Town squares were once considered so dangerous,
they were forbidden in Australia.

 

Back in the 1830s, when Governor Bourke sent surveyors out to map and plan the
fledgling colony’s new towns and cities, he instructed them to follow the European
model—with one exception—under no circumstances were they to include town squares.

Eager to maintain control over the population, Bourke understood that town squares
were more than open spaces. They were meeting places where people talked, voiced
their opinions, expressed their grievances and sometimes, where ‘dangerous ideas’
about the status quo could erupt, spill over and spark demands for change.

His concerns weren’t unfounded. Throughout history, town squares have been both powder
kegs that have torn down oppressive systems and staged evolutionary movements that have
pushed society forward like equal rights, civil rights and the environmental movement.

There’s power in a town square.
It’s where people come together.
It’s where ideas are shared.
It’s Where Revolutions Happen.

Get in touch if you’d like to learn more.

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong peoples of the
East Kulin Nations as the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work.
We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.

Town Square is an independent, full-service creative agency working
with brands across the globe on revolutionary positive change.

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