Shared Interest News

On Wednesday, October 24, 2007, at 6 p.m., Shared Interest and its Board Members and friends from Pittsburgh and Chicago honored Archibishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu during our A Million Ripples Gala. The theme of the evening,  From one touch - a million ripples. Friends raising hope in South Africa, inspired and uniquely entertained guest as Archbishop Tutu shared his wisdom on how we can become ripples of hope for South Africa through Shared Interest.

A Million Ripples Gala was held at the Carnegie Music Hall, a Historic Landmark, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and is located, about 15 minutes from downtown. The following day, Thursday, October 25th, commences with a breakfast, by invitation only, followed by an Interfaith Service open to the public which will be lead by His Grace, Archbishop Tutu. The Interfaith Service will be held at the Calvary Episcopal Church, a magnificent example of Gothic Revival Architecture, also in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Thursday afternoon, join us for a Conference highlighting the impact Shared Interest has had in South Africa in the area of micro-credit lending and economic justice, as well as discussion regarding how other countries deal with issues of discrimination and poverty. The Conference theme, “Imagine A Community”, will discuss and share ideas and solutions in the areas of Finance, Education, Health & Youth that are currently implemented in South Africa and other countries that attempt to deal with the impact of class division, racism and poverty. The time and venue for the Imagine A Community Conference to be announced.

Please contact Shared Interest Board Member, Beth Slagle, at 412.456-2890 or bas@muslaw.com or Shared Interest Director of Administration, Sandra Zanele Zikalala, at 646-442-0181  for more information.