Stolen Chair Urges Spain's Prime Minister to Stand Up Against Poverty
In Spain, a video created by Tiempo BBDO Barcelona which shows two guys sneaking into the contry's parliament building to steal the chair of Prime Minister Zapatero has racked up over 421,000 views on YouTube and created a media frenzy with coverage in El Pais and Spitting image. Part of a United Nations campaign against poverty, the message left in place of Zapatero's chair reads "Zapatero, get on your feet on October 16 to protest against world poverty" which ties nicely to the stolen chair since, without a chair, Zapatero would have to stand the next time he went to parliament.
The video was believed to have been real by the media until the agency issued a statement to the contrary. Yes, it was staged. Part of the video was shot in parliament. The window the two climb through is not the parliament building. The shots inside parliament are the real deal but they didn't steal the actual chair, instead, using a prop. Real, unreal or otherwise, it certainly got the desired attention and media coverage for the cause.
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From
Chaudhry Muhammad Aslam
s/o chaudhry Alaf Din
Chak No 151/10-R Tehsil Jahanian
Disrtict Khanewal(Pakistan)
To
The Primeminister of spain
Sir
With the respect and all best wishes very humbly requested for
your kind permission to submit some facts for your sympathetic
consideration of human tarian grounds.
My Bio Data
Name Chaudhry Muhammad Aslam
Father,s Name Chaudhry Alaf Din
Date of Birth 16-09-1969
Place of Birth Khanewal(Pakistan)
Martial Status Married
Qualification Secoundary school
Career un-Employed
Address Chak No 151/10-R Tehsil Jahanian District Khanewal
(Pakistan)
I am very poor and living very hard life. circumstances are very
Agressive and bound to striving living in human life.All the bisic
rights are suspended and supressed to bear cruelities. Wish to live
an honourable life with own hard earning But there is no such a chance
under dictator ship society. Please reuest for your possible help about
work visa of your country.
i am awaitng your kind reply.
Thanks
Your well wisher,
Chaudhry Muhammad Aslam