One Billion Rising in Second Life, photographed by Wildstar Beaumont
Join us at 2pm today, Monday 2nd March for the new episode of Designing Worlds at our studio in Garden of Dreams, when we’ll be re-visiting the amazing event that was One Billion Rising in Second Life.
ONE BILLION RISING began as a call to action based on the staggering statistic that 1 in 3 women on the planet will be beaten or raped during her lifetime. With the world population at 7 billion, this adds up to more than ONE BILLION WOMEN AND GIRLS. On February 14, 2015, men and women in all over the world joined with activists, writers, thinkers, celebrities, and people across the world to Drum, Dance, and Rise as a show of unity, individual strength, and the need for change.
One Billion Rising in Second Life, photographed by Wildstar Beaumont
And since 2013, one of those places where we come together for One Billion Rising as a Second Life event featuring a four-region stage where 200 people can dance together, surrounded by an area of art installations, an arena for poetry and dance productions, and informational exhibits. A variety of performers played over the 24-hour period and poetry and dance events were held at different times, enabling people all over the world to attend this virtual event no matter their timezone. The objective of the event was to raise awareness, not to raise funds; however, information about real-world organisations was be available in kiosks for those wishing to donate.
The day after, we took our cameras to explore the four regions and talk to some of the people behind the event including Victor Mornington, Samantha Ohrberg, Drew Slate, Garnet Psaltery, Taralyn Gravois, AvaJean Westland, Adele Ward and our own director, Aisling Sinclair, who created the landscaping and infrastructure.
Audio installation by Lorin Tone on OBR Change
So join us, at 2pm today for a wonderful way to remember this very special event!
Or – if you can’t attend in person – tune in to the web at 2pm SLT on Monday for a showing on SLartist or on Treet – or catch it later in the week on our shows page on the Treet.tv web site at http://treet.tv/shows/designingworlds, on the SLArtist.com channel, the Aview TV Designing Worlds channel – or on the Designing Worlds blog.
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One Billion Rising in Second Life website and blog: https://onebillionrisingsl2015.wordpress.com/
Our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/One-Billion-Rising/493344827375934
Our Second Life Group: One Billion Rising
Our Twitter Stream: https://twitter.com/OBRinSL
Our Flickr Group: http://www.flickr.com/groups/2169739@N23/
Main One Billion Rising for Justice page: http://www.onebillionrising.org/
One Billion Rising in Second Life, photographed by Wildstar Beaumont
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