Concert to Benefit the Children: ASERELA Maine
Date: March 20, 2010
UPDATE: April 4, 2010
48,500 Lindens were donated during the concert series for the building of the school in Southern Sudan : ). It was great to have CraigLyons Writer, Harry Frycaster, Horacios Allen and GaGo SL ver play for this benefit, and I'll quote the email here I received from Robert Oryem, who heads up the ASERELA group:
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Steve,
I would like to thanks all of you for considering ASERELA for this honorable effort. Any contribution is something and can make a different. This fund will help us purchase bricks. I regret not being able to log on to the event. The photos you posted were awesome.
Sincere Regards,
Robert Oryem
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Location: Gwampa Kamp
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Zeide%20Kamp/13/13/3224
UPDATE: March 19, 2010
Schedule:
SHOW TEAM arrives 2:30 @ The LATEST!!
OPENING 30MIN 3:00pm SAT / 11:00pm SAT London / 8:00am SUN Japan
Cotton to Kick off; Robert there, if millay can arrange - will let Siri know.
Ga-Go there with translator
(Kay probably a bit late - she is asking Ga Go for a translator)
CRAIGLYONS 30MIN 3:30pm SAT / 11:30pm SAT London / 8:30am SUN Japan
(sent confirm card to Kalli) - reconfirmed March 15
Harry Frychester 4pm SAT /12am SUN London / 9amSUN Japan
Los Shamanes Live 5pm SAT / 1 am SUN London / 10am SUN Japan
GAGO 1HR 6pm SAT / 2am SUN London / 11am SUN Japan
(sent confirm card for GaGo to Kay)
CLOSING 10 MIN 7pm SAT / 3am SUN London / 12noon SUN Japan
GAGO, KAY, MIAA
Siri to put together and distribute the givers, because she's awesome.
Need to get Siri and Gwen in the Gwamp Kamp group to have perms.
Need help from Gwampa on stream changes.
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Update: March 6
- Get JLU involved - ban rights on Kamp
- Siri invited to the Kamp
- Confirm with performers / stream preferences
Update: Feb. 22
- Gwenette confirming GaGo and RiZ confirmed
- The Follow cannot play this event
- More in notecards from conversation tonight with Gwen and others.
- Then we confirm the other performers
- Then we work out Miaa and others from Ms. V U.
Update Jan 31: Cotton's to do list:
- Put together the presentation panels for display during concert. 2 copies. Autorotate on images.
- - Have one put togther at the PT station. Done.
- - Information on Aserela for notecards and promo material. Notecard about Aserela is done.
- Put together note of thanks to the band members.
- - Build rights to Gwampa's venue: Gwenette has asked Gwampa for Cotton, Siri and Ace to have access. I'll ask for millay and Medora too. Done - sent in notecard to Gwampa.
- Invite Siri, Gwenette, Medora, juni to be openers / closers.
- See about the Justice League - check with Gwenette on that. Do we need them? Shall I invite them?
- Ask Gwenette about payment for sim usage - how much?
- Gift givers: millay is getting some things together. Need copy of Peace Train freebies.
- - millay provided freebies - need to combine them with the Peace Train freebies.
- Posters w/ info in English, French, Spanish, Japanese - how to provide this? Would like these to highlight Peace Train and Four Bridges.
- Let Drax know this is going on.
- Connect with Virtually Speaking folks and let them know this is happening.
- Personal notes to bands / performers / contributors.
UPDATEDJan 30 by Cotton after meeting with Gwenette, Kay, Siri and Ga-Go
Date for concert: February 6, 2010
Time: 3:30pm - 9pmSLT
Contact person: Gwenette Writer
Synopsis: Ga Go Band is a 7 member japanese rock band. They came to Peace Train through Gwenette in early 2009, and performed an incredible concert (live) for PeaceFest 09. Gwen made all the arrangements. They speak a very little english, but nonetheless were captured by the Peace Train mission, and used their PeaceFest concert as a means of raising donations for the causes we were supporting.
They have then come back to Gwen with the idea of at least one additional concert to raise money. This benefit will specifically rasie funds for peace orgs working with war refugee children or educating children about cross cultural peace. Benefiting organization is Aserela Maine. http://www.aserelamaine.org/
VENUE determined to be at GWAMPA CAMP four sim venue with large social group. WE WILL BE ABLE TO DANCE!!
BOSL stage is 1. Too laggy - Gago has performed twice and disappointed with band's inability to move or folks to dance & 2. Not available Feb 06 which is best date for GaGo band
Setsuna stage builder has joined Gwampa group and will begin building tomorrow Jan 11.
