2009-2010 Collegiate students and faculty travel 22,000 miles collectively in
5 countries, 3 different continents, South America, Asia and North America.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Muhammad Ali Center
"Hello Neighbor: Day of Dignity, Day of Compassion"
At the Muhammad Ali Center
Saturday, November 11
From 11:00 am to 6:00 pm
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (November 2, 2012) … The Muhammad Ali
Center and the Muhammad Ali Institute for Peace and Justice at the University
of Louisville are partnering to hold a Free community celebration of
Louisville’s diversity and people-to-people connections. The Hello
Neighbor: Day of Dignity, Day of Compassion event will take place on
Saturday, November 10 from 11:00am-6:00pm at the Muhammad Ali Center and will
feature live entertainment, community and health resources, family activities,
international foods donated by local restaurants, and a film screening.
The newest addition to the lineup of activities is a film
entitled 11Eleven to be shown at 2:30pm. The makers of this
documentary sent requests for individuals in countries around the globe to
capture a moment in their lives on November 11, 2011 (11.11.11). Submissions
came from 179 countries and each one provides insight into the lives of our
neighbors around the world. 11Eleven is meant to illustrate the
striking similarities between people across nationalities and cultures while
planting a seed of compassion in each viewer. For more information on the film,
click here:http://www.11elevenproject.com/.
The “Day of Dignity” component of the event, sponsored by
the Muhammad Ali Institute for Peace and Justice at the University of
Louisville (UofL) and Islamic Relief USA, is connected to the Muhammad Ali
Scholars’ community-based project with Kentucky Refugee Ministries (KRM).
Since October 1st, the UofL students have led “Operation Dignity,” an effort on
campus to collect household items to set up apartments for refugees resettling
in Louisville. The Ali Scholars are also working with KRM to pilot a
program sponsoring “free cases” or refugees who come as individuals.
Muhammad Ali Center exhibits are free and open to the
public from 11:00am-6:00pm on the day of the event. However, donations are
requested as the hope is for attendees to show their giving spirit to help
their neighbors in need. All items are appreciated but ones most needed are:
blankets, shower curtains, alarm clocks, can openers, and towels or wash
cloths. Donations will be collected and distributed by KRM to benefit refugees
in the Louisville area.
At 4:00 pm, entrants from the online Generation Ali Video
Contest will entertain guests with their creative talents, focused on the theme
of giving. Performers include the contest winner, “A Poet Nomad Ali,” and
several students from Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia, KY. Videos sent in by
individuals around the nation and world will also be shown.
In addition to the Muhammad Ali Center, Hello Neighbor:
Day of Dignity, Day of Compassion is co-sponsored by the Muhammad Ali
Institute for Peace and Justice, Islamic Relief USA, and Kentucky Refugee
Ministries.
For more information about Hello Neighbor: Day of
Dignity, Day of Compassion, please visit www.alicenter.org.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)