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Surviving Darfur: Staring Into the Heart of Human Suffering

MEDIA ADVISORY

CONTACT:
Stacy Arnett
Media & Communications Specialist
(502) 992-5318 / sarnett@alicenter.org		 CONTACT:
Omar Ayyash
Director, Office for International Affairs
(502) 574-1443 / Omar.ayyash@louisvilleky.gov		 CONTACT:
Bart Weigel
Director of Communications and Development
(502) 637-9786 / bweigel@archlou.org
Jeanie Kahnke   
VP Communications & Public Affairs 
(502) 992-5301 / jkahnke@alicenter.org		 Rebecca Brenzel
Public Information Specialist
(502) 574-2673 / rebecca.brenzel@louisvilleky.gov		 Darko Mihaylovic
Director of Migration and Refugee Services
(502) 636-9263 / dmihajlovic@archlou.org 

 January 31, 2007

SURVIVING DARFUR: STARING INTO THE HEART OF HUMAN SUFFERING / A CAPTIVATING PHOTO ESSAY AT THE MUHAMMAD ALI CENTER

WHAT:

Surviving Darfur: Staring into the Heart of Human Suffering
Photographs for UNHCR by Hélène Caux

The Muhammad Ali Center, Catholic Charities and the Metro Louisville’s Office of International Affairs are co-sponsoring this remarkably candid and affecting photo essay of 49 images taken in the Darfur region of Sudan on loan from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The Ali Center will serve as the temporary home of Surviving Darfur: Staring into the Heart of Human Suffering during the months of February and March.

Media open house and related programming to be announced soon. 

WHEN:

 February 1-March 31, 2007
Hours: 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Saturday
12 noon-5 p.m. Sunday

WHERE:

Muhammad Ali Center (Level 3)
144 N. Sixth Street
(between Main Street and River Road)

ADMISSION: To view the photo essay (only) is FREE, however, visitors must check-in at the Admissions Desk in the Main Lobby (Level 2) for an admittance pass.

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Catholic Charities of Louisville, Inc., a member of Catholic Charities USA and an apostolate of the Archdiocese of Louisville, provides care and assistance to those in need, advocates for justice in social structures and calls others of good will to do the same. 

The Muhammad Ali Center is an international cultural and educational center that is inspired by the ideals of Muhammad Ali. Featuring a non-traditional visitor experience, educational and public programming, global initiatives and distance learning, the Ali Center will reach beyond its physical walls to fulfill its mission: To preserve and share the legacy and ideals of Muhammad Ali, to promote respect, hope and understanding, and to inspire adults and children everywhere to be as great as they can be.

The Office for International Affairs supports and promotes a vibrant, successful, inter-connected, multicultural Louisville Metro Community through awareness, advocacy and referral.
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