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Rebirth… together!

Once again together to inaugurate a week of reflections, ideas,
artistic and cultural stimuli that come together over the common theme
discussed at the “International Day for the Elimination of Violence
against Women.” Many of you already know that this is the fifth
consecutive year for “2Lei in Second Life” and its initiative, and every
year we really wanted a theme, that would be a supplement to all the
background work of artists and performers: this year’s theme is
“Rebirth”. We cannot just denounce: we must dare to hope, to dream, to
act, to make the dream come true and springboard for new dreams. Dreams
in which men and women cooperate together to build a more just, more
healthy society, in which violence does not represent the instrument
upon which to convey anger, frustration, fear, and aggression.

We need to educate children, male and female, to follow the principles
of empathy, respect, and to consider the nature of living side by side
to face the battles of life. We’re not talking about living as couples.
This topic has already been covered. We’re talking about living together
in society, in a world, with infinite respect, with dignity. Dignity
that is too often trampled. Fortunately, dignity from other parts of the
world emerges with great force. This dignity is as strong as the power
of a redwood tree that expands to the sky. We think of Wangari Maathai,
the first woman from Central Africa to study at a University and the
founder of the “Green Belt”, an association that planted millions of
trees in Africa. We think of Malala Yousafzai, a young Pakistani woman,
who recently won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2014. She is currently
fighting for the right to educate women in her village. We are also
thinking of Waris Dirie, a woman from Somalia, who gives testimonials
against female circumcision. We also think of those people who share our
values, even if they are of the opposite sex. Those men who stand with
us, and those men whose hearts we are trying to address.

We wish every woman’s heart beat be as strong as the drum of life. No
woman will be forgotten or left behind. The “Rebirth” marks the passage
of the works of artists who are exhibiting in these spaces, and the
performers who will take turns on stage. The program is rich and
detailed, and offers many insights. Now we want to talk about “rebirth”.
A rebirth towards a world where people can live, breathe, and dream
without the fear of having to defend themselves. We are reborn together
in front of each painting, opera, photograph, theater or musical show
that a fragment of this kaleidoscope of images, desires, dreams,
passions, and every project of rebirth involves. Primarily this involves
the denunciation of what is evil, of what is burning, what clip wings,
and cuts short lives. Then, after the denunciation, comes the dream: the
work, the strength to believe it, and to make it happen together.
“TOGETHER” is the keyword of a true renaissance. And we will be the
first to give testimony. Men and women who, together, believe in this
project and have put in place. Thank you for being there, thank you for
sharing this journey with us.

***2Lei 2014 EVENTS CALENDAR***

>>>>> 20/11 – Thursday

1.30 PM  SLt  Opening 2Lei 2014 edition

2.00 PM  SLt  “Women in rebirth” – MBI (Master Builders Italy, Rubin Mayo) presents:

- Art exhibition by various artists

- Reading and testimonies of womens

- Music by Andromeda Slade

>>>>>  21/11 – Friday

1.30 PM  SLt “RELIVE” – Art exhibition by various artists (Duna Gant)

- Music by Morlita Quan and Ultraviolet Alter

2.30 PM  SLt  Tour of the artworks that artists and photographers have created for this edition of 2Lei

>>>>> 22/11 – Saturday

1.30 PM  SLt SoloDonna Event (Sniper Siemens – Elettra Beardmore)

2.45 PM  SLt  Music by Andromeda Slade

>>>>>  23/11 – Sunday

1.30 PM  SLt  Live concert by Musicante Malandrino with a great Surprise Guest :)

>>>>>  24/11 – Monday

1.30 PM  SLt  L’Arme d’Amour (Viola Tatham, Andromeda Slade) presents
“I loved her more than her life” (One-act play written by Cristina
Comencini)

2.00 PM  SLt Debate about violence problems (with Rosanna Tafanelli, Francesco Bonetto, Lapsus Weinstein and Alejandra Balhaus)

>>>>> 25/11 – Tuesday

1.00 PM SLt  Reading and music by Libriamo Tutti – Imparafacile (Imparafacile group)

2.00 PM  SLt  I.L.A. Idee Libere Alternative (Francy Lytton, MarinellaMonti) presents:

- Reading of “Women in rebirth” di J. Folla edited by Margherita Hax

- Live concert of Trinity Ermingtrood

- Exposure of poems by Cordediseta Rosea

3.30 PM  SLt  Conclusion of this fifth edition with closing credits

>>>>> 30/11 – Sunday

11 AM SLt STAND! SL Fashion World Stand with 2Lei (by Mila Tatham, Aliza Karu, Bodza Blackadder, Absinthe Montenegro)

1.30 PM SLt  Particle Show by Tansee Resident and music by Andromeda Slade

2.30 PM  SLt  Break all… together!