The Electric Sheep Company send out news that Lotus Notes creator and Linden Lab board chair Mitch Kapor will be talking about his work to encourage young people of color to study science and technology this Thursday, May 24 at 8pm PST. Mitch is on the board of the Level Playing Field Institute, a San…
Category: Civil Society
“Baghdad Streets” virtual exhibit — a maze of shell-shocked lives
I stopped in briefly to check out the powerful new interactive exhibit "Baghdad Streets" organized by PT Witte on Better World Island (teleport SLURL). "Baghdad Streets" is an extension of the PT’s real-life-work "bringing the truth of life in the killing zone of Baghdad" to the awareness of as many people as possible. Walking through…
Diplo Foundation launches Diplomacy Island
Chatting with Cobi Laval (left), an advisor for Diplo and an old friend from my WSIS days. The Diplo Foundation announces that they have launched a new Diplomacy Island in Second Life (teleport SLURL) to "explore new possibilities for diplomatic representation and interaction." I have known Diplo for years for their impressive work at the…
The Grid Review covers “Fight Hunger: Walk the World” and other silliness
Click To Play I’m a huge fan of "The Grid Review," the weekly video series about various happenings in Second Life. This week’s episode profiles a couple of cool social good applications of SL: the "Fight Hunger: Walk the World" fundraiser for the UN World Food Programme and the Sundance Channel’s new eco-awareness program "The…
Four Quick Tips to Publicizing Your Non-profit Second Life Event
A key strategy for raising the visibility of your non-profit in Second Life is organizing in-world events. There are hundreds and hundreds of events occurring on a given day competing for avatars’ attention and attendance. So learning how to publicize your non-profit’s fundraisers, meetings, lectures, concerts, contests and other in-world activities is an essential skill…
Game designers invited to “Game Jam” for One Laptop Per Child Project June 8-10 in Boston
Ben Sawyer sends out news about an "Game Jam" taking place from June 8-10 to bring together programmers to create games for the "One Laptop Per Child" project: One Laptop per Child, a non-profit organization with the goal of enhancing the education of children in developing countries, is going to hold the first OLPC Game…
Reminder: Walk the world to fight hunger this Sunday!
Codelia sends out updated info on the "Fight Hunger: Walk the World" event taking place this Sunday, May 13. The UN World Food Programme every year organizes a "Walk the World" fundraiser / awareness raising event to draw attention to the problem of famine and hunger around the world. In towns and cities all over…
Avatars fly to end multiple sclerosis June 11-17
Just got news that the National MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Society is partnering with Scion and MovieTickets.com on a cool-sounding fundraiser to support the millions who suffer from the debilitating disease of MS. Scheduled from June 11-17, the "MS FLY" is the virtual equivalent of the annual "MS WALK" that takes place all around the United…
Teens create Second Life PSAs on obesity, piracy, intolerance
Youth non-profit Global Kids announces that five teams of teenagers has completed 30-second Public Service Announcements created in Second Life. The PSAs cover a range of issues including obesity, media literacy, piracy, discrimination and safe surfing on the net. Okay, these videos aren’t going to win any Mackies for machinima excellence, but it’s great seeing…
SLProfiles offers virtual ribbons to support the Relay for Life
Yo Brewster sent this to me awhile ago, but I’m just getting around to posting now. His excellent SL social networking site SLProfiles.com is supporting the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life initiative by selling virtual ribbons and passing on 100% of the proceeds directly to the ACS. As a nice little social incentive, every…