The Bellisserian Bureau of Bureaucracy's Second Anniversary

 
By Gemma Cleanslate

Bellisserian Bureau of Bureaucracy is celebrating the second anniversary. This group is for those of Bellisseria citizens who wish to obtain a passport, a driver’s license and a registration for vehicles. It is a wonderful asset to all those who love to explore , visit new places, and old ones that we have not seen before.

 Boo, and all the staff have done an amazing job this year creating and issuing passports for visa stamps for travel all over the grid. The SL Newser has a stamp terminal in our office lobby. Anyone who is a resident wears a visa book and collects a stamp showing they have been there.

The week is full of events - https://slnewser.blogspot.com/2022/01/bellisserian-bureau-of-bureaucracys.html

I attended the first event which was a boat parade through many regions to collect stamps at various points along the way. There were several large boats and many smaller ones and several merpeople traveling the route.

Yukiko Yeshto led the tour around many regions of Bellisseria. I drove my Iseo speedboat for a while then hopped on one of the other boats. It was great fun but I will have to go back to the terminals because I missed a few as I began to crash.

The next wonderful event of the day at the fairgrounds was a formal ball to open the week. DJ Dulcinea Andretti provided the lovely music and took requests. Most of the Ambassadors and the staff of the BBB were dancing away. They all carried a tablet that gave out special stamps . It was fun trying to grab a stamp as they danced. Fireworks capped off the event.

Monday the staff of the BBB spent time at the Fairgrounds meeting and greeting carrying silver tablets that held a special stamp for our passports for the anniversary week. That is Boo with his tablet .
There will be other opportunities all week. I hope to attend most of them . You are invited to tour the fairgrounds and check out the information and see the gallery. Take a train ride to see the fairgrounds. See the beauty of the fairgrounds for this event. Pring Productions made a video of the décor for the event .Video Production by: Sceneris : Videographer Prudence Anton : Film Editor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eD64DfgRzLQ

Take a train ride through the fairgrounds to appreciate the installation by the BBB Staff.

Rezz a boat at the boat launch and just have a great time! Start your visit here . http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Bellisseria%20Fairgrounds/159/223/24

Gemma Cleanslate
 

The 2017 Mental Health Symposium at Sojourner Auditorium

By Gemma Cleanslate

The  2017 Mental Health Symposium at Sojourner Auditorium  on Saturday drew a large audience. The topics were related to “ways to promote mental health for themselves and their families, how diet affects mental health, and how first responders and medical clinicians can improve their own mental health.”  

I’m sorry to say I  missed some of the presentations however the ones I attended were most interesting and informative. Many people do not realize amount of support that is available in Second Life for mental or emotional issues and also other health issues.  
 

There were tours offered to three sites where people could find out information about the ways in which Second Life can help and support someone inworld. I have been to all three before but visited to see the the tours.

Our first visit was to Ethnographia Region .  “This installation is a sort of "build biography" -- a story of discovery of a new self as a result of being in a virtual world, after having become disabled. The build is set up like an immersive gallery exhibit that you can walk through and interact with. It includes signs with pictures and captions, as well as objects and demonstrations that show some of the things that the story is talking about.”  The notecards represent how Second Life can be helpful in itself in helping a person to manage and enhance their identity in real life and SL. Jadyn Firehawk greeted every one and explained how the exhibit worked. This  exhibit is not to be missed by anyone who is curious about help in Second Life and by those who are interested in the regions in Second Life that are mental health related in any way,. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Ethnographia/166/76/29

The second visit was to Virtual Hallucinations. Eme Capalini greeted us at the entrance and explained the site .  Wearing a hud into this exhibit will put you in the mind of someone suffering from schizophrenia and help one understand what goes on in this disease. “  About 1% of the population will develop schizophrenia during their lifetimes. It usually strikes in the late teens or early twenties, and is very debilitating." Visitors are warned to watch out for triggers but I recommend it to anyone who wants to become more aware of the issues with which one can suffer. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sedig/26/45/22

My third stop was at Inspiration Island. Wisdomseeker (Lissena Resident) addressed us at this site and gave us an over view of the island.  This is the home of Whole Brain Health. Here you can learn how to use this virtual world to “train your brain to function optimally over the life span”. There is so much here to explore and absorb. I plan to go back to see how it  all works.

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife//142/234/38

 

The day was certainly full, inspirational and rewarding. I am glad I was able to attend at least part of the symposium. It took a great deal of work to put something like this together and Virtual Ability does it every year. Here I am sitting next to Gentle Heron who as President of Virtual Ability is very active in all the activities held here.

Gemma Cleanslate