2008 saw the first LabourStart Labour Photo of the Year Contest.
This was a judged and voted competition.
First, photos entered in the contest were posted on Flickr. A panel of three distinguished trade union photographers then whittled it down from 101 entries to 5 finalists.
The winners were then selected by a vote open to anyone on the LabourStart mailing list. Almost 3,000 LabourStart readers from around the world voted on the site and judged the photo “Trade Unions are Fun!” taken by Robert Day from the UK the winner
All the finalists photos plus a selection of entries are being exhibited on union island, you can view even more entries at the Flickr competition website http://www.flickr.com/groups/labourphotos/
Another great video from Draxtor Despres in his Public Good Challenge series. University of Southern California have been exploring how virtual worlds can build new forms of community both on- and offline, and how the new networks open up new possibilities for promoting the public good. Their challenge to the SL community to come up with projects that address these issues has now selected 3 finalists, who Draxtor reviews in this short machinima.
New World Notes has an interesting write-up of University of London’s paramedic training program in Second Life. The University, in partnership with a London hospital, are devising emergency scenarios for distance-learning participants to teleport into, to roleplay out their learning. Read more »
“The Rings: Homo Sapiens V2.0″ is a virtual protest-rock-opera, currently being staged in Second Life. I went to check it out on Friday, and left suitably impressed by the huge amount of work that has obviously gone into this project. Musicians, builders and performers from all over the world have come together under the banner of the Cybernetic Art Research Project (C.A.R.P) for this exploration of some of our world’s most pressing social issues: poverty, homelessness, war and environmental degredation, through a series of spectacularly illustrated musical tableaux. Read more »
As 180 youth members (that’s <35 years old!) of the trade union movement meet in Barcelona for a UNI conference next week, there will be an emphasis on web 2.0 tools.
An opportunity to visit Union Island in Second Life, and explore the possibile use participants may see in a world of action, conference space and free translations. 20 computers will give 60 of them the chance to spend 1 hour moving around and meeting people from 12:30-13:30 CET. Come join us and show them around your own favourite SL places! Help them find inspiration for their reports back to the conference on how they think unions should use SL to their advantage!
For more information, contact “uniglobalunion oh” or “barillo kohnke” In World.
The first ever LabourStart Labour Photo of the Year contest is open for voting. The judging panel have whittled down the many entries into just 5 contenders. Come check out the finalists in Reception on Union Island, where you can cast a vote for your favourite.
The winner and a selection of other entries will be coming back to Union Island later this year, as part of a larger photo exhibition in our Gallery, so keep an eye out for that - there were some fantastic entries this year, that really deserve a wider showing.
Posted on October 8th, 2008 by Unionisland Republic
We’re starting a series of introduction sessions on Union Island, to help show people what the project is and explain why we’re doing it, and what you can do on the island. The first sessions will be in English, running on the second Wednesday of every month at 1pm GMT (5am SLT), but we hope to be able to broaden this out soon into French, Italian and maybe Spanish if there is demand. Let us know what you think! First session today - feel free to drop in any time between 1pm and 2pm GMT to catch Island admins in their natural habitat.
Transcript of a discussion on unions and NGOs campaigning for Decent Work as a route out of poverty, Dave Tucker (DaveWoW Muggins), Campaigner for War On Want. Read more »
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of the UNI mobilisation for World Day for Decent Work. 
