Objective:
Dar a conocer la campaña y demostrar cuan alto puedo llegar
The Project:
Es un acto simbólico hecho de manera creativa con materiales reciclables.
STRATEGIES:
TRY THIS:
Make one!
What worked?
Dar a conocerlo,
About this project
Creators:
- Maria Fernanda Figueredo Sierra
November, 2020
Installation/Intervention, Print
Colombia, Villavicencio
60×45
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Original files can be provided for exhibition
Reflections from Maria Fernanda
What was the process/journey of creating this work?
Conseguir los materiales para su creación e idear la manera enla que quedara mejor
Objective:
Our greater objective was to get NYU to sign the Open Covid Pledge. We identified a target at NYU and thought including something creative in an email to her would make it more likely for her to engage with the email and respond to us.
The Project:
Improv conversations with COVID-19. In particular: a concerned person wanted COVID-19 to go away, so she talked to someone at a university that was doing COVID-19 research, asking them to open up their licensing so that the pandemic would end sooner. The university rep called their big pharma contact and both were skeptical. But then the Plague Doctor appeared and convinced everyone to agree to the Open Covid Pledge.
TRY THIS:
Make one!
What worked?
It worked! We included an image from our action in our email to our target and she wrote back right away saying she would be happy to meet with us.
Other Notes:
We knew from research that our target had a background in more creative ways of achieving major health aims.
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Original files can be provided for exhibition
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Reflections from Rachel Karp
What would be your next steps, building on this idea, if you had a million dollars and all the time and skills in the world?
We were most taken with the image of talking to COVID-19 and think this could build into a social media campaign of people talking to COVID about how universities/pharmaceutical corporations/health organizations/government entities can make COVID go away–in a way that is safe, equitable, and accessible to all.
If someone else were going to make/use/do something like this, what advice would you give them?
Things we found that were useful: the person playing COVID-19 changing their profile picture to COVID-19 and turning their camera off, Zoom backgrounds for as many other participants as possible, simple costumes, having an overall outline of what we would say, and trying to move through that outline pretty quickly (because otherwise the improv can get really bogged down). We wanted to make something short–maybe 60 seconds–but we never got it below about 3 minutes. Also, we learned after the fact that using the Zoom recording function doesn’t work because it doesn’t capture the profile image of someone with their camera off, so record through e.g. QuickTime or something that can capture a screen to make sure you get the key image of COVID-19 talking!
About this project
Creators:
- Rachel Gita Karp
- Shivesh Shourya
- Carly Besser
- Esh Garg
- Mahayana Landowne
October, 2020
Image/graphic, Online/web thing, Performance, Video
United States, Brooklyn
2298 x 1349
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Objective:
Pressure McGill University to sign the Open Covid Pledge
The Project:
We designed this as an update to our initial Free The Vaccine Tattoo idea (linked below).
STRATEGIES:
TRY THIS:
Paste it onto a selfie and share on social media. #FreeTheVaccine #PeoplesVaccine
Turn it into a temporary tattoo.
Make it a snapchat filter.
What worked?
It can become a cheap, easily reproducible, physical object!
About this project
Creators:
- Olivia Bonardi
October, 2020
Canada, Montreal
1,500 x1,500 pixels
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Original files can be provided for exhibition
Links:
Objective:
To create a sticker that represents the Free the Vaccine movement so the word can be spread out (by students and such)
The Project:
The image brings to life what the Free the Vaccine campaign stands for, metaphorically. We envision a world where the vaccine is “unchained” and “free” from barriers so individuals all across the world are able to obtain it, without worrying about cost and accessibility.
STRATEGIES:
TRY THIS:
Print it and stick it.
Make it specific to your target.
What worked?
The design is simple, yet to the point and gets across the mission of the campaign pretty effectively. It also makes for a cute sticker, should anyone choose to walk around with it on their personal items!
About this project
Creators:
October, 2020
Image/graphic, Online/web thing
United States, New York
1080 x 1080 pixels
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Original files can be provided for exhibition
Reflections from Eshita Garg
Objective:
The objective was to appeal to the University of Queensland to sign the Open Covid Pledge.
The Project:
Big heart was a stop motion animation made to represent the information that 13% of the world’s population has already pre-purchased over half of the world’s supply of promised covid vaccines and also that as public funding goes into research of the vaccine, we as citizens have a right to have a voice. This information was packaged up to appeal to The University of Queensland who we were targeting in our objectives.
