Second Life

Sundance Channel Island in Second Life was featured in the New York Times Arts & Leisure section on Sunday, June 24. Sundance Channel has branched out to explore the screening possibilities in virtual worlds and its efforts have been noticed by Second Life's virtual citizens and established periodicals like The New York Times. The screening of FOUR EYED MONSTERS in Sundance Channel Island was the first big event of its kind in Second Life and you can expect to see similar events in the future.



Simran Sethi, a top environmental journalist, has been holding Q&A sessions in Second Life for many weeks. There are a few more scheduled Q&A sessions, so make sure to login to Second Life on Tuesday night at 10PM EST. Stay tuned for audio recordings of Simran's answers in the near future. If you want to read the New York Times article in all its glory, you can access it here [www.nytimes.com].

Simran Sethi led a lively discussion about water and plastic in the second life event held on June 20th at Sundance Channel Island. Some of the problems with freshwater supplies and how water can be contaminated were discussed. Also the use of plastic and its carcinogenic effect were covered. This is a very pertinent issue to everyone, as most everyone comes into daily contact with plastic products. Paper continued the discussion about products and their every day use in our lives. Make sure to make it to the next Second Life event if you are curious to get the expert environmental advice of Simran Sethi.

In case you missed the video clip THE GREEN Online with Simran Sethi: Plastic or Paper? that was showed during the event, it will be viewable below.



A Reminder for You: The Next Second Life Q&A Session with Simran Sethi

When: Tuesday, June 26 at 10 PM EST/7 PM PST
What: An evening starting with an environmentally themed short film and ending with 45 minutes of Q&A with one of the world's most renowned environmental journalists: Simran Sethi
Topic: Sports and the environment.
Where: Sundance Channel in Second Life, in the Main Screening Room

Simran Green Meeting

The Green Meeting was full of curiosity and Simran's poignant answers. The usual, and happily welcomed, group of environmentally inclined Second Life avatars were in attendance. We hope everyone had a great time and look forward to the next chance to regale your heart with environmental goodness and to put a smile on your faces.

In case you missed it, here is THE GREEN online with Simran Sethi: CREATE. In this video, Simran introduces CREATE week's documentary: RIVERS & TIDES. It's a very innovative subject matter for a documentary, as Andy Goldsworthy is a sculptor with one of the more dynamic mediums you could imagine: nature itself.



A Reminder for You: The Next Second Life Q&A Session with Simran Sethi

When: Tuesday, June 12 at 10 PM EST/7 PM PST
What: An evening starting with an environmentally themed short film and ending with 45 minutes of Q&A with one of the world's most renowned environmental journalists: Simran Sethi
Topic: How kids can fit into the environmental movement.
Where: Sundance Channel in Second Life, in the Main Screening Room

Second Life continues to provide a perfect space for discussing environmental issues with Simran Sethi. Although there was a brief interruption in the audio stream last night, the connection was re-established and the rest of the night featured some very excited exchanges about sustainable furniture.



Simran introduces CLEAR CUT: THE STORY OF PHILOMATH, OREGON, a documentary about logging. Since the logging industry provides the wood that is used to make most furniture, it makes sense to consider the industry when thinking about furniture. As always, we encourage you to join Simran during the next Green Meeting, you will find the details below.

Dont' Miss It: The Next Second Life Q&A Session with Simran Sethi

When: Tuesday, June 5 at 10 PM EST/7 PM PST
What: An evening starting with an environmentally themed short film and ending with 45 minutes of Q&A with one of the world's most renowned environmental journalists: Simran Sethi
Topic: How is Creativity important to environmental thought and action?
Where: Sundance Channel in Second Life, in the Main Screening Room

May 22nd, Tuesday night, there was a very stimulating GREEN meeting in Second Life. Simran Sethi discussed cars and general environmental tips for driving green.

This week also included the documentary FOREST FOR THE TREES. The doc discusses the environmental martyr Judi Barr, whom the government tried to frame as a suicide bomber when her car exploded in a rally to stop unhealthy logging practices. Eco-terrorism was a topic as well, and it created quite a stir among the local crowd.

As we always try to provide video content in our blogs, here is last week's webisode.



How far would you go for something you believe in? This is such an important question, and Simran wants you to consider it. Simran wonders if eco-terrorism is a red-herring invented by those who oppose environmental policy change or if there is a valid concern about it. We will let you draw your own conclusions but in case you are interested in checking out some resources for environmental changes you can take part in, check out the Sundance Channel Guide to Greener Living.

Dont' Miss It: The Next Second Life Q&A Session with Simran Sethi

When: Tuesday, May 29 at 10 PM EST/7 PM PST
What: An evening starting with an environmentally themed short film and ending with 45 minutes of Q&A with one of the world's most renowned environmental journalists: Simran Sethi
Topic: How Green is your furniture?
Where: Sundance Channel in Second Life, in the Main Screening Room

As a parting gift, here is a very adorable and short clip where Simran shows us her winning personality, and morality for that matter.