Looking Back: The Saftey Pin Post-Election Support Group

 

A few weeks after the Presidential Election, things are starting to calm down somewhat. But with both sides screaming that victory for the opposition would bring ruin to the country, there are still some people nervous about what lies ahead. It was much the same eight years ago. In response to Trump's victory in 2016, the head of one Clinton HQ, Evangeline Ling, founded the "Safety Pin" post-election support group, "to provide a safe space for people negatively impacted by the election to process it and to support each other," inviting people over, "if you would like to take some time to process your fears, hopes, and experiences about this election." The Newser would interview her about the group then.

I would message Evangeline a few days ago, asking if the group was back or she knew of another. She would say no, "While 'Safety Pin' as a group no longer exists in reality it certainly exists as a concept." She would say she still thinks Trump is "disastrous," but would rather express her disappointment more privately than in 2016.

If anyone knows of such an existing support group, feel free to contact the Newser.

 

Haunted House in Bridesmere, Bellisseria

 

October isn't the only time you can find a haunted house in Second Life. Gemma Cleanslate recently heard about one in the Bridesmere sim in Bellisseria. Called the Mysterious Manor, it was created by Evangeline Ling, and has a number of spooky thrills. So what did Gemma think?

Read Gemma's story in Places.

The Ebbe Altberg Memorial

 

Linden Lab's Fourth CEO now has his lasting memorial in Second Life.

Just after the Lab's leader Ebbe Altberg's passing was announced on June 4, Patch Linden would say that there would be a permanent inworld memorial erected for him. On Sunday July 13, Evangeline Ling, posted in the Second Life forums that she had found it. 

"I spotted this today while out on a routine flight in my Goose around Bellisseria.  Thank you to Patch Linden, Abnor Mole and the entire team of Lindens and Moles for memorializing Ebbe Altberg (Ebbe Linden) in such a beautiful way!"

The memorial is on an island in the middle of a lake, with log homes and a railroad track not far away. A stone path leads from the shore of the island up to a bronze statue. Around it's base are a number of candles. A plaque reads "Ebbe Altberg: 1964-2021 Always in our hearts." Just above it is what looks like a book with a likeness of Altberg on the left, and on the right Patch's announcement of his death. Abnor Mole would say of the candles, "The unlit candles you can touch to light in his memory. The ones that have gone out anyone can touch again to renew them, and they are ready to be lit again."

 http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Altberg/139/134/58
 
Bixyl Shuftan
  

Post-Election Support Group For Democrats

It was quite a Presidential election season in the United States this year. While some are happy with the results, and some are just glad it's over and putting politics behind them, others are expressing fear and anger. For those genuinely worried about what changes the election might mean, Evangeline Ling has started a support group. The first meeting was last week, but another one is tonight. Talking to Evangeline, she had a number of things to say.

Read more in People.