The Schedule
I. KARUNA
Opening Ceremony: 10:00 to Noon (streamed live to all partner sims and available live on the net)
SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Karuna/218/87/21
RYAN WHITE VIRTUAL STORY TREE TO OPEN THE
WORLD AIDS DAY '09 MULTI-MEDIA EVENTS IN SECOND LIFE
Jeanne White-Ginder among Presenters at International Virtual Event Honoring Ryan White and the Healing Power of Stories
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An international group of HIV/AIDS organizations will collaborate on World AIDS Day 09 - across borders of time, space and geography - to celebrate the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS and to honor the memory of Ryan White with the launch of the Ryan White Virtual Story Tree, in Second Life (SL).
Jeanne White-Ginder, Ryan White?s mother, will be among the participants for the dedication of the virtual story tree at the multi-media, mixed reality celebration life coordinated by The Virtual Worlds Story Project (www.tvwsp.com) on Karuna, the National Library of Medicine funded HIV/AIDS sim in Second Life (www.karunahiv.com).
"Ryan loved media and would have enjoyed being part of a virtual world that teaches tolerance and understanding of people with HIV/AIDS," said Jeanne White-Ginder. "I am not afraid of dying, he said on one of Phil Donahue's programs it's how you live your life that counts," she continued, Ryan's words are still teaching me and people around the world tolerance and to celebrate life."
The healing power of stories in real and Second Life is the theme of this year event bringing together the largest coalition of partners for a virtual WORLD AIDS Day celebration to date in SL.
"One of the mandates of the grant that funds Karuna is that we collect, preserve, and share stories," says Jena Ball, the Coordinator of Karuna and co-founder of TVWSP. "It is among the reasons we chose to celebrate the courageous life and story of Ryan White and created a virtual story tree, to honor his memory," she concluded.
For information on Ryan White, please visit the Indianapolis Children's Museum,
"The Power of Children: Making a Difference," www.childrensmuseum.org.
Art Exhibits of Karuna Artists: All day
Mini-Presentations at Karuna Resource Center (check schedule at RC)
SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Karuna/36/54/22
Live Streaming from RTI: 1:30 - 4:30
SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Karuna/117/32/22http://slurl.com/secondlife/Karuna/117/32/22
II. RTI/RTP
SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Research%20Triangle%20Park/128/129/25
Live Streaming from headquarters in North Carolina: 1:30 - 4:30 (SLT)
Keynote (Cohen): 2:30
III. ROF: Remebering Our Friends Sim
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Sunset%20Arts%20II/48/157/24
12:00PM-2:00PM
12:00 PM SLT : Bones Writer
1:00 PM SLT : Tamra Sands
2:00 PM SLT : Carah Nitely
3:00 PM SLT : strum Diesel
4:00 PM SLT : Coltrane Shostakovich
5:00PM SLT :vanny wilder
8:00 PM SLT Mance Moonwall
IV. NY HealthScape ~ TRIBOROUGH, New York ~ Blues on the Bridge
Slurl: http://slurl.com/secondlife/TriBorough%20New%20York/107/134/23
NY HealthScape's contribution is hosting an innovative story telling technique that teaches about living with HIV/AIDS but also allows visitors to expand the storyline by adding scenarios they create. On December 1st, visitors to NY Healthscape will learn the story of Uncle D, a character who lived the city life in New York as an HIV+ member of a Brooklyn neighborhood; they will also be able to expand the story by adding details or creative elements that enhance the story of Uncle D's life. In addition, visitors will be able to create a fictional PHR and see how it is used in their daily healthcare as well as in emergency situations.
In addition:
Seven hours of live music and story telling
Uncle D Story Quest in New York: All Day
Noon - 2:00: Story and poetry readings in Battery Park ~ Luminaria's
12:30 PM SLT : Mankind Tracer
2:00 PM SLT :The Invisible Band - Alazarin Mondrian
3:00 PM SLT : Able McAuley
4:00 PM SLT : Djoni Flux
5:00PM SLT : OneSummerOh & Davidramborger Texan
6:00 pm SLT: DeepSkyTraveler
V. STORY QUEST ISLAND
Uncle D Story Quest: All Day