Digital Artists and Live Performers Gather for 3rd Annual PTSD
Awareness Event
Ten-Day "Be Fearless!" Online Festival Combines Art and
Music with Education and Awareness-Raising for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - (Wiscasset, Maine) - Fearless Nation PTSD Support, the world's
only nonprofit using virtual reality to help people with post traumatic stress
disorder (PTSD), will hold its third annual PTSD education and awareness event
from November 4 through 13. The "Be Fearless!" festival is a ten-day
online event to educate the public about PTSD to banish stigma and
misinformation about the condition. The event will feature informational
resources about PTSD as well as live musicians, global DJs, art exhibits,
interactive art and other activities.
The "Be
Fearless!" event will open November 4th with a live lecture on PTSD given
by Colleen M. Crary, M.A., Founder and Executive Director of Fearless Nation.
She will present the latest research findings in trauma treatment and brain
plasticity using easy-to-understand language and illustrations.
"This presentation
is intended for trauma survivors, their loved ones, and anyone interested in
PTSD," said Crary. "It will show how important it is for people with
PTSD to receive the right treatment quickly, while also reminding everyone that
there is hope for recovery and growth no matter how severe a person's original
trauma."
The "Be
Fearless!" festival will take place online in Second Life, the online
virtual environment that allows users to create their own avatars and interact
in a realistic 3D environment. The music performances will also be broadcast
live over the Internet for those not in the virtual space. "Be
Fearless!" and all other Fearless Nation informational events are free and
open to the public.
"Operating online
through virtual world environments like Second Life allows us to reach a large
number of people worldwide at minimal cost while also providing a unique and
non-threatening setting for trauma survivors," said Crary. "We are
the only nonprofit offering virtual-world services and education to
people with PTSD and their families who might otherwise not be able to receive
the support they need in their communities."
The art exhibition
environments—curated by award-winning artist Eliza Wierwight, creator of Patron
Gallery and Emporium—will feature 3D works by acclaimed international
"Metaverse" (virtual world) artists such as Claudia222 Jewell, Glenn
Fitzpatrick, Tricia Farella, Bryn Oh, Gwen Carillon, Starlash Sweetwater, and
Scottius Polke. Interactive sculptures and art "toys" will allow
attendees to immerse themselves in the art. Breathtaking 3D art can be
experienced fully in 3D high definition.
Live musicians Jordan
Reyne, Rosedrop Rust and TwinGhost Ronas will be performing live during the
festival. Jordan Reyne is an internationally acclaimed recording artist, whose
music was heard in the "Lord of the Rings" movies and whose new
album, "Children of a Factory Nation," has just been released.
TwinGhost Ronas hails from Philadelphia, USA; his distinctly powerful original
compositions and eclectic covers mix blues, folk, rock and a lot of soul.
"Both Jordan and TwinGhost have been staunch supporters for PTSD
awareness, education and support and we are glad to have them back to Fearless
Nation for this event," says Crary.
DJs from around the
globe will be mixing live sets from all genres of music, notably the
incomparable and uncompromising Coca Supercharge (UK), Tink Toll (Ireland),
Susan Mowadeng (USA), Kalia Ivory (Switzerland), Chanya Andel (UK), Viktor
Galli (Belgium), Zola Bertrand (USA) and many more will fill the air with music
to keep you moving and grooving.
Several event sponsors
will also be showcased, displaying their wares and services, some of which will
be interactive. Top Sponsors featured are Tenderlove, Zapp Club, SpotOn3D,
Platt Communications, and Luna Bliss Creations.
For details about the
"Be Fearless!" festival, artists, performers and sponsors, including
the broadcast schedule and "listen in" links, please visit: http://www.fearless-nation.org/EVENT2011.html
About Fearless Nation
PTSD Support:
Fearless Nation PTSD
Support is a 501c3 Non Profit Public Charity that provides free community
support for all post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) sufferers, their family,
friends and therapists through raising awareness and education about PTSD based
in proven science in order to banish the stigma and misinformation associated with
the condition. The Fearless Nation motto is "Be Fearless!" All are
welcome. All are included. Visit http://www.fearless-nation.org.
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