Center for International Rehabilitation's Expressions Gallery Seeks Artwork

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In August of 2006, the United Nations (UN) is expected to conclude negotiations on a treaty, called a Convention, on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The adoption of this historic treaty will be a crucial step towards guaranteeing universal recognition of the human rights of all persons and will focus international attention and concern specifically on the rights of people with disabilities.

To celebrate the anticipated signing of signing of this historic Convention, the Center for International Rehabilitation is creating an online arts exhibition called the Expressions Gallery. The Expressions Gallery may be found at ConventionYES!, a website and campaign designed to support the UN Convention process. http://www.conventionyes.org.

The Expressions Gallery is designed to showcase the work of all artists and to provide a space for members of the disability community, their friends, families and supporters to reveal the personal side of their experience with disability. The Expressions Gallery includes works by the general public as well as by professional featured artists.

I hope that you will join us in this celebration and promotion of the human rights of people with disabilities by contributing one or more of your works to the Expressions Gallery. Your involvement means a great deal to the project and to UN efforts. To submit your work, you must first register for the ConventionYES! website at http://www.conventionyes.org. Registration is free and simple. Then visit the Expressions Gallery, click on the link to "contributing your work," and complete the submission form. We will review submissions to ensure that the content is appropriate and post them within one week.

For additional information, please do not hesitate to contact project administrator Laura Frankel by email at lfrankel@cirnetwork.org, or by phone at 312-229-1359 x250.

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