Hands That Shape Humanity

Senator Lugar proudly participated in Archbishop Desmond Tutu's project, Hands That Shape Humanity. Bishop Tutu selected 100 individuals from across the globe and asked them one question:

If there was only one message of wisdom you could leave behind for humanity, what would it be?

Each participant was photographed, narrated a message on film, portrayed his/her message as a handwritten piece, wrote the most important word on his/her hand, provided handprints in paint and will have their expressive hands cast in bronze.

Bishop Tutu selected the particular 100 individuals because they represent Nobel Laureates and top achievers in the following fields were: Performing Arts, Community and Peace, Literature, Science and Technology, Music, Business, Communication, and Environment, Health and Sport.

Senator Lugar was chosen as part of the Community and Peace field. Among those in the Community and Peace field, Senator Sam Nunn, Nelson Mandela, former South Africa President F.W. DeKlerk, former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres and Queen Noor of Jordan.

Senator Lugar was the only currently serving elected official selected to participate. Part of the reason Bishop Tutu chose Senator Lugar is due to the Senator's effort, combined with former Senator Sam Nunn (who is also a participant), in creating and passing the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program into law. As part of the project, Senator Lugar chose to write the word "cooperate" on his hand.

A small selection of the 100 people participating includes: Warren Buffet, Kofi Annan, Pope John Paul II, Queen Elizabeth II, Elie Wiesel, Bruce Springsteen, Harrison Ford, Julia Roberts, Andre Agassi, and Tiger Woods.

Once all of the individuals have participated, the 100 messages will travel the world as a multi-media art exhibition to different museums before becoming a permanent exhibition at the Desmond Tutu Museum of Peace in Cape Town, South Africa. In addition, the exhibit will be published as a coffee table book.

Below are pictures of Senator Lugar participating in Bishop Tutu's project.