Greg Elsner, a 2009 North Dakota State University architecture graduate, is bringing a new movie called "One Peace At a Time" to the Fargo Theatre on Saturday, Dec. 12. The film is presented by the Nobelity Project and will run at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. Turk Pipkin, founder of the Nobelity Project, creator of the movie and actor, also will attend the event.
Filmed in 20 countries, with insights of Nobel laureates including Muhammad Yunus (Nobel Peace Prize), Steve Chu (Nobel Prize Physics and President Obama's Secretary of Energy) and Desmond Tutu (Nobel Peace Prize) with Helene Gayle (CEO of Care, International) and a special appearance by American music legend Willie Nelson, this highly praised documentary looks at the possibility of providing basic rights to every child.
Elsner is the Architecture for Humanity Design Fellow at the Mahiga High Rainwater Court project near Nyeri, Kenya. The Rainwater Court project will provide the rural community with 90,000 liters of clean drinking water per year and is a key component of Mahiga Hope High School, a new school that will provide a full, 12-year education to 800 students.
The Nobelity Project works with Nobel laureates and other inspiring global leaders on solutions to some of the world's most challenging problems. The organization is raising funds for Mahiga Hope High School.
Elsner and Pipkin will have a question and answer session between films. A cocktail reception will follow the second showing. Proceeds benefit Architecture for Humanity's Mahiga High Rainwater Court Project. Tickets are $10 for students and $15 for the general public and are available at the Fargo Theatre Box Office or by phone at (701) 235-4152.
For more information, contact David Crutchfield, NDSU assistant professor of architecture and landscape architecture, at (701) 231-7316 or david.crutchfield@ndsu.edu.