TRY THIS:
Share it on social media. #FreeTheVaccine #PeoplesVaccine
Make it specific to your community.
What worked?
I think the work found a playful way to represent the ‘of the moment’ statistical information. It attempted to appeal to the sense of ‘doing the moral/right thing’ for the University.
About this project
Creators:
- Tessa Marshall
- Greg Giannis
- zan griffith
October, 2020
Australia, Melbourne
one minute
Link to Original or High-Res file
Other Notes:
This work was an extension of an idea from season one. In season one Tessa and Greg created a giant syringe playing on the idea of Australia’s love of big things.
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Original files can be provided for exhibition
Reflections from zan griffith
What was the process/journey of creating this work?
This work was playing on the idea of Australia’s love of big tourist icons. In season one a big syringe was built with this in mind. Stop motion was a useful way to reach an audience when you are in lockdown in Melbourne.
What skills or perspectives did the collaborators bring to this?
Tessa creates a podcast each week where she highlights the most relevant and up to date covid vaccine information. This was where i learnt the statistic i represented. Greg had compiled information that related to the Australian situation which highlighted that over $4 billion was used for covid vaccine development. I had done a few stop motions before and love to tell a story in short grabs.
What were some of the responses to this work?
It was posted on instagram and a few comments suggested that it was useful information. We never heard back from the University of Queensland who we sent emails to with the animation.
What would be your next steps, building on this idea, if you had a million dollars and all the time and skills in the world?
I love the idea of having a stop motion takeover day on social websites where all the participants of free the vaccine have a go at a stop motion with a free the vaccine message and we flood socials. i imagine some of the most successful stop motions would come from those who had never done one before.
If someone else were going to make/use/do something like this, what advice would you give them?
Have fun with it and treat it like an experiment.
Objective:
The lab coats were part of a larger initiative part of the DC funk rally. The lab coats gave the impression of the scientific community attending the rally in support of health equity and the use of research for the public good. The aspect of color on the lab coats added to the “fun” and “fresh” element of the Funk Rally allowing for the rally to be more lighthearted.
The Project:
These are labcoats inspired by the 60s and 70s for the Washington D.C. Funk Rally held in October of 2020. The lab coats are adorned with flowers, health equity quotes, and slogans pushing the University of Maryland to support COVID-19 vaccine equity.
TRY THIS:
Design your own lab coat.
Make it specific to your community.
What worked?
The color of the lab coat really added to the overall aesthetic of the funk rally and made for good pictures that are then used for publicizing the event and our message.
Other Notes:
The Funk Rally was held in Washington D.C. in October of 2020 to not only mourn the lives lost to COVID-19 but to celebrate the concept of life and ensuring that the living is able to get equitable access to the COVID-19 vaccine in order to end the pandemic for all.
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An original object can be provided for exhibition
Reflections from Tayyiaba Farooq
What was the process/journey of creating this work?
It was a fun and interesting learning experience for someone that does not have a background in art. I was able to draw inspiration from the art style of the 60s and 70s to create the flowers and color choice of the slogans and quotes used.
What skills or perspectives did the collaborators bring to this?
The collaborators served as amazing models for the labcoats and brought them to life. The labcoats wouldn’t be anything without the people to wear them.
What were some of the responses to this work?
All responses were really positive to the labcoats especially as a larger part of the Funk Rally. It added color to the rally and the pictures that were taken. Adding to the aesthetic and adding to the overall color and mood of the Free the Vaccine Campaign.
What would be your next steps, building on this idea, if you had a million dollars and all the time and skills in the world?
I would create a larger photo mural with individuals who are doctors and scientists who are advocates for the campaign. Doing indiviudal profiles on these people, telling their stories and their motivations will further add color and dtail to the campaign.
If someone else were going to make/use/do something like this, what advice would you give them?
Always plan out how you want to execute your idea before going into the final product. Going through the planning process further enhances the idea to be executed.
About this project
Creators:
- Tayyiaba Farooq
- Maanasa Gurram
- Manahel Zahid
- Victoria Carter
- Alvina Pan
October, 2020
United States, Washington
7 lab coats
Objective:
Create language to support the larger goal of ensuring that publicly funded COVID meds are available to everyone, sustainably priced, and free at the point of delivery.
