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Paul Rusesabagina & Bloggers for Darfur

Have Fun - Do Good

The talk was also sponsored by Facing History, Facing Ourselves , Human Rights Watch , the Museum of African Diaspora , Marines' Memorial Association , Bay Area Darfur Coalition , Amnesty International and Stacey's Independent Bookstore. People from the Bay Area Darfur Coalition were handing out info.

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Second Life: Issue Awareness Raising Campaigns

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I stopped by his location on enroute to the Museums and Second Life meeting dropped some lindens in his donation box. At the Museums in Second Life meeting, I heard about this event that will take place on Friday. The event will also feature a virtual replica of "Our Walls Bear Witness - Darfur: Who Will Survive Today????,

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Second Life and Alzheimer's Exhibit Coming to Second Life

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

There is so much happening in Second Life with nonprofits, educational institutions, museums, and libraries that it is hard to keep up. Mia Farrow and Darfur event scheduled for last week was cancelled due to a fire in the Cambridge, MA building. curator Shadow Fugazi put together a photo exhibition in Second Life.

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Machinima Festival and NTC Video Contest

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Museum of the Moving Image is hosting the 2006 Machinima Festival this weekend in NYC. Moderator: Carl Goodman (Deputy Director and Director of Digital Media, Museum of the Moving Image). AmaBe Cheeky stars in this one with Zeke Poutine, In Kenzo and the janjaweed of Camp Darfur. If I was going, I wouldn't miss this panel.

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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Google Earth

AFP Blog

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Google Earth: "The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum has joined with Google in an unprecedented online mapping initiative. Crisis in Darfur enables more than 200 million Google Earth users worldwide to visualize and better understand the genocide currently unfolding in Darfur, Sudan.

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Making Stories Work for Your Org: What the Data Says

NTEN

Steve has also been a consultant and strategist for the Save Darfur Coalition, American Cancer Society, U.S. Holocaust Museum, Aspen Institute, Audubon Society, SaveOurEnvironment.org, Opportunity Agenda, and United Nations Association.

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Reflections on Mixed Reality Events in Second Life

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

In-world speakers from nonprofits who spoke about their work included Evonne Heyning from Camp Darfur, Barry Joseph from Global Kids , Lori Bell from the Library Alliance , and Marc Sirkin from LLS. A Museum group is also forming to discuss and explore what museum's can do in SL. Based on the TechSoup Second Life Group stats).