- The first mass protest will be dedicated to women’s’ rights
- Plans and payments for the protests supported will be documented on Wistaverse
The Wistaverse has launched in The Sandbox’s metaverse as the world’s first virtual protest platform with real impact, Bankless Times learned from a press release.
First protest is dedicated to women’s rights
The first mass protest will be dedicated to women’s rights and abortion and will take place on May 13-14. Amnesty International organizes it with the involvement of celebrities and famous activists, who will be revealed during the event.
Amnesty created the NFT project Amnesty H.U.R.R.A. as part of its efforts to maximize reach. The project aims to use Web3 technology to support access to abortion across the globe. Users can buy the NFTs to raise funds for this cause and the event.
Wistaverse founder Grégoire Laugier said:
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.
Director of AI Belgium Philippe Hensmans added:
Amnesty International sees the blockchain environment as a way of sensitizing a new audience to its work by addressing topics in a more interactive and decentralized manner than it has ever done before. We are thrilled about this collaboration with the Wistaverse because it allows us as a brand to start envisioning what will be possible in the years to come to educate and engage new audiences about the defense of human rights.
All the funds from NFT sales will go directly to AI and other causes without middlemen via automatic wallet transfer. Plans and payments for the protests supported will be documented on Wistaverse and its Discord channel. Donors and users will remain anonymous.
Wistaverse will debut in leading gaming world The Sandbox, whose COO and co-founder Sebastian Borget said:
With over 4.5 million registered wallets, having Wistaverse as part of our community ensures that its voices are heard and that diversity and empowerment remain at the core of the metaverse that we are building together. We look forward to seeing our community announce, host, and follow social action to enact change in The Sandbox and beyond in the physical world.
