A Celebration of Nelson Mandela's Life

Contact: Betty Bailey IMMEDIATE RELEASE
betty@myheroproject.org
310.774.1255

South African Consul-General The Honorable Cyril Ndaba will be one of the speakers. Short films, art, live music will help bring together a moving tribute to this great man, whose brave and peaceful walk to freedom has inspired people around the world.

The event is free and open to the public.

Thursday July 18th from 7:30-9:30 pm
Herb Alpert Educational Village
Capshaw Spielberg Center for Arts and Educational Justice
3131 Olympic Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90404

The event is produced by The MY HERO Project and Creative Visions Foundation..

The mission of The MY HERO Project is to use media, art and technology to empower people of all ages to realize their own potential to effect positive change in the world. MY HERO's globally accessible, no-charge web site (www.myhero.com) is enjoyed by millions of students and adults in more than 194 countries.

Creative Visions Foundation (CVF) honors the legacy of Dan Eldon, an artist, adventurer and activist killed in Somalia in 1993 while covering the conflict as a photojournalist for Reuters News Agency. His mother Kathy Eldon and sister Amy Eldon Turtletaub founded the Creative Visions Foundation, a publicly supported 501(c)3 organization, to help others like Dan use media and the arts to create meaningful change in the world around them. http://creativevisions.org

The Celebration of Nelson Mandela is part of the third Thursday Salon Series that The MY HERO Project hosts at the Herb Alpert Educational Village.
http://myhero.com/Salon

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