Saturday, February 14th not only marks Valentine’s Day, but it is also the day on which the 2015 One Billion Rising (OBR) event will take place in both the physical and world worlds.
With the final days to the event counting down, the four regions for OBR in Second Life have been delivered, and the artists and stage hands are all hard at work, and installations and stages are rising.
As with previous years, the four regions, called Drum, Rise, Dance and Change, are arranged in a square, the central area divided into four stage areas. As well as the stage areas, each of the regions provides a landing point and information area which will provide guidance on organisations where victims of domestic and societal abuse and repression can find help – and those wishing to give support to such organisations can do so.
Then, ranged around the outer edge of the square of regions are the art displays. Over 20 artists are participating in this year’s event, and they’ve been asked to create installations that are inspired by the region names, themselves evocative of core elements of OBR’s physical activities.
Within these art installations will be an area devoted to artists representing 2Lei, the arts-led project also aimed at raising awareness of the plight of women who face violence in their lives, and which takes place in Second Life as part of the global International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, which takes place on November 25th each year.
In addition to the main main 2D and 3D art installations from the participating artists, OBR 2015 will also feature a sculpture garden, a picture gallery, and a poetry and performance stage. The full schedule of events can be found on the official OBR in SL website, but be aware that at the time this article was written, it was still subject to update.
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