Skip to content

Rikomatic

Musings on Dance, Food, Geek Stuff

Menu
  • Follow Me on Instagram
  • My Professional Site RangerRik.com
  • Yehoodi.com Archive
  • Every Roller Rink in California (Map)
Menu

Category: United Nations

SAVE THE DATE: Global Kids’ International Justice Center being opened by ICC Prosecutor, address by Kofi Annan on March 20!

Posted on March 12, 2008 by

I am excited and honored to announce that on Thursday, March 20, at 3pm EST, International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo will give a short welcome address to officially inaugurate the Global Kids’ International Justice Center in the virtual world of Second Life. After his address, the ICC prosecutor will answer questions from the virtual…

Read more

Presenting at the International Criminal Court!

Posted on February 29, 2008 by

Barry Joseph and I just finished a couple of, we think, fairly successful presentations to staff at the International Criminal Court on our plans to launch the International Justice Center in Second Life next month.  The ICC is a huge institution, occupying two gleaming towers that were formerly the headquarters of a major Dutch television…

Read more

Global Kids in The Hague!

Posted on February 28, 2008 by

Barry Joseph and I had a remarkable first day running around the city of The Hague in the Netherlands, spreading the Global Kids love to groups around here.  The Hague has an incredibly rich history as a center for diplomatic, international law, and peace activities, with over 150 international organisations based here, including the International…

Read more

Off to The Hague to meet with the ICC!

Posted on February 27, 2008 by

Barry Joseph and I are getting ready to board a plane headed to the city of the Hague in the Netherlands to meet with some folks at the International Criminal Court.  We are going to bring them up to speed on our plans to launch the International Justice Center in Second Life on March 20,…

Read more

Pictures from Rep Ed Markey’s Second Life appearance at Virtual Bali

Posted on December 11, 2007 by

Here are a couple of pics from Rep Ed Markey’s appearance this evening at the Virtual Bali event. Thanks to the organizers for putting on this gathering, and for Rep Markey for coming into Second Life to address us! I especially appreciated how people could participate both from Second Life and the web. Nicely done….

Read more

Rep. Ed Markey speaking on climate change at Virtual Bali tonight!

Posted on December 11, 2007 by

I had the pleasure of hearing Congressman Edward Markey (D-Mass.) speak at the National Conference on Media Reform in January in Memphis.  He clearly demonstrated then an acute understanding of the importance of communications and technology as potential forces for good in society.  So it is no surprise that he will be appearing in Second…

Read more

Compare US presidential hopefuls on their international positions at “08 or bust!” website

Posted on November 27, 2007 by

My friends at Citizens for Global Solutions have created a neat new website called "08 or Bust" that tracks the positions of each of the major candidates for the US presidency on a range of international issues. The heart of the website is an interactive comparison chart that allows you to pull up the public…

Read more

World Bank releasing global business report in Second Life on Friday

Posted on October 24, 2007 by

According to a press release, the World Bank and the IFC will hold a virtual event in Second Life on Friday, October 26 as part of their public release of the report "Doing Business 2008."  Starting at 8AM PST, the World Bank hopes to attract business owners, investors, aid donors, and other interested people to…

Read more

Join millions in standing against poverty TODAY at 10AM PST

Posted on October 17, 2007 by

Today at 10AM PST (1PM EST) there will be a "Stand Up Against Poverty" event in Second Life sponsored by the UN Millennium Campaign. If you don’t make it, it will repeat at 6:30PM PST / 9:30PM EST.  Both events will take place at the Plush Nonprofit Commons sim (teleport SLURL.) Here’s the official description:…

Read more

OneClimate.net opens virtual door to UN climate change summit in Bali

Posted on October 16, 2007 by

I just got the news that the international non-profit network OneWorld.net has launched an island in Second Life called "OneClimate" to promote public action on Climate Change.  In the 1990s, OneWorld was instrumental in bringing to the web the work of hundreds of non-profit causes from around the world.  So it’s appropriate that the UK-based…

Read more

Posts navigation

  • Previous
  • 1
  • …
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • …
  • 16
  • Next

A History of the Jazz Split

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlfLr9YmMJU

Recent Posts

  • RIP Rob Reich
  • A Magical Visit to the Snoopy Home Ice Rink and the Charles M. Shultz Museum!
  • Thoughts on Learning and Skating
  • The Voice (poem)
  • Toy Train in a Tin

Categories

  • Books
  • Cats
  • Civil Society
  • Creative Writing
  • Dancing / Music
  • Education
  • Family
  • Film
  • Food and Drink
  • General
  • Health
  • Information Society
  • Machinima
  • Media Reform
  • Music
  • New York
  • Politics
  • quotation
  • Real World Places in SL
  • Science
  • SF Bay Area
  • Television
  • The Spirit
  • Travel
  • Uncategorized
  • United Nations
  • Virtual Worlds
  • Web/Tech

Tags

b-boy (76) breakdance (51) breaking (26) brooklyn (36) charleston (11) competition (11) dance (17) dancing (30) documentary (15) education (21) festival (12) frankie95 (16) frankie manning (52) frim fram (10) fundraiser (10) global kids (70) hip-hop (31) human rights (11) inaug09 (11) jazz (12) ken swift (10) lindy hop (144) lindyhop (23) lowcarb (18) lxd (11) macarthur foundation (12) machinima (22) memorial (14) mermaidparade (22) mtv (13) performance (16) poetry (11) popping (11) quaker (27) recipe (38) rockclimbing (16) second life (81) shim sham (15) skating (70) soul music (14) swing (52) swing dance (45) virtual world (19) virtual worlds (29) yehoodi (46)
© 2025 Rikomatic | Powered by Superbs Personal Blog theme