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Brooklyn Museum’s Japan obsession?

Posted on April 27, 2008 by

So I just found out that the May 3rd "First Saturday" program at the Brooklyn Museum will again focus on the arts and culture of Japan.  This immediately follows their April "First Saturday" program, which also focused on Japan, particularly anime art.  So Brooklyn Museum has chosen to focus on Japan for two months in…

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“The Trade Show”: international justice and art as political expression

Posted on April 27, 2008 by

Last night I serendipitously encountered this performance art piece in the Arts District of Chicago called “The Tradeshow.”  A moving and critical artistic commentary on the garment industry, it provided unexpected closure to the international justice conference I had been at for the past two days at DePaul University. 

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“Justice for Darfur” campaign focuses on arresting 2 Sudanese indicted by ICC

Posted on April 25, 2008 by

Today the "Justice for Darfur" campaign launched with a bold call for the international community to arrest two Sudanese leaders accused of masterminding the devastation of Darfur.  The coalition is composed of 29 human rights groups from around the world, including some of the most prominent international organizations such as Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International…

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VIDEO: Draxtor Dupres’ on the growing non-profit presence in Second Life

Posted on April 25, 2008 by

Cyber-journalist Draxtor Dupres has a tremendous series of machinima news stories that he files regularly about the comings and goings in Second Life.  His latest story is about the growing non-profit community in SL, which features my friends at the Non-profit Commons. 

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Intro to ICC Event at DePaul & the International Justice Center a Success!

Posted on April 25, 2008 by

Yesterday, I was at DePaul University streaming a live video feed from a student-oriented event on the International Criminal Court to the web at JusticeCenter.net and Second Life to the International Justice Center.  This was the first time I had organized this largely on my own, which was somewhat stressful. Luckily, event organizer Liz Drew,…

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Sam Roberts video “Them Kids” combines The Sims and Lindy Hop!

Posted on April 24, 2008 by

This sweet music video combines stuff that I’m into: Lindy Hop and computer games.  Check out "Them Kids" by Montreal-born mystic rocker Sam Roberts.  Gotta love those lindy aerials and kitschy "Sims" aesthetic!  And it’s gotta good beat you can dance to.

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Headed to Chicago for ICC conference, streaming into Second Life

Posted on April 23, 2008 by

Tomorrow I’m doing a quick trip to Chicago for the Midwest Regional Conference on the International Criminal Court at DePaul University.  Lots of amazing experts in international justice will there including: Judge Philippe Kirsch, president of the ICC Luis Moreno-Ocampo, prosecutor of the ICC Betty Bigombe, Former Minister of State and Chief Mediator in the…

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Announcing RezEd: the hub for learning and virtual worlds

Posted on April 23, 2008 by

I’m excited to announce the newest venture at Global Kids Online Leadership Program: RezEd — the Hub for Learning and Virtual Worlds. Here’s the skinny from OLP Director Barry Joseph: Global Kids is proud to launch the open BETA of RezEd, the new online hub providing practitioners using virtual worlds with access to the highest…

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Retiring “Rik’s Event Picks” : good luck, Charlanna!

Posted on April 22, 2008 by

Me hanging out with Hamlet Au of New World Notes, March 2007 For more than a year, I have had the pleasure of working with Hamlet Au of New World Notes to write a weekly "Event Picks" listing for the venerable Second Life news site.  As Hamlet just announced today, I will be stepping down…

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Demo of “B-Boy” video game for the Playstation2 & PSP at NY Comic Con

Posted on April 20, 2008 by

At the 2008 New York Comic Con, I got Will Phillips of SouthPeak Games to do a quick demo of the new breakdance video game "B-Boy," coming out this summer for the PSP and Playstation2.  Looks pretty sweet, although I’m not really sure how appealing the game is once the thrill of pretend breakdancing fades. …

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