inspiring to see people who speak plainly and are less concerned with offending you and more concerned about whether you’ve receive the message they aim to deliver. So… many a negro nod goes out to:

TBWA\PARIS, Boulogne-Billancourt
Creative Director: Erik Vervroegen
Art Directors: Ingrid Varetz, Javier Rodriguez
Writers: Daniel Perez, Veronique Sels
Photographer: Michael Lewis
Retoucher: Jean-Pilippe Camus



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  1. The crazy thing about this campaign is the subtlety . The crazy part about this world is the ridiculousness that a thing such as a child soldier even exist in our world.

    Comment by rifraf on October 10, 2008 at 2:57 pm


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