A photo of two young Muslim girls was used in a billboard to promote Australia Day 2017. The same groups who complain ‘Muslims don’t assimilate’, complained about the photo of Australian Muslims celebrating Australia Day. Due to this pressure the billboard was removed.
Dee Madigan, Executive Creative Director of Campaign Edge created a gofundme page to raise money and fund a billboard and print campaign featuring these two girls promoting Australia Day. Over $168,000 has been raised so far. #PutThemBackUp billboards have been put up in Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra and Sydney.
A photo of 2 Aus girls celebrating Aus day. If you have a problem with that, you are the problem.https://t.co/flxFdaSd79
#putthembackup— Dee Madigan (@deemadigan) January 18, 2017
Two wonderful, happy kids. What better symbols of our future, our hopes and the richness of our diversity #PutThemBackUp #auspol pic.twitter.com/mWt7noNM4D
— Kailani Mana (@mana_kailani) January 18, 2017
Dear @QMS_Media. #PutThemBackUp!! https://t.co/oZKuuJT9C8 pic.twitter.com/vdk5zwoPie
— Richard Tuffin (@RichardTuffin) January 17, 2017
First billboard up! #PutThemBackUp pic.twitter.com/Cj91OkE8Kz
— Dee Madigan (@deemadigan) January 21, 2017
Loving the view from my office this morning #PutThemBackUp #CBR #welcome pic.twitter.com/NEr88ZNuZn
— Rachel Stephen-Smith (@RachelSS_MLA) January 23, 2017
Richmond billboard up and a few more in Collingwood, Preston, Springvale, Endeavour Hills and Yarraville up today. #PutThemBackUp
— Dee Madigan (@deemadigan) January 23, 2017
Great win @deemadigan! Irish know from history about feeling unwelcome by some. We stand with our Muslim brothers & sisters #PutThemBackUp pic.twitter.com/jfD502Hg61
— IrishFriendsOfLabor (@laboririshaus) January 19, 2017
Boom!!!
100K within 12 hours, this is what real #Australians stands for.Racists & Bigots lost👎 #Australia won✌️#PutThemBackUp pic.twitter.com/XJocyYkQHW
— Arif (@Atozai) January 18, 2017
Lets get these 2 happy young Aussie girls back up on billboards & keep pissing off the bigots #PutThemBackUp https://t.co/ZJSAKKX2Xr #auspol
— Peter Wicks (@madwixxy) January 18, 2017
Let’s #putthembackup to show Australia is a place where ALL people are free to live in peace & harmony
Please give. I did.#ausunions https://t.co/eQYMBH9CUZ— Ben Davison (@ClubeGaffer) January 18, 2017
“Any leftover money will be donated to the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre.”#putthembackup
— Ed Hunter (@EdwardJWHunter) January 18, 2017
This represents our wonderful, multicultural nation – something that should be celebrate on Australia Day. #PutThemBackUp https://t.co/xR6NA3MhVU
— Give Hope Campaign (@GiveHopeUC) January 18, 2017
This is what #AusDay should be: a celebration of our diverse country & future, not the colonial past https://t.co/yNq71uVYfH #putthembackup
— Sarah Finney (@SarahLFinney) January 18, 2017
Great to see we #PutThemBackUp. Now it’s time to #changethedate pic.twitter.com/xcpALemTF8
— Brett (@247observer) January 25, 2017
Happy #AustraliaDay #PutThemBackUp #Canberra pic.twitter.com/MSpO83sDXh
— Richard Fox (@RicharddFox) January 25, 2017
A day to appreciate the past & to forge the values of freedom, mateship, diversity & continuing reconciliation#australiaday #PutThemBackUp pic.twitter.com/a6iN510x4u
— Will Tse (@willtseX) January 25, 2017
What does it say about a society w this festering hate level over 2girls celebrating their country? Ridiculous. #PutThemBackUp #AustraliaDay https://t.co/NXEJVJPDX8
— d maður (@1dvmn) January 25, 2017
Anti-Islam protesters threatened to bomb the Canberra Theatre Centre after it displayed the #PutThemBackUp billboard https://t.co/6i7eGuuCy8
— Emily Baker (@emlybkr) January 25, 2017
Shining a light on the Aussie spirit and a nation of immigrants. #AustraliaDay #fairgo #PutThemBackUp – https://t.co/xrAvYHOaEk
— Nyst Legal (@NystLegal) January 25, 2017
Appalling. There is no place for racism, bigotry and threats of violence in our community. #PutThemBackUp https://t.co/j8raICyctX
— Shane Rattenbury (@ShaneRattenbury) January 25, 2017
Great to see these aussies up in lights #australiaday #PutThemBackUp pic.twitter.com/zwyz9yGxUi
— Mike Hauser (@Hauser_Mike) January 24, 2017


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