http://www.slunionisland.org Union Island: International unions in Second Life Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:46:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thanks everyone who signed the Tanabata wish campaign action we've had running on Union Island up to the G8 summit in Hokkaido Japan last week. We've now removed it from the island as the petition has been presented to G8 leaders. In all, over a million people signed the action, on ... http://www.slunionisland.org/2008/07/thanks-for-the-wishes/ Do you have some land in SL? A little place you call your own, that could do with a pot plant to brighten it up? Well, help is at hand in the form of our new baby Tanabata tree. This dinky little potted bamboo is part of a Japanese tradition ... http://www.slunionisland.org/2008/06/teeny-tiny-tanabata/ Amidst the growing violence and intimidation in the run-up to the Zimbabwean election, the leaders of Zimbabwe's union movement, Lovemore Matombo and Wellington Chibebe have been arrested for speaking out about the situation, and are being tried on Monday 23 June. Unions around the world will be taking actions on Monday, ... http://www.slunionisland.org/2008/06/second-life-for-zimbabwe/ Nice article from Union Island partner union Unison, who have written a round-up of new web techniques being used by unions around the UK and in other countries. You can read "Cyberspace - the final frontier" at the Unison site here. Also for our Japanese readers, here's an article on our ... http://www.slunionisland.org/2008/06/the-final-frontier/ Tanabata is an old Japanese custom practiced on 7 July each year. You think of your wishes for the coming year, and tie them to a bamboo, sharing them with everyone else. This year Tanabata time coincides with the G8 Summit in Japan, and Global Call for Action Against Poverty ... http://www.slunionisland.org/2008/06/whats-your-wish-for-the-g8/ Unions and campaign organisations under the banner of the Global Call to Action Against Poverty are using the campaign power of the web and virtual world Second Life™ to call on the leaders of the G8 to meet their promises to fight poverty and inequality. http://www.slunionisland.org/2008/06/press-release-tie-the-g8-to-a-virtual-promise/ Tonight (or this afternoon - or tomorrow morning, depending on where you are) is the June meeting for the Union Island User Group. http://www.slunionisland.org/2008/06/user-group-meeting-for-june/ NM_getWidget("http://www.campaignwidget.org/flash/gateway?configID=43",440,380); http://www.slunionisland.org/2008/05/take-action-against-poverty-and-inequality/ A great evening last night thanks to science fiction author Terrance Dicks, who came by Union Island to launch his new book "Revenge of the Judoon". It's an original Doctor Who novel, in the union-backed Quick Reads series, aimed at helping more people in the UK to start to enjoy ... http://www.slunionisland.org/2008/05/whos-been-on-union-island/ Thanks to everyone who came along to Union Island for the User Group session, even if we didn't all make it to the same place at the same time! ;) http://www.slunionisland.org/2008/05/user-group-report-6-may-08/