Royal Roads University students plan to hold a flash-mob style protest at the intersection of Trans Canada Highway and McKenzie Avenue during evening rush hour next week.
Completing a final project in a professional communications class, the group of five hope to recruit at least 100 people to participate in their B次元官网网址淐rawlture Jam,B次元官网网址� crawling on their hands and knees through the intersection while the event is captured on video.
The RRU students will use the footage in a documentary about culture jamming, a form of activism that uses irony to inspire people to question the status quo.
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On the pedestrian overpass west of the McKenzie intersection, the students will hang a banner that reads B次元官网网址淪top crawling and stand upB次元官网网址� in hopes of encouraging people to change their commuter ways.
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The group plans to spend about 15 minutes at the intersection, crawling legally through the pedestrian crossings as the walk signal permits.
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To participate in the event meet July 6 outside St. JosephB次元官网网址檚 Church Hall (785 Burnside Rd) at 5 p.m. The group will start crawling the intersection at 5:30 p.m. sharp and disperse shortly afterward.
The finished documentary, about 10 minutes long, will include interviews with authorities on culture jamming and will be available free on YouTube.
For more information and updates, RSVP to the Facebook event B次元官网网址淐rawlture JamB次元官网网址� or follow @crawlturejam on Twitter.
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