Virtual Movement Marches Forward

Turns out there is a virtual movement afoot.

Solidarity isn't just a buzzword for extreme leftiies. (You know, those folks who are even to the left of me...)

Second Life, a virtual world accessible through downloadable software similar to online multi-player games, is creating a bit of a stir in the trendy world of online life. The Peace & Justice Movement is one of the first communities to use this new world to connect, network, and advance their goals.

The recent March on Washington provided opportunity for the SL Net Roots
community (including CODEPINK SL) to stage a companion virtual march on the Capitol while at least a half a million people physically surrounded the U.S. Capitol with an unplanned route change that took the march around all four sides of the Capitol and not just the three sides that were originally permitted.

Here are just a few of the sites that covered the virtual march.

Avatars hold peace march
avatars-against-the-war/
second-life-war-protest
video_of_avatar.html
RootsCampSL
avatars-against-the-war
personaldemocracy
peace-in-the-metaverse-goodwill-toward-avs

Woot! Woot!

Couldn't get into my dashboard for the longest time! I'm finally back on Blogger and will be posting up a storm! Why? Because I'm headed to D.C. -- again -- for a month of civic participation as a CODEPINK Activist. Just got a $200 roundtrip fair via Priceline. Will be staying at a CODEPINK house currently being set up. I'm gonna MARCH, I'm gonna LOBBY, and I'm going to be the pink thorn that irritates the status quo on Capitol Hill for the next month. Woo Hoo!

And you know what? I'm not the only Arizonan going. You could be there too. Join us! Heck-a-roonie.... even MoveOn.org sent out an email encouraging members to come to D.C. and march or join a local protest. This isn't the "official" graphic for the march.... but who cares? This one is too good not to use!