Help us plant the Sun poem in your community.
Are you greater than the sun;
that shines on everyone: Black,
Brown, Yellow, Red, and White,
the sun does not discriminate.”
© 1985 Sara Ting
How does the Sun poem speak to you? The work begins within each of us.
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The Sun Poem was the centerpiece of a public service campaign to promote racial and ethnic harmony throughout the city of Boston. A multimedia campaign publicized the poem on television, radio, the mass transit and on billboards throughout the city. The campaign was so successful it was also initiated in New York City and Providence, RI. in the late 80’s.
In New York City the campaign brought together five racially diverse non-profit organizations to sponsor the campaign, The National Puerto Rican Forum, The New York Urban Coalition, The Chinatown Planning Council, The American Jewish Congress and The National Conference of Community and Justice.
Help us share the PSA for TV and Radio across the country and the World
World Unity, Inc.'s PSA campaign for TV and radio is ongoing. 2019 CBS Network scheduled the PSA to play for a year and a half. They said, “Outstanding PSA with a very important message.” Please share!
In l985, The Sun Poem was the centerpiece of a public service campaign to promote racial
and