{"id":5921,"date":"2020-06-15T00:30:48","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T05:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.zoha-islands.com\/?p=5921"},"modified":"2020-06-15T00:30:48","modified_gmt":"2020-06-15T05:30:48","slug":"exploring-black-lives-matter-in-second-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/exploring-black-lives-matter-in-second-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Black Lives Matter in Second Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"ipsType_richText ipsType_break ipsContained\">\n<div data-controller=\"core.front.core.lightboxedImages\">\n<p>As a follow up to Linden Lab\u2019s statement in support of Black Lives Matter, this week\u2019s \u201cSecond Life Destinations\u201d video takes a closer look at some of the people, events and experiences bringing attention to Black lives in both the physical and virtual world.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"ips_uid_7985_6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/w5FUc579hyg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Featured in the video (in order of appearance) are\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dondallia, founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/dondallia.wixsite.com\/tbep\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">The Black Excellence Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Barb, \u00a0co-organizer of <a href=\"https:\/\/standforjustice.carrd.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Stand for Justice<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Aemeth (a.k.a. Cake), co-blogger at <a href=\"http:\/\/juicybomb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Juicybomb<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Jack, co-organizer of <a href=\"https:\/\/standforjustice.carrd.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Stand for Justice<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As mentioned on the Stand for Justice website, there are several events and projects currently underway that are worth a visit, including the We Will Be Heard &#8211; Black Lives Awareness Event (scheduled for July 4-11), the ongoing art build <a href=\"https:\/\/secondlife.com\/destination\/walls-of-freedom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Walls of Freedom<\/a> and the aforementioned <a href=\"https:\/\/secondlife.com\/destination\/stand-for-justice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Stand for Justice<\/a> event and <a href=\"https:\/\/dondallia.wixsite.com\/tbep\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">The Black Excellence Project<\/a>. There\u2019s also the ongoing exhibits at the <a href=\"https:\/\/secondlife.com\/destination\/virtual-black-history-museum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Virtual Black History Museum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>CREDITS:<\/strong><br \/><em>Video Production: Draxtor Despres<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"sl-dg-widget\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ipsImage_thumbnailed alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/community.secondlife.com\/applications\/core\/interface\/imageproxy\/imageproxy.php?img=https:\/\/lecs-destinations-secondlife-com.s3.amazonaws.com\/img\/23563\/5ed95ee5a43bf078080291.jpg&amp;key=7686070955d2ec53cfa1cbd52bbaee368f53b4b99785794b3892cbc3179cd68f\" alt=\"5ed95ee5a43bf078080291.jpg\" width=\"657\" height=\"394\" data-imageproxy-source=\"https:\/\/lecs-destinations-secondlife-com.s3.amazonaws.com\/img\/23563\/5ed95ee5a43bf078080291.jpg\" \/>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/secondlife.com\/destination\/stand-for-justice?sourceid=dgw1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Stand for Justice &#8211; In Support of Black Lives<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>Stand for Justice is a fundraising effort within the virtual world Second Life dedicated to raising funds for Black Lives Matter, Black Visions Collective, Campaign Zero, the National Police Accountability Project, and a Split Bail Fund benefiting 38+ bail funds nationwide.\u00a0<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/secondlife.com\/destination\/stand-for-justice?sourceid=dgw1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><span id=\"sl-dg-widget-btn\">Visit in Second Life<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"sl-dg-widget\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ipsImage_thumbnailed alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/community.secondlife.com\/applications\/core\/interface\/imageproxy\/imageproxy.php?img=https:\/\/lecs-destinations-secondlife-com.s3.amazonaws.com\/img\/23585\/5ede50b7b8a08047511790.jpg&amp;key=3ccb57ecae505c86fe48fbae2eb15e8d5d9dec1818c6cc41583371af71711343\" alt=\"5ede50b7b8a08047511790.jpg\" width=\"657\" height=\"394\" data-imageproxy-source=\"https:\/\/lecs-destinations-secondlife-com.s3.amazonaws.com\/img\/23585\/5ede50b7b8a08047511790.jpg\" \/>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/secondlife.com\/destination\/walls-of-freedom?sourceid=dgw1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Walls of Freedom<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>Walls of Freedom is based on the book of the same name portraying the first three years of the Egyptian revolution that began on January 25, 2011, told through striking images of art that transformed Egypt&#8217;s walls into a visual testimony of bravery and resistance. This is an ongoing build where fiction meets nonfiction or is it where nonfiction meets fiction? This platform is all about art, politics, and religion!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"sl-dg-widget\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ipsImage_thumbnailed alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/community.secondlife.com\/applications\/core\/interface\/imageproxy\/imageproxy.php?img=https:\/\/lecs-destinations-secondlife-com.s3.amazonaws.com\/img\/19275\/5e49772aaa969890203589.jpg&amp;key=6079f7343145b3d1cffae94d2631f42b8cce64ec4ddbeeb83f1a889714c20ed0\" alt=\"5e49772aaa969890203589.jpg\" width=\"657\" height=\"394\" data-imageproxy-source=\"https:\/\/lecs-destinations-secondlife-com.s3.amazonaws.com\/img\/19275\/5e49772aaa969890203589.jpg\" \/>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/secondlife.com\/destination\/virtual-black-history-museum?sourceid=dgw1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Virtual Black History Museum<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>The Virtual Black History Museum invites everyone to explore the timeline of African-American history from the heartaches to the victories in a park-like and welcoming environment.<\/p>\nHave a great week From all of us at Zoha Islands and Fruit Islands.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a follow up to Linden Lab\u2019s statement in support of Black Lives Matter, this week\u2019s \u201cSecond Life Destinations\u201d video takes a closer look at some of the people, events and experiences bringing attention to Black lives in both the physical and virtual world. Featured in the video (in order of appearance) are\u00a0 Dondallia, founder &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/exploring-black-lives-matter-in-second-life\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5935,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2,3,4,5,6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5921"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5921"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5921\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}