The Wistaverse takes activism and virtual protests into the metaverse
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The Wistaverse has launched in The Sandbox open metaverse as the first global virtual protest platform with real impact.
It is a forum to educate the public about causes, host appearances by influencers and speakers, organize and fundraise for actions, enable participation in and carry out mass virtual protests, and provide safe and non-violent alternatives to those who can’t participate in real life.
It debuts today with the inaugural protest taking place May 13 to May 14. It will be a rally in support of abortion rights curated by Amnesty International.
The platform’s launch is timely in what has come to be called the “Age of Mass Protests,” when global problems like political repression, climate change, and economic downturn define the day and protest has grown by 12% worldwide within 10 years, the creators said.
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Wistaverse founder Grégoire Laugier said in a statement, “Using a virtual avatar and proxy system, Wistaverse can reduce the violence that characterizes protest in the physical world and enable universal inclusion and access to events, regardless of participants’ location in distant geographies or authoritarian regimes.”
The first mass protest on abortion rights will be organized by Amnesty International and feature key activists and celebrities in the movement, to be revealed during the event.
The Wistaverse itself is a neutral space that provides a platform for other players to organize and execute campaigns on
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