‘HANDS OF RESPECT’ IN BALTIMORE’S PARADE OF GOLD
TAKING RESPECT TO THE PEOPLE
(ATLANTA - September 27, 2008) - The Hands of Respect, an 8 foot tall, 5 ton bluestone granite sculpture of a male and female hand placed palm to palm, symbolizing respect, have been invited to be part of Baltimore’s Parade of Gold on the 4th October 2008, to welcome home Michael Phelps and his fellow Olympians.
The Hands of Respect were launched on 8.8.08, the opening day of the Beijing Olympics, when they were loaded on a truck and driven through the city streets of Atlanta. The fundamental charter of the Olympic Games is ‘respect’ and the United States Olympic Committee chose ‘respect’ as its educational theme for the 2008 Games, so it was fitting that the Hands of Respect were launched to the world on that day.
The six-fingered hand shape formed when two right hands are placed together is the logo of World-Equity.Org, a global, people-power movement to create a brand that belongs to everyone, able to generate resources to give those in need a hand up, not a hand out.
Plans are underway for ‘Taking Respect to the People’, an 11,000 mile road trip visiting cities and towns in the USA and Canada. It is time to re-invent the ancient currency of respect – treat others as you would want them to treat you. Students are especially important in this movement as they are the future parents, teachers and leaders. They are Gen H, the healing generation, and are more globally connected and aware of global problems than any previous generation.
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TAKING RESPECT TO THE PEOPLE
(ATLANTA - September 27, 2008) - The Hands of Respect, an 8 foot tall, 5 ton bluestone granite sculpture of a male and female hand placed palm to palm, symbolizing respect, have been invited to be part of Baltimore’s Parade of Gold on the 4th October 2008, to welcome home Michael Phelps and his fellow Olympians.
The Hands of Respect were launched on 8.8.08, the opening day of the Beijing Olympics, when they were loaded on a truck and driven through the city streets of Atlanta. The fundamental charter of the Olympic Games is ‘respect’ and the United States Olympic Committee chose ‘respect’ as its educational theme for the 2008 Games, so it was fitting that the Hands of Respect were launched to the world on that day.
The six-fingered hand shape formed when two right hands are placed together is the logo of World-Equity.Org, a global, people-power movement to create a brand that belongs to everyone, able to generate resources to give those in need a hand up, not a hand out.
Plans are underway for ‘Taking Respect to the People’, an 11,000 mile road trip visiting cities and towns in the USA and Canada. It is time to re-invent the ancient currency of respect – treat others as you would want them to treat you. Students are especially important in this movement as they are the future parents, teachers and leaders. They are Gen H, the healing generation, and are more globally connected and aware of global problems than any previous generation.
