A one-day preview performance exhibition of 2,500 bones will take place in U.S. capital cities, including Cheyenne, on April 28, as part of the national One Million Bones Road to Washington campaign.
The nationwide event consists of paper bones laid out on the streets of the capitol of each state to show the vast amount of people killed by genocide every year. The University of Wyoming and the International Studies Student Club have coordinated the event for Wyoming.
The installation is in conjunction with the One Million Bones/Students Rebuild Day of Action. Students Rebuild is a collaborative initiative of the Bezos Family Foundation that inspires young people to connect, learn and take action on critical global issues.
Through the One Million Bones/Students Rebuild educational partnership, each artwork bone contributed will generate a $1 donation for CARE’s humanitarian relief and rebuilding work in Central Africa.
The bones laid out in the capital were made by Wyoming residents who had the opportunity to dedicate the bone to people. The laying of the bones performance will begin at noon.
A discussion of the event, contemporary cases of genocide and opportunities for continued involvement in the fight against genocide will follow at the Cheyenne Depot Museum Plaza.
