Art for Humanity to Celebrate Art, Creativity and Freedom at a Gala Dinner
by Carol Brown
In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Art for Humanity (AFH) is hosting a gala fundraising dinner at the unique circular gallery at the Durban Art Gallery on the May 17, 2008.
AFH will be celebrating its 20 years of art advocacy and human rights development in Durban and the values of art, creativity and freedom of expression which are integral to its projects.
The dinner will be hosted in partnership with the Ethekwini Municipality and the Durban University of Technology and will also remember the 200th anniversary of the end of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade (formally recognised by the United Nations in 2007).
These events will be appropriately commemorated on May 17, in anticipation of Africa Day on May 25. The event will allow us to reflect on Africa's 'prospects, take stock of its problems, and acknowledge its achievements'.
The evening will include a presentation of the first City of Durban Human Rights Award, to the City of Nantes, France for its promotion of human rights through its establishment of the World Forum on Human Rights and the Permanent Secretariat for Human Rights and Local Government. Nantes is a sister city to Durban.
AFH is inviting the public to support the dinner from which funds will go towards the Schools Art Banner programme by buying tickets for the dinner. Tables for the dinner seat eight and are R2800 per table or R350 per seat.
Those attending the dinner are also invited to participate in an auction of the 'Break the Silence' HIV/Aids awareness print portfolio (proceeds from which go to the Schools Art Banner programme), and a painting by Este Macleod (proceeds from which will go to the Red Cross Children's Hospital in Cape Town.)
Please contact AFH to purchase tickets and for more information on the event and organisation.
Tel: (031) 373 6610
Email: afh@dut.ac.za
www.afh.org.za
Art for Humanity, previously Artists for Human Rights, was established in 1988 and mobilises artists in the advancement of creativity, freedom of expression, human rights and democracy in order to contribute towards our cultural heritage and future sustainable development.
