Just Gold invites you to #tweetups
Just announced: Just Gold invites you to #tweetups, Melbourne’s first Shared_Studios program at Federation Square
10 days. 40 cities. Thousands of #tweetups. One global experience.
Step into the gold box and join the conversation.If you pass by Federation Square these days, you are bound to see a large gold painted shipping container. It’s really hard to miss.
This is the first Shared_Studios immersive portal to be installed in Melbourne, marking the beginning of an exciting collaboration between the groundbreaking company, Twitter, Federation Square and Just Gold Digital Agency.A partnership between Shared_Studios and Twitter, the #tweetups are aiming to bring together people from all walks of life across the globe and get them to engage in meaningful conversation.The project took off on Thursday 25 July and will continue through Sunday 4 August; the #tweetups will take place in the 40 Shared_Spaces installed around the world, from Tokyo to Gaza and from New York to the Refugee Camp in Lesbos Greece. This global network of connected portals, each of them equipped with immersive audio and video technology, will act as gateways of global communication, encouraging people to communicate.
The immersive #Tweetups experience allows participants to come face to face with someone who is in an identical Shared_Space in another part of the globe, emulating the experience of being in the same room.
For Twitter, this is a way to reaffirm its ongoing commitment to fostering meaningful, healthy conversations across the globe. Thousands of #tweetups are scheduled to take place during the 10-days activation, ranging from curated talks to open conversations between groups passing through public Shred_Spaces, to cross cultural music and dance performances and shared meals.
For Shared_Studios, it is yet another chance to put their innovative idea into effect.
Envisioned by artist Amar Bakshi and multimedia journalist Michelle Moghtader, Shared_Studios was founded in 2014. In its original incarnation, it was a live, immersive art installation that allowed people in New York City to talk to people in Tehran as if they were in the same room.
Five years on, it has evolved into a constantly growing network of Shared_Spaces, facilitating communication, connection and the flow of ideas and global collaborations, in a way that’s never before been possible.For the City of Melbourne, it is an opportunity to become part of this evolving network of cities, companies, institutes, schools and other organisations that are now part of this global shared values ecosystem. Located in Federation Square, one of the most iconic and busiest parts of the city, the first Shared_Space to be installed in Australia is a tangible testament of Melbourne’s status as a vibrant global city.
For us at Just Gold it is a proud moment to facilitate this process, as the Shared_Studios ambassadors in Australia. We are the first full service Digital Agency in Australia to be certified as a social enterprise by Social Traders, and we are committed to bringing diverse audiences together, starting conversations that help make the world a better place. When we witness the diversity of human experience, our lives are made richer, deeper, and more profound.
That’s why we invite all people in Melbourne to come to Federation Square, enter the Shared_Space, take part in the #Tweetups, bring their kids and help them understand the diversity of the world.
Throughout the activation, our CEO, Kyriakos Gold will be the spokesperson for the Shared_Studios.
Shared_Studios, Federation Square and Just Gold welcome interested parties from Australia to take part in personalised tours. Press and members of the public are welcome to visit http://tweetups.webflow.io for photos, videos, programming schedule and additional content.
The 40 Shared_Spaces featured in the #Tweetup experience will remain open after August 4th as part of Shared_Studios permanent, growing network.All Shared_Studios are accessible for people with disability.
