The atheist bus campaign exceeded all expectations and to date has raised over £153,000. Thank you for all your support.
The atheist campaign now wish to raise funds towards wider campaigns in the future.
25 June 2009
The Atheist Bus Campaign was launched with the aim to raise the sum of £5,500.
The money would be used to run a low-budget advertising campaign by sponsoring bus side messages with the message: “There’s probably no God – Now stop worrying and enjoy your life”
The atheist campaign is light hearted and simply aims to brighten peoples days by offering an alternative view to the traditional religious messages which we have all become accustomed to.
The official campaign is run by Ariane Sherine and the official site address is: www.atheistcampaign.org
The campaign is being administered by The British Humanist Association and has been supported Professor Richard Dawkins, author of The God Delusion, who offered to match all donations up until the target or £5,500 had been reached. If successful this would raise the sum of £11,000 enabling the campaign to be much greater.
The success of the campaign, thus far, has been overwhelming with the original target being reached within a matter of hours.
The advertising campaign will begin in January on buses running around Westminster and, due to the fund raising success, there are now plans to roll out the initiative nationwide.
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