CONCEPT:
We are still confirming performers and it looks like we will have mostly one hour shows with a few 30 minutes shows.
We also will have opening and closing ceremonies - so Peace Train folks should start thinking:)))
Planned to be part of day as scheduled mini-events and fillers (for when there are delays with performers:)) are auctions of one-of-a-kind dresses with live models and also one-of-a-kind art with artist present.
If I can think of a creative way to display buildings - maybe a hologram rezzer type kisosk - we could also have a silent auction for one of a kind houses. The BOSL rep said that is very popular. . . we could start building auction early so folks can visit the actual builds somewhere, as well as bid at the venue kiosks.
We will also have gift givers for the audience and use a server to change the gifts in each box for each concert/event . . .
I also want to have a nice program for promotion, embedded with notecards and links about performers, designers and artists. Folks arriving at the venue will receive the same program, but embedded with a few gifts of peace.
Peace Train Charitable Trust links:
Webpage: www.slpeacetrain.org
Wiki Workspace for organizers: peacetrain.pbworks.com
Benefitting organization for the Feb 6 concerts: http://www.aserelamaine.org/
Gwenette will CONTACT BADWOLF . . .and TRAX re: selling music
TIME COMPARISON CHART:
8pm SLT FRIDAY is . . .
+08 = 4am SATURDAY London ENGLAND
+09 = 5am SATURDAY Stockholm SWEDEN
+17 = 1pm SATURDAY Tokyo JAPAN
+16 = Noon SATURDAY AUSTRALIA
Japan - GaGo ONE HOUR ** CONFIRMED 6pm
Intl Sweden, UK, France, US - Into the Light Show ??
AU - Dexter Ihnen - 6 members *YES effects Mixed
XX - The Follow - 3 members standup *NO effects Mixed ** CONFIRMED 7pm
Manager Follow: Jenna Dirval (from Gwampa)
XX - Space Junky - 3 members *YES effects Mixed
XX- Fierce Tibetan Gods - 4 member * YES effects Mixed
US - Erin68 Frog & Satin Galli - 2 member guitar *NO effects Mixed
ONE HOUR SHOWS
Confirmed: Gago & The Follow
TBA: Fierce Tibetan, SpaceJunky, Dexter Ihnen
30MIN SHOWS
Confirmed: Riz
TBA: Erin68Frog & Satin Galli
CONFIRMED DATE: slt SATURDAY Feb 06
Proposed Schedule ALL TIMES first column ON A SATURDAY SLT:
February 06 SLT TIME LONDON TIME JAPAN TIME (Minus ONE hr = AU TIME)
OPENING 30MIN 3:30pm SAT / 11:30pm SAT London / 8:30am SUN Japan
1HR show 4pm SAT /12am SUN London / 9amSUN Japan
30MIN show 5pm SAT / 1am SUN London / 10am SUN Japan
30MIN show 5:30pm SAT / 1:30am SUN London / 10:30am SUN Japan
*****OR 1HR SHOW 5pm SAT ********* TBD
GAGO 1HR 6pm SAT / 2am SUN London / 11an SUN Japan
THE FOLLOW 1HR 7pm SAT / 3am SUN London / 12noon SUN Japan
30MIN 8pm SAT / 4am SUN London / 1pm SUN Japan
CLOSING 30MIN 8:30pm SAT / 4:30am SUN Londan / 1:30pm SUN Japan
Cotton to figure out all this - slideshow rises from underneath the stage.
1. Better idea have bands there early they start early and play also all of regular scheduled time
2. Have PeaceTrain slide shows ready to slide onstage if there is gap
PROMO: Be here all day you never know when u can bid on a one of a kind dress . . auctioneer . .
A few dresses 3-5 one of a kind!!
3. A few pieces of art at end of day . . .
Gwenette will run contest starting Jan 15 or so soliciting "CHILDREN & PEACE" ART CONTEST for AUCTION Top FIVE PIECES
4. Raffle without tickets automated system . . find a tool
Like a Random Prize Giver
5. Free Gift Givers change thruout the day
Opening Ceremonies: Peace Train folks
Closing words: Peace Train folks
Donation boxes:
Resources:
Translator & organizer: sl Kay Fairey
Venue sim owner: sl Gwampa Lomu
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Interview with Robert Oryem -
From Southern Sudan
Father was a refugee to Uganda, then to Kenya as refugee
Do you remember a time in Southern Sudan when it was peaceful for you and your family / friends
Civil war there
Grew up in Djouba Southern Sudan
Life in the refugee camp
Robert - president of ASERELA
Maine - sponsor family brought them into Maine
How long here in the US? 1994 -
Somali bandits raided the camps and stole from the refugees
March 6 - Feast for the Children