One Million Bones in Las Vegas

When Misty Ahmic moved to Las Vegas, Nevada last October, she never expected she would be working in such a generous and engaged community. She arrived with the assumption, similar to what many people have about Las Vegas that the city would be consumed with partying and gambling. She came to Las Vegas to pursue her Masters in Public Administration in Nonprofit Management at the University of Las Vegas, Nevada. Misty came across the listing for the One Million Bones Nevada State Coordinator and went straight to the website where she says, “I was captivated by the images which brought art and awareness together.” Immediately, she knew she wanted to be a part of the project!  She is happy to find that working with the Las Vegas community on the One Million Bones project has changed her presumptions

If you were in Las Vegas last Friday for First Friday’s festivities, there was no way you could’ve missed the two One Million Bones Events! Las Vegas Academy’s Ceramics Club created an installation in the window display at the Contemporary Arts Center, pictured below. Led by students Blake and Jose, the club has really embraced this project often even meeting after school to independently make bones.

 

Just down the street was an installation of 8,000 bones, hosted by Clay Arts Vegas in their parking lot on Main Street. Music For Life Drum Circle performed as well as brought extra drums for community participation while Nabtry African Dancers performed interpretive dances. The installation featured guest speakers, Brian Kessler speaking about the Holocaust and Todd Kurylowicz, speaking about the conflict in the Congo. You can see a full write-up and pictures of the installation in Las Vegas Weekly.

These two amazing events proved to be inspiring to all in the Las Vegas Community. Misty and Clay Arts Vegas will continue to host bone making events at their studio on Main Street and Blake and Jose will continue to lead the Ceramics Club at Las Vegas Academy in bone making! Just within these last few months, Misty has engaged the community to make 10,000 handmade bones equating to a $10,000 donation to CARE’s relief work through our partnership with Students Rebuild! Misty will continue to facilitate bone making events in the area during the next couple months so if you’re in the area, let us know and we’ll put you in touch! 

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[rick passo]

I am thrilled that Clay Arts Vegas will be promoting the brilliant and important One Million Bones project glocally - globally and locally - during Worldwide Jelly Week, on January 16, 2012. Click http://lvhelpgro.net/thanks-clay-arts-vegas-for-a-great-example-of for more details.

See https://www.facebook.com/groups/429129870483039/ for more details:
This is the group for contributors, participants & observers of the WORLDWIDE JELLYWEEK 2013, which is a glocal collaboration event for coworking, techie, innovation, changemaker, entrepreneur and other problem-solving networks. It will happen from 14th to 20th january 2013 all over the world.

You will see that this One Million Bones event will simultaneously be promoted in Ro de Janiero, Brazil and multiple other sites on January 16th. The issue of genocide and human trafficking truly is a universal one, well worth global advocacy and discussion.