Our first program of the new Second Life interview show Copper Robot kicks off tomorrow (Sunday) at 11 am SLT, with well-known SL artist Eshi Otawara. Eshi, along with a couple of friends to help her tell her story, will talk about her RL problems with US immigration, as she was nearly deported from America because of an obscure clause in the law called the "widow's penalty." Also: A Few Minutes Of Crap, with Crap Mariner.
Eshi is a fashion designer and artist in SL. In real life, she's an American immigrant from Eastern Europe who had to fight to stay in this country after her husband died abruptly, less than two years after they were married. We'll talk to Eshi about her story, and what she's been doing since she finally got her green card. If you want to read up on Eshi beforehand, read the New World Notes article on Eshi getting her green card, and my earlier article in InformationWeek about her predicament.
Can't make it to the show? No problem, we'll make it available as a podcast on the Copper Robot Blog, where you can also keep up with updates to the show. (At some point, I'll probably stop posting updates here, and just link in the sidebar, as I do with my InformationWeek articles).
You can also keep up by subscribing to our Google Group, or join the Copper Robot group in Second Life.
See you tomorrow!
I hope the show went well.
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