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Second Life Solidarity with Burma
By: draxtor
Posted: Feb 16 08
Witnessed: 5466 times
Regions: Myanmar
Issues: Arbitrary arrest, Freedom of opinion & expression, Police brutality
Tags: burma, Protest, second life, virtual reality
90 percent of the 55 million who live in Burma survive on less then one dollar a day. The country became independent from British colonial rule just after the Second World War and its multi-ethnic society has struggled with nation building ever since. In the fall of 2007 peaceful protests against the military regime have been met with brutal force and Burmese armed forces had fired into crowds killing an untold number. The virtual world of Second Life showed support for the protesters and proofed that the virtual community cares deeply about Real Life issues.
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