Conceptualized and executed a innovative “experiential” event on the steps of the Capitol. What started with just two members of Congress on the steps of the Capitol around 7pm talking on FB Live, grew to hundreds of people rallying in-person late into the night. Online, the FB Live has over 1 million views.
Below, see some of the photos over the course of the night, as well as the actual FB Live and viral social media tweets from the coverage of the event.
1. Tonight, something kinda magical happened on the steps of the Capitol. It started like this: pic.twitter.com/9HDvz4K4W6
— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) June 27, 2017
6. The person I was trying to meet up with told me he was on the East Capitol steps on the Senate side. I found him, and saw this: pic.twitter.com/WkXG5vIWas
— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) June 27, 2017
12 The funniest thing to me was seeing people you normally see on TV passing @CoryBooker's phone back and forth to shoot video. @SenSchumer! pic.twitter.com/JQyn1s4otL
— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) June 27, 2017
15. It was hard to get a shot of thr while crowd, but here's a piece of it. That's @ChrisMurphyCT holding the phone, videoing @CoryBooker. pic.twitter.com/gLzds3mIQf
— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) June 27, 2017
16. This was a rally now. Part of my job is speaking at rallies. Some are great. Some are fine. This one? Everyone was *on fire.*
— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) June 27, 2017
33. This is what it's supposed to feel like at the beginning of something big. This is what movements are supposed to feel like.
— Ben Wikler (@benwikler) June 27, 2017
.@repjohnlewis and @Corybooker sat on Capitol steps basically alone at 7pm. Over next 4 hours, hundreds showed up as crowd grew and grew pic.twitter.com/C1cTbSaOxk
— Jeff Stein (@JStein_WaPo) June 27, 2017