I just got this call for contributions for a mixed reality Second Life / real life benefit for cancer research called "Pink for Life." The European cancer research Gustave Roussy Institute is throwing a fashion exhibit and auction on the Champs Elysee in Paris from October 9-10 to raise funds and awareness towards breast cancer…
Category: Civil Society
The Media Research Hub: cutting edge tools for media justice, scholarship and policy
My program on Media and Democracy at the Social Science Research Council has publicly launched the Media Research Hub, a new online resource for researchers, advocates, practitioners, and policymakers working for a more democratic and participatory public sphere. Through the Hub, activists and researchers can find out about funding opportunities for research work, get access…
NORML launching virtual headshop, I mean, headquarters on September 6
On September 6, at HIGH NOON (get it!) PST, the Second Life headquarters of the marijuana reform group NORML will be publicly launched at Lorax Island Resort (teleport SLURL). From their announcement: Experience the freedom of marijuana law reform at the grand opening celebration of NORML’s Second Life Office. The National Organization for the Reform…
More details about Brazilian “City of Knowledge” conference today in Second Life
Gilson Schwartz send me more details on the "Cidade do Conhecimento" / "City of Knowledge" conference happening in Brazil today, which I had blogged about earlier: The City of Knowledge is a research group at the Dept. of Film, Radio and TV of the University of São Paulo, Brazil. We´ve been into web-related research since…
Global Voices gallery of national blockpages
Blog aggregator and blogger defender Global Voices recently summarized the bagillion things that they do to fight for the rights of freedom of expression for bloggers around the world. I was tickled by their new "Gallery of National Blockpages" that they have launched with the help of Citizen Lab’s technical research director, Nart Villeneuve. What…
SLCC Day 2: So Long and Thanks for All the Swag!
The Second Life Community Convention finished this afternoon at 5pm. I’m headed home with a bad full of tee-shirts, mugs, various Second Life publications, a compass, screen cleaner, porn, and lots of fond memories. Today I continued my coverage of the non-profit / philanthropy thread, which continued conversations that were begun in several panels yesterday. …
Building the International Criminal Court, One Email at a Time
Me with Bill Pace, head of the Coalition for an ICC As I think more deeply about how non-profits can meaningful translate their work into virtual environments, I am reminded of when I as a young activist began using the internet and the web in the early 1990s. I was working for the World Federalist…
Thinking about the Non-profit Sector at SLCC
So I’m finally in Chicago (after an excruciating 3 hour delay in Newark), gearing up for the 2007 Second Life Community Convention. The whole idea of a physical gathering of people who have only met via their digital representations is intriguing in itself. How do you react when confronted with the mundane corporality of someone…
Position Available: Future of Music Coalition Communications Director
The Future of Music Coalition, a great advocacy group that works for more fair and balanced public policy on music-related issues, is hiring a Communications Director. If you’ve got the passion for media justice, defending the rights of musicians and music fans, then this might be the job for you. Check the full job description…
MacArthur online discussion on philanthropy and virtual worlds
Today on the MacArthur Foundation Digital Media and Learning Blog, Lucy Bernholz has begun an online dialogue with grantmakers on what philanthropists can accomplish in virtual worlds and how to measure success. As preparation for the real world panel discussion that will take place at the Second Life Community Convention this weekend, Bernholz has asked…