{"477601":{"#nid":"477601","#data":{"type":"news","title":"The Einstein Monument: A Reflection on the Pursuit of Social Justice","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThis fall, we were honored to install the third and final cast of \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/features\/art-genius\u0022\u003ERobert Berks\u2019 Einstein monument \u003C\/a\u003Ehere on the Georgia Tech campus.\u0026nbsp; The homecoming weekend \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/youtu.be\/f4wQBVfwnPI\u0022\u003Einstallation and dedication\u003C\/a\u003E was the culmination of the generous support from donors and friends, and months of meticulous planning. Together with alumni, faculty and staff, students, and friends, we celebrated not only the importance of the arts at Tech, but also the inspired idea that brought Einstein to Tech, and its greater significance to us as a community. \u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOur Einstein is unique in that he gazes down to a black granite platform with the exact replica of the night sky over Atlanta on December 10, 1948 \u2013 the day of the signing of the \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/EN\/UDHR\/Pages\/Introduction.aspx\u0022\u003EUniversal Declaration of Human Rights\u003C\/a\u003E. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn celebration of the 67th\u0026nbsp;anniversary of that signing and in recognition of the recent installation, we were honored to receive a statement from Tech alumnus and former President Jimmy Carter that read:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIt is fitting that Albert Einstein\u2019s likeness should be memorialized on the campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology, one of our nation\u2019s finest centers of scientific inquiry.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EBy drawing our attention to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Robert Berks\u2019 fine work reflects Einstein\u2019s deep commitment to the cause of social justice. Warning of the consequences of unending warfare and oppression, he elevated human understanding, respect, and peace to paramount objectives.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Declaration, like Einstein\u2019s great works, represents the pinnacle of human achievement, for it promises to every person equal dignity and rights. Despite its never-ending nature, we remain nonetheless in constant pursuit of this goal. Like the scientist, we know that we can never consider the task complete. It is my hope that this monument will inspire all who visit to study the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and find ever more inventive ways to bring its precepts into reality.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWe thank President Carter for his words and wisdom, and for his own legacy of social justice advocacy surrounding issues of human rights, health, conflict resolution and the betterment of health conditions in countries across the globe. His work has been an example to us all and we are proud to count him among our own.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EI hope you have had chance to visit the monument. Einstein was so much more than one of the 20th century\u2019s most brilliant and original physicists, he was also a tireless and highly visible advocate for peace and social justice. Before the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, other declarations and constitutions in history, including our own Declaration of Independence and the French Constitution, among others, were written by men and specified the freedom and rights of men. But, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, led and championed by Eleanor Roosevelt, is clear and definitive in its inclusive verse \u2013 that \u201call human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech is a science and engineering centric university in a city that was immortalized by the civil rights movement. This combination is unique, powerful and perfect to house this one-of-a-kind monument to Einstein. We offer our heartfelt thanks again to our friend Jim Barksdale for his passion, commitment and generosity. His support was instrumental to acquire the cast and helped to ensure Einstein will be enjoyed by this Georgia Tech community and the greater Atlanta community for generations to come.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E- Rafael L. Bras\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"Former President Jimmy Carter Commemorates Universal Declaration of Human Rights Anniversary and Georgia Tech\u2019s Recent Acquisition of Einstein Monument"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EDecember 10 marks the 67th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. To commemorate the signing and in recognition of the recent installation of the Einstein monument, we were honored to receive a statement from Tech alumnus and former President Jimmy Carter.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"In celebration of the 67th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and in recognition of the recent installation of the Einstein monument, former President Jimmy Carter sends statement of commemoration."}],"uid":"27165","created_gmt":"2015-12-09 19:05:44","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:20:16","author":"Susie Ivy","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2015-12-10T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-12-10T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"477611":{"id":"477611","type":"image","title":"Einstein at GT","body":null,"created":"1449766800","gmt_created":"2015-12-10 17:00:00","changed":"1475895230","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:50","alt":"Einstein at GT","file":{"fid":"99324","name":"einstein16c10400-p15-010.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/einstein16c10400-p15-010_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/einstein16c10400-p15-010_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":918913,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/einstein16c10400-p15-010_0.jpg?itok=kZOmonfL"}}},"media_ids":["477611"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/arts.gatech.edu\/","title":"Office of the Arts"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/features\/art-genius","title":"The Art of Genius"}],"groups":[{"id":"131901","name":"Provost"}],"categories":[{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"42891","name":"Georgia Tech Arts"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1738","name":"blog"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:susie.ivy@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003ESusie Ivy\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E404-385-3782\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["susie.ivy@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}