The Project:
This a slogan anyone can use in the campaign for a People’s Vaccine.
TRY THIS:
Put it on a poster.
Share it on social media. #FreeTheVaccine #PeoplesVaccine
What worked?
It’s short and sweet. The wordplay of “for good” positions accessible COVID medicine as both effective and morally necessary.
About this project
Creators:
- Free the Vaccine for COVID-19
August, 2020
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5 words
Objective:
To honour the work of a campaigner
The Project:
A plastic golden cup on a black base with a Free the Vaccine Logo on the cup
STRATEGIES:
TRY THIS:
Make an award to celebrate someone’s great work.
What worked?
Publicly acknowledged the work/creativity of a campaigner
About this project
Creators:
- Irene Clarke
July, 2020
Canada, Ottawa
9 in H x 5 in W
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Other Notes:
Award presented at Season Finale of Free the Vaccine Campaign
- An original object can be provided for exhibition
Reflections from Irene Clarke
What were some of the responses to this work?
Appreciation, pride by the award winner to have been acknowledged.
Objective:
We’re asking the target universities to sign the Open Covid Pledge, to stop drug companies profiteering with publicly funded research. In the UK people are used to free healthcare, and unused to thinking about the injustice of health inequalities and the malign role of drug companies. Consequently the universities feel limited pressure. This action was a show of strength from the campaign, to increase pressure on the universities, as well as a public awareness raising effort, through the street presence to a limited extent, but mostly through the social and traditional media interest we generated.
The Project:
Activists in giant Covid-19 masks joined syringe wielding students in lab coats, beside neon pink dancing protestors, to call on London’s universities to pledge to make their healthcare research on Covid-19 available to the world. The Carnival March for a People’s Vaccine took place on July 27, 2020, from Kings College London (Guy’s Campus) to University College London, asking the universities to sign the Open Covid Pledge, to stop drug companies profiteering with publicly funded research.
STRATEGIES:
TRY THIS:
Organize one in your community.
Make it even bigger.
What worked?
The costumes! Despite a gray day in London, you couldn’t miss us in our neon pink and giant covid head costumes. There were lots of banners, and placards, and QR codes so that passers by and social media viewers could understand the action clearly.
About this project
Creators:
July, 2020
Installation/Intervention, Performance, Video
United Kingdom, London
1’40”
Other Notes:
It was a great collaboration between Free the Vaccine volunteers and volunteers from Universities Allied for Essential Medicines UK, Just Treatment, Stop AIDs, Act Up UK, and other access to healthcare activists.
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A set of instructions exists on how to make this work
- An original object can be provided for exhibition
- Original files can be provided for exhibition
Links:
157 registers:
Reflections from Rachel Reid
What was the process/journey of creating this work?
Lots of collaborative planning meetings interspersed with lots of glue and paint, following by lots of dancing and lots of walking!
What skills or perspectives did the collaborators bring to this?
We benefited from some deep experience in the group, from the activists who thought to consult lawyers about our rights before the action, to people with wide media and communications experience, to artists.
What were some of the responses to this work?
For the giant covid head wearers it varied from Londoner indifference to laughter to lots of pictures. Generally people who approached us were sympathetic and interested.
If someone else were going to make/use/do something like this, what advice would you give them?
Have a sub-group working on communications, including traditional, not just social. There was lots still to do at the last minute (as ever!)
Objective:
Playing on the long standing sports rivalry between schools, this animation was created as part of a social media push to encourage UCLA to sign the Open Covid Pledge before USC.
The Project:
Images of the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and University of Southern California (USC) mascots, made entirely of cut paper, are animated to depict the UCLA Bruin kicking the USC Trojan out of frame, and then ringing the Victory Bell.
TRY THIS:
Make it specific to your community.
What worked?
The humor
About this project
Creators:
July, 2020
United States, Los Angeles
7 second video, GIF
Other Notes:
The cut paper elements were assembled and photographed by Kaity, and Vivian added background, digitized the animation, and formatted the animation for various social media platforms.
- Original files can be provided for exhibition
What skills or perspectives did the collaborators bring to this?
Vivian has been very encouraging of the idea of stop motion throughout the lab, so it was a true collaboration between the two of us to make this happen. I think we both are pleased with the results.