{"id":430755,"date":"2021-02-08T10:09:29","date_gmt":"2021-02-08T15:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=430755"},"modified":"2021-02-08T10:09:29","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T15:09:29","slug":"color-of-change-launches-the-pedestal-project-augmented-reality-experience-to-power-racial-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/color-of-change-launches-the-pedestal-project-augmented-reality-experience-to-power-racial-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Color Of Change Launches “The Pedestal Project” Augmented Reality Experience To Power Racial Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Former United States Congressman John Lewis, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement Alicia Garza, and co-founder of Freedom March NYC Chelsea Miller Spotlighted on Empty Pedestals Where Confederate Statues Once Stood<\/h2>\n

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\n NEW YORK<\/span>, Feb. 8, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — Today, Color Of\u00a0Change, the nation’s largest online racial justice organization, launched The Pedestal Project<\/a><\/u><\/i><\/b> \u2013 an Augmented Reality (AR) experience on Instagram that lets users place statues of racial justice leaders atop empty pedestals where confederate statues once stood as a refreshing new symbol of equality and progress. <\/p>\n

Experience the interactive Multichannel News Release here: https:\/\/www.multivu.com\/players\/English\/8850551-color-of-change-launches-the-pedestal-project\/<\/a> \u00a0<\/p>\n

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Color Of\u00a0Change has advocated for the removal of contentious statues for many years. Now, The Pedestal Project<\/i>\u00a0<\/b>uses technology to see a world where statues finally portray worthy idols for future generations. The campaign launches with three incredible racial justice leaders to honor and virtually place on the empty pedestals where the likes of Robert E Lee and Stonewall Jackson once stood: <\/p>\n