Silencing social feeds in honour of our fallen soldiers.
Silencing social feeds in honour of our fallen soldiers.
The first moment of silence was held on November 11th, 1918, and it has been an important part of Remembrance Day ceremonies ever since. Unfortunately, the relevance of this once universally observed tribute has been eroded by today’s culture of smartphones, social media and constant connectedness. Remembrance Day was slowly being forgotten, so the Royal Canadian Legion set out to remind Canadians that it still mattered.
To solve this problem, we modernized the 100-year-old tradition at the core of Remembrance Day and created the Online Moment of Silence. In October of 2018, we launched a microsite that enabled people to schedule blank or “silent” posts to their social feeds for 11:00am on Remembrance Day.
This helped people show their support by extending the moment of silence to their social channels, while also serving as a reminder of the importance of Remembrance Day to anyone absently scanning social media during this solemn memorial.
At 11:00am on November 11th, 2018, the first Online Moment of Silence was held. Prominent influencers such as the Toronto Raptors, the Vancouver Whitecaps, Trish Stratus and even William Shatner went silent, as did thousands of Canadians across the country. #ShareYourSilence trended in Canada, and the Online Moment of Silence ensured Remembrance Day was more relevant than ever.
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the Idea
At 11am on November 11th, we silenced social feeds to ensure the meaning of Remembrance Day was heard loud and clear.
Results
Thousands of Canadians and prominent influencers, including the Toronto Raptors, Vancouver Whitecaps and William Shatner, went silent and ensured #ShareYourSilence trended in Canada.
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