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Second Life Celebrates World AIDS Day with New Island

Press kit (PDF) Thanks to a generous grant from the National Library of Medicine, a brand new island dedicated to HIV/AIDS education, outreach, and support will open in Second Life on December 1 - World AIDS Day, 2008. Please join us at http://slurl.com/secondlife/Karuna/60/106/26 Note that the island will be open to the public on that day. Christened Karuna, a word taken from an early Indo-Aryan language, the name of the island embodies the desire to remove harm and suffering, and to bring about the well-being and happiness of others. Karuna team members include AIDS/HIV support group leaders as well as AIDS content information experts and educators, ensuring that the best, most recent, evidence-based information is available. The project objective is to empower individuals in healthcare decision making. Through this project, one-to-one health information reference services are provided by experienced medical and consumer health librarians. In addition to providing infomation resources, support, and networking opportunities, Karuna is built around a Garden of Experience, where the experiences of those dealing with HIV/AIDS will be shared in a variety of formats including poetry, photos, music, and video. For more information about this project, see http://www.karunasl.info. We are proud to be working with other organizations in this effort, including AIDS.gov, the University of North Carolina Center for AIDS research, Community Outreach, Dissemination, and Education Office (CFAR), and most recently, by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Together, we work to ensure that the idea of community is foremost. Individuals are at the heart of Karuna, and it is through sharing tales and human connections that we find our best selves.

Agenda

All times listed are Pacific Standard Times Location: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Karuna/60/106/26 Note that the island will be open to the public on that day 10-10:10 Story to Live By (Jenaia Morane) 10:10-10:20 AIDS/HIV Support & Experience (Ricken Flow) 10:20-30 Health in Second Life (Pathfinder Linden) 10:30-10:40 The HIV/AIDS Pandemic (Ellechim Fizzle) 10:40-10:50 Karuna: The Grant and the Vision (Carolina Keats ) 10:50-11:00 Questions and Answers 11:10 – 11:45 Tours of Karuna 11:45 – 1:00 Lunch break 1:00 – 3:00 Story writing workshop and posting of stories 5:00-5:15 Closing Ceremony – Candle of Hope is lit 6:00 – 8:00 Dance with live DJ 8:00 – 9:00 Music: Live performance by Cylindrian Rutabaga
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