Virtual Haiti Relief Meeting in SecondLife

Snowday from work(!) and able to attend a Haiti Relief meeting in avatar form instead
within the virtual world of SecondLife.
Visiting speakers regarding alternative media efforts w/ real life Haiti initiatives....
and an after-tour by the lovely In Kenzo of the new interactive exhibits and event prep on the NonProfit Commons prims:



Virtual Haiti Relief meeting at the NonProfit Commons within SecondLife.
Speakers include Jackie Brosseuk from Partners for Others,
Davey Macbain of Ushahidi (Crowdsourcing Crisis Relief),
and Brian Concannon for IJDH (Insitiute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti)
www.ushahidi.com/
ijdh.org/

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Virtual Haiti Relief Fundraiser Ball in SecondLife tomorrow Feb 27th!!!

Part of the tour involved the area that is being prepped/designed to hold a Virtual Haiti Relief Fundraiser Ball this weekend.
pop in from anywhere in avatar form, meet with a distant friend and wander the creative environments/shared
inbetween space between worlds.
donations may be made at any donation kiosk or by purchasing auctioned off items created by SL participants.



the area they are designing looks beautiful!


Presented By: NonProfit Commons
Date: February 27th, 2010
Time: 7:00 PM
Length: 3 Hours
Location SLURL: slurl.com/secondlife/Health%20Commons/180/19/23

"This is a Charity Ball with donations being accepted for Hope For Haiti Now Charity.
The ball will feature three musicians Matthew Perreault from 7-8pm,
Shu hax from 8-9pm, and Bowie Bravin from 9-10pm.
The ball will be held on the Health Commons sim of the NonProfit Commons.
This is a formal dress ball."

Visitors to the Virtual Haiti Relief Ball in SecondLife this weekend will be
able to walk/dance on water. not a bad effect, why not!;):

more Virtual Haiti Relief exhibit tour in SL

Continuing through the Virtual Haiti Relief area/tour we caught a
glimpse of the cathedral of Port Au Prince and entrance gateway...
that used to be.:( ...if only these remained in real life.
NonProfit Commons in SecondLife


Along the tour....my avatar stops to look at views of Haiti in an inbetween world.
Further on were items for auction for the Virtual Haiti Reiief Event this weekend.
the area is still under construction but being built/created as we speak by volunteers from all over.


Sustainable Harvest International Learning Center in SecondLife within the NonProfit Commons.
Did you know that Haiti has lost 99% of its trees to deforestation? 99%???
I really can't grasp that.
www.sustainableharvest.org/