EU vote is for the many not the few

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Operation Black Vote and Saatchi & Saatchi have launched a poster campaign urging people to go to the polls to vote in the EU Referendum. The campaign is designed to demonstrate that the future of Britain is within everyone’s power to decide: they simply have to exercise their democratic right to vote.

OBV has teamed up with other voluntary organisations such as Bite the Ballot who seek to mobilise the youth vote in all elections.

Taking inspiration from the iconic Bullingdon Club images, the poster represents the UK’s diverse population, and shows that everyone, not just the privileged few, holds the power in this debate.

The posters will be on 98ft billboards all around the country, with many sites in the capital. (List attached)

OBV exists to ensure there is greater racial justice and equality throughout the UK.

4 million people from the BME communities have the right to vote in this Referendum and could in effect decide who wins and who loses.

Simon Woolley, Director of Operation Black Vote, said:

In this Referendum our vote is crucial. At OBV we’ve always encouraged the UK’s Black and minority ethnic communities to vote and engage in the democratic debate. This we argue is not only good for our democracy, but also to ensure we have greater racial equality for everyone. We all hope that this poster will open up the debate about belonging, being heard and having a stake in our society within this crucial EU vote.”

Sadiq Khan, Mayor for London, has backed the poster stating:

This is the OBV that I have worked closely with over many years. They are doing what they do best, by encouraging higher voter turnout from under-represented communities.”

Notes for editor:

1. OBV have run a nationwide series of EU debates which took place in Bradford, Bristol, Birmingham, London and the Vale of Glamorgan.
2. OBV is non-partisan political campaigning organisation.
3. The term ‘Black’ is a political term. It refers to African, Asian, Caribbean and other ethnic minorities.