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Common Ground World Project
432 W. 19th Street,
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New York, NY
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The Common Ground World Mandala is a sculpture that will be created at the United Nations in the General Assembly Visitors' Lobby by the Common Ground World Project.

The Mandela, measuring 2.2 metres in diameter, will be made up of clay samples collected from all 188 Member States of the United Nations.
In the centre of the clay Mandela will be two hand prints - one of a 100 year old women and one of a very young child.
The raw clay and sand, which will be identified by country, was first displayed before being worked into the clay which will form the Mandela.

Artist Neil Tetkowski, the director of the project, will be assisted in the creation of the Mandala by representatives from 188 countries - each Member State- school children and artists from 6 continents. During the month of April 2000, the representatives will place a piece of fired earth from their country into the soft blend of "world clay" and thus creating a symbol of unity.

By creating a World Mandela the Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the Common Ground World Project hope to focus attention on global environmental concerns.