{"id":6680,"date":"2022-02-26T07:07:54","date_gmt":"2022-02-26T13:07:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.zoha-islands.com\/?p=6680"},"modified":"2022-02-26T07:07:54","modified_gmt":"2022-02-26T13:07:54","slug":"second-life-community-rallies-to-help-ukraine-based-creators-on-platform-second-life-ukraine-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/second-life-community-rallies-to-help-ukraine-based-creators-on-platform-second-life-ukraine-tribute\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Life Community Rallies to Help Ukraine-Based Creators on Platform  Second Life Ukraine tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"entry-header\">Second Life Community Rallies to Help Ukraine-Based Creators on Platform<\/h3>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"entry-body\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"asset  asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341bf74053ef02942f9b2048200c image-full img-responsive alignnone\" title=\"Second Life Ukraine tribute\" src=\"https:\/\/nwn.blogs.com\/.a\/6a00d8341bf74053ef02942f9b2048200c-800wi\" alt=\"Second Life Ukraine tribute\" width=\"800\" height=\"472\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>A Tribute to Ukraine\u00a0 &#8211; &#8220;Long may Ukraine stand proud and free.&#8221; by Rhaenys Targaryen<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Update, 2\/26<\/strong>: Bumped up for weekend support!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1zZpNTlBvuJ-DELHGFxjdbyo3Kd28O8w4Sb0s3x0rd3I\/edit?fbclid=IwAR3iDXPONC2bXU0WpaHYFu-lk9Nf83Krznzt0U7xDhYWS4XMajinh5bf66s#gid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">This is a Google Spreadsheet of Second Life stores and website Marketplace shops<\/a> owned by Ukraine-based creators on the virtual world platform. It was quickly created by SL community members within the first 24 hours of the Putin regime&#8217;s invasion of that country, with a goal of supporting these merchants with L$ purchases &#8212; which they can subsequently convert into their local currency. (Whenever, that is, they are able to find a stable Internet connection in the now-embattled region.)<\/p>\n<p>I have not yet personally verified that all the listed merchants are indeed based in the Ukraine, but a top expert in the SL economy confirms that these brands on the list, at least, definitely are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Loki (<a href=\"https:\/\/marketplace.secondlife.com\/stores\/105862\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Marketplace here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/Veles\/189\/224\/21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SL store teleport link here<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Osmia (<a href=\"https:\/\/marketplace.secondlife.com\/stores\/157905\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Marketplace here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/OSMIA\/123\/140\/22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SL store teleport link here<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Rouly (<a href=\"https:\/\/marketplace.secondlife.com\/stores\/231363\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Marketplace here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/Times%20Square\/113\/126\/898\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SL store teleport link here<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>RAMA Salon (<a href=\"https:\/\/marketplace.secondlife.com\/stores\/82238\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Marketplace here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/Clothes\/182\/76\/21?fbclid=IwAR0nIwtSrY62ckZvb_VlHkv2NNVuPHL6y-aKFsPEX4DHyU9W706csL0T_wc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SL store teleport link here<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Evani (<a href=\"https:\/\/marketplace.secondlife.com\/stores\/172471\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Marketplace here<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.secondlife.com\/secondlife\/Summer\/147\/122\/23\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">SL store teleport link here<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1zZpNTlBvuJ-DELHGFxjdbyo3Kd28O8w4Sb0s3x0rd3I\/edit?fbclid=IwAR3iDXPONC2bXU0WpaHYFu-lk9Nf83Krznzt0U7xDhYWS4XMajinh5bf66s#gid=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The &#8220;Ukrainian Stores&#8221; list<\/a>, as it happens, was created in great part by Second Life users based in <em>Russia, <\/em>who are now sickened by their government&#8217;s military assault:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<a id=\"more\"><\/a>\n<div class=\"entry-more\">\n<p>&#8220;I am Russian,&#8221; as list founder Akirakiyoi Resident tells me. &#8220;We do not support Putin and vote against him in elections but it doesn&#8217;t help since there is no fair election in Russia. And of course, we do not support this violence. Russian and Ukrainian people have always had a strong connection.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In fact, he is personal friends with many of the Ukraine-based Second Life users on the assistance list, Akirakiyoi tells me. He reached out to other Second Life-based friends across Russia and Ukraine, to add other merchants.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can\u2019t stand on the side when horrible things [are] happening to my friend\u2019s home,&#8221; Blossom Nova, another Russian-based SLer who is helping compile it, tells me. &#8220;I\u2019m totally broken. We all feel useless not being able to do anything and be close to people we love.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Akirakiyoi is still compiling Ukrainian-based merchant names, so if you know any that aren&#8217;t here, please message directly in-world, or post details in Comments below.<\/p>\n<p><em>Hat tip: Cajsa Lilliehook and Barb of Fifty Linden Friday.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Have a safe week from all of us at Zoha Islands and Fruit Islands<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Second Life Community Rallies to Help Ukraine-Based Creators on Platform A Tribute to Ukraine\u00a0 &#8211; &#8220;Long may Ukraine stand proud and free.&#8221; by Rhaenys Targaryen Update, 2\/26: Bumped up for weekend support! This is a Google Spreadsheet of Second Life stores and website Marketplace shops owned by Ukraine-based creators on the virtual world platform. It &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/second-life-community-rallies-to-help-ukraine-based-creators-on-platform-second-life-ukraine-tribute\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6690,"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\/6680"}],"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=6680"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6680\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zoha-islands.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}