Monday 10 September 2012

The Doomed Island of Hope



~ image ~ Sedja at the doomed ABC Island in Second Life


A visit to the ABC Island in Second Life revealed a growing protest movement, with a large board raised telling people where they could lodge a complaint directly with the ABC ~

Even at 4am, Eastern Australian Time, the dedicated Rails Bailey was there with a placard, who has also launched a special site in an attempt to save the ABC Island from sinking beneath the virtual waves ~

As the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Commission) is ultimately owned by the Australian people, citizens can have their say by also writing to their political representatives, to suggest, or demand, that the nation maintains a proper presence in the virtual worlds for a growing number of virtual world users.

If the ABC Island is still lost, the idea can live on, if people dream and seek ways to turn the impossible into history.

The flag on the board is the Eureka Flag from the doomed Eureka rebellion on the Ballarat gold fields in 1854. This symbol is also the Southern Cross flag, which became the inspiration for the stars of the Southern Cross on the Australian national flag.

Saturday 22 September is the last day, if there is no reprieve for the doomed ABC Island.

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