"You have the power to change the world..." United Nations
From Broughton to the United Nations, the coronavirus pandemic is bringing the world closer together online.
The United Nations has issued a 'Global Call to Creatives' for the first time ever, asking them to generate 'localised messaging' around Covid-19.
"We are in an unprecedented situation and the normal rules no longer apply" UN Secretary-General António Guterres writes "We cannot resort to the usual tools in such unusual times. The creativity of the response must match the unique nature of the crisis - and the magnitude of the response must match its scales."
The accompanying document adds: "You have the power to change the world...We need help translating critical public health messages - not just into different languages - but into different cultures, communities and platforms - reaching everyone, everywhere.
"We need to meet people where they are, with a stream of fresh, innovative content which drives home the personal behaviours and societal supports needed today" it explains "We are equipping you with WHO-provided knowledge and messages to spread."
The UN asks creatives to take the key messages and 'bring their own magic to them – a creative twist, a cultural quirk, an interpretation which helps amplify them to audiences we are not yet reaching'...
The key messages revolve around Personal Hygiene; Social Distancing; Know The Symptoms; Kindness Contagion; Myth Busting; and Do More, Donate.
The messages can be made via video, graphics, broadcast, radio or any digital publishing, and the best ones will be used by the United Nations. Details of how to send them and loads more are in the document – click here for full details.
Closer to home, the Save The Victoria Theatre campaign want people to record their memories of the Lower Broughton Theatre for a special Voice Wall...
"As an entertaining contribution to your sanity/nostalgia, whilst in isolation from the #COVID19, we would like to collect your memories of the Victoria for a Voice Wall" it states "Email your recordings to info@salfordvictoria.co.uk , send a voice note to our WhatsApp (07873485265) or we can call you to record a call."
Meanwhile Manchester Art Gallery has announced while its doors might be closed "its art is still beating"...
The Gallery is taking its activities and collections online, using Zoom and Facebook live to bring activities to audiences...
"There will be features on individual works of art from the collections, with commentary and discussion to bring them to life" the Gallery states "There will also be free video content and films for virtual gallery-goers to enjoy, and gallery staff will be using the collection to bring a more humorous approach to dealing with adversity on its social media channels.
"The education team will be developing practical activities for the thousands of families and young people who are now home-schooling, and the gallery's regular programme of arts and health sessions will go digital too with mindfulness sessions on offer through the website" it adds.
A planned 'Protest' exhibition of the work of legendary artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman (1980s AIDS work, his garden at Dungeness and videos for The Smiths and The Pet Shop Boys) will soon go online too, as will a project with older people by American activist artist Suzanne Lacy.
The Gallery's Mindfulness Session is a good place to start with links to online exhibitions etc also on the website – click here
For more things to do see previous Salford Star articles -
Online World premiere of Deathstar Supernova - a short documentary on saving the Salford Star, with Nigel Pivaro - click here
How Not To Kill Your Mum plus lots of links to online cultural stuff - click here
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