RESPECT
DIVERSITY
FOUNDATION

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                               May, 2002

For more information,
Contact Joan Korenblit at 405/359-036

Respect Diversity Symbol Exhibit scheduled at Omniplex


Kirkpatrick Science and Air Space Museum at Omniplex has scheduled the Respect Diversity Symbol Exhibit for June 25 throughAugust 2,  2002.  The exhibit features hundreds of collaborative works of art, poetry, and photography by students of all ages.  Young people throughout Oklahoma are celebrating diversity in creative ways, as they explore issues of cultural diversity, civil rights, and global peace through the arts.

The Diversity Message Mural, a 50 foot silk-screened banner, will be displayed as a hands-on feature of the exhibit.  Visitors will have an opportunity to write messages of peace and understanding on the mural.  The Diversity Message Mural will be presented to Governor Keating and, in the fall, will be displayed in the State Capitol.   President Bush received a similar mural,with messages from his own state.

The June 28th Opening, 6:00 pm ­ 8:30 pm, will include a program, beginning at 6:30 pm, in the Eleanor Maurer Theatre, featuring songs specially created for this event, and sung by composers Monty Harper and Jason Young.  Among the children performing will be students from Westminster School and Edmond’s Just Off Broadway.  Hors d’oeuvres and desserts from popular restaurants will be served.     

“The Respect Diversity Symbol Exhibit is a model initiative.   It will be a reminder that each of us has a responsibility to make this a more tolerant world by respecting each individual,” said Governor Keating.  “Thousands of students, teachers, and citizens who visit the Respect Diversity Symbol Exhibit at Omniplex will be inspired to embrace diversity through the arts.”

To learn about projects of the Oklahoma-based Respect Diversity Foundation, and for free tickets to the Omniplex Opening, visit: www.respectdiversity.org, or write: rdfrdf@aol.com, or call: 405/359-0369.



                                                                                                                                     

                  

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