We wanted to raise awareness and create public spectacle as part of a larger aim of engaging with Columbia on many fronts in trying to have them sign the Open COVID Pledge. The groups we seek to reach in building our case of support for #FreeTheVaccine includes reaching out to students, professors, researchers, alumni, community members, and anyone else who might be interested in having Columbia act as a leader in the area of making any future vaccine research accessible to not only it\u2019s communities, but to the broader public.<\/p>\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Columbia\u2019s Alma Mater Statue Dons Surgical Mask for an Accessible COVID-19 Vaccine<\/p>\n
NEW YORK, NY, May 19, 2020 \u2013 Alma Mater, the \u201cnourishing mother\u201d of Columbia University\u2019s student body, sported an oversized surgical mask, sash, and vaccine bottle this weekend, as the Class of 2020 graduates into a world transformed. The iconic 1903 bronze statue sent her students off with a simple message: \u201cBe Well.\u201d <\/p>\n
Nearby statues of \u201cAlma\u2019s friend\u2019s\u201d were also decorated with signage in support of an accessible vaccine. These images were created and then distributed to a variety of media outlets.<\/p>\n
We also created a how-to video to encourage other folks to don friendly statues with masks of support in their locations.<\/p>\n\r\n \r\n<\/div>\r\n