What Can ONE Person Do?  

March 12, 1997, as the culmination of a community-wide, year-long educational Elie Wiesel Project, internationally revered humanitarian and Nobel Laureate for Peace Elie Wiesel spoke "Against Indifference" to more than 23,000 students and adults. So inspired was he by this visit to Charlotte that, as he left, he challenged the community to act on its convictions in the critical areas of human dignity, justice and moral courage.

 

Then, in an extraordinary act of faith in action, he offered seed money and his own assistance in obtaining speakers and developing programs to address these critical issues. And so, rather than allow his visit to pass like a benevolent breeze, we decided to harness it, using it to create The Echo Foundation and our mission:


...to sponsor and facilitate those voices that speak of human dignity, justice and moral courage in a way that leads to positive action for humankind.

OUR GOALS:

  • Educating for compassion, justice and ethical decision-making

  • Teaching understanding through fostering relationships founded on respect

  • Encouraging personal responsibility for humankind

  • Facilitating opportunities to act against indifference in accordance with these ideals

The Echo Foundation

presents

 

A Night to Remember

 

with

 

Nobel Laureate for Peace Elie Wiesel

 

and honoring

 

Sandra and Leon Levine

2010 Award Against Indifference

 

September 21, 2010

Knight Theater

Bechtler Museum of Modern Art


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STUDENTS - WANT TO MEET NOBEL LAUREATE ELIE WIESEL?

Two Charlotte-Mecklenburg students will have the rare opportunity to participate in an on-stage dialogue with Professor Elie Wiesel at The Echo Foundation documentary film premiere celebration, A Night to Remember on Sept. 21, 2010.

What would you ask this renowned humanitarian?

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