Sculpture Unveiled At InterAmerican Campus

InterAmerican Campus hosted the opening of the “Route to Human Rights” project on Dec. 10.

The project represented the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article 19, which supports freedom of speech.

The International Solidarity for Human Rights, an organization associated with the United Nations General Assembly, is part of this effort.

All eight Miami Dade College campuses have been selected to present artwork by local and international artists. The artwork will be symbolizing each of the articles.

InterAmerican campus was the first to unveil their artwork. Elevacíon by Uruguayan artist Mauro Arbiza, is the 16-foot sculpture inspired by Article 19. The artwork is on display at the corner of S.W. 27 Ave. and S.W. 6 St.

“I think it is a wonderful symbol for our campus having that from the beginning, it has been a bilingual campus with needs for languages that come from countries that do not have the freedom of speech,” said InterAmerican Campus Dean of Students Lourdes Perez.