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Monday
Oct242011

Ben Ali in La Goulette

By AuthorIssandr El Amrani |

I've written before about Tunisia's great get-out-the-vote initiatives. But the above video shows the best of all. What they did is restore a giant poster of Ben Ali that used to be a landmark of La Goulette, a suburb of Tunis. Passersby are astounded as they see it in the morning, and their stupefaction shifts to anger. They are being filmed by hidden cameras and don't know what's happening. Watch what they do, it's really clever.

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    Response: GOTV Arab Spring-style
    at Foreign Policy Public Health Blog on Oct 24, 2011 at 8:39 PM
    Issandr El Amrani shares this video of a brilliant Tunisian get-out-the-vote campaign. See what happens

Reader Comments (4)

Excellent! I will pass it by all around me ... in Egypt!

Oct 24, 2011 at 5:03 PM | Unregistered CommenterElodien

It was a wonderful idea to re-spark people anger before the election.

Egyptians don't need a poster to cause a spark they got the military to flame their anger. The people should have shown the military the door when the first military trial happen now after soldiers murdered innocent protesters people must realize the military has got to go. We as a people can not afford to go backwards. The time for thinkers has come.

Oct 25, 2011 at 5:41 AM | Unregistered CommenterRuth

Dear Issandr

That is fantastic. Do you think that would work in Cairo, or other parts of Egypt? Do you think people would tear down the poster, or leave it there?

FYI, you seem to have small spam problem in your comments.

Oct 25, 2011 at 10:16 AM | Unregistered CommenterWarigia Bowman

Brilliant, very much enjoyed that.

Oct 25, 2011 at 1:31 PM | Unregistered CommenterMichael A
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