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New Orleans Chosen as the Launch City for "Celebrating Human Greatness"

New Orleans, LA (PRWeb) January 25, 2007 -- New Orleans has been selected as the "launch city" for a new national initiative, "Celebrating Human Greatness". The launch, which will take place over two days (January 25th and 26th), will pay tribute to the significance of New Orleans in the hearts of the American people and highlight the stories of human greatness that have emerged in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina.

The premise of the Celebrating Human Greatness initiative is that greatness arises from the unique expression of innate human qualities such as love, peace and wisdom. People who awaken to and use these qualities in action are able to create an extraordinary life that leaves a positive mark on others, society and the world. In the words of Martin Luther King Jr., "Not everyone can be famous but everyone can be great because greatness is determined by service."

The first event, Thursday January 25, 2007, 6 to 9pm at the Le Boucherie Coffee House on 399 Chartres Street (French Quarter), will be facilitated by New Orleans native Keith Woods, currently Dean of Faculty at the Poynter Institute School for Journalists in St. Petersburg, Florida. He will interview Chris Rose of the Times Picayune.

The second event, Friday, January 26, 2007, 4 to 7pm at Ashe Cultural Arts Center, 1712 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd, NOLA, will also be facilitated by Keith Woods. On this occasion he will interview Lloyd Dennis, Motivational Speaker and Columnist.

The stories of human greatness revealed by these interviews will kick off a 2-hour conversation among citizens of New Orleans about the qualities of character arising in ordinary people that precipitate achievements of greatness. The conversation will involve the art and practice of asking questions that strengthen both the individual's and the group's capacity to heighten positive potential. The stories that emerge will focus on the qualities and experiences in people's lives that lift them up and offer hope. The Celebrating Human Greatness initiative will subsequently go on to hold series of conversations like these in other cities across the nation.

"We are very much looking forward to the conversations that will take place in New Orleans, a city that has truly elicited unity, love and courage in a very difficult time," states Shireen Chada, one of the organizers for the event.

Attendance at the event is by invitation only as space is limited. The guest list includes state senator Ms. Ann D. Duplessis and numerous leaders of community organizations and local businesses.

The national initiative, Celebrating Human Greatness, is being organized by the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organization (http://www.bkwsu.org) along with local and national partners.

For more information visit the Celebrating Human Greatness website at http://www.humangreatness.org.

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