By Emory Dunn

Understand & Undo Graphic Harm (UUGH) held a protest Nov. 13 to raise awareness of and bring attention to outdoor advertising the group believes constitutes visual “noise” and environmental pollution. A number of organizations around the country, including the Urban Environment League in Miami, Fla., are taking to the streets and city government chambers to battle outdoor media companies. Photographer Emory Dunn followed UUGH’s first event, led by SCAD graduate, Alex Schaeffer.

The early group of protesters.

The early group of protesters from UUGH gathers in Oglethorpe Square to begin its march down Broughton Street to General MacIntosh Boulevard to spotlight a billboard it considers harmful advertising.

Alex Schaeffer, advertising Gradutuate from Fairpoint, New York, talks with reporters.

Alex Schaeffer, an advertising graduate from Fairpoint, N.Y., talks with a reporter.

Lauren Lenart, fourth-year Advertsing student, made a sign before the protest began.

Lauren Lenart, fourth-year advertising student, makes a sign before the protest began.

Alex Schaeffer gave a speech before the march.

Schaeffer delivers a speech before the march begins.

Protesters walked past the Jen Library on their way to the offending billboard.

Protesters walked past the Jen Library on their way to the offending billboard.

A reporter from WJCL walked ahead of the group.

The UUGH protest drew local media attention from television station WJCL.

Sarah Throne holding up her sign at the site of the protest.

Sarah Throne holds up her sign at the site of the protest where President Street and General MacIntosh Boulevard converge just outside of downtown Savannah, a gateway from the islands.

Alex Schaeffer stood by the side of the road.

Schaeffer encourages drivers passing join the protest.

The group looks at the billboard they are protesting.

UUGH protesters considers this billboard at President Street and General MacIntosh Boulevard one of the offending outdoor advertisements in Savannah.

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