The centerpiece of the festivities will be the RFK Bridge Gala at Chelsea Piers on November 19th. As Master of Ceremonies, Christiane Amanpour will lead Alec Baldwin, Harry Belafonte, Sam Waterston, Debra Winger and other Hollywood and Broadway luminaries along with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu in a cutting edge program reflecting Robert Kennedy's pursuit of justice, love for music, and belief in the power of one.
The November 19th event at Pier 60 will focus on building bridges and taking actions, big and small, that transform lives and communities. Renowned artist Jamie Wyeth will create an original piece commemorating Robert F. Kennedy and the Triborough Bridge. The evening will feature the presentation of the Robert F. Kennedy Ripple of Hope Award to Archbishop Tutu, Afsaneh Beschloss and Clive Davis, followed by an appropriately out-of-this-world musical performance by Andrea Bocelli.
For more information about this event please contact the Benefit Office at 212-249-6188.
Robert F. Kennedy boldly faced tough problems and challenged the comfortable and complacent. To keep his vision alive, his family and friends founded a living memorial in 1968, the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights. With a forty-year track record of attaining concrete results on cutting-edge social justice issues, the RFK Center carries forward Robert F. Kennedy's work towards a more just and peaceful world.
Donations to this auction will benefit RFK Center's domestic and international human rights programs.
Visit website: http://www.rfkcenter.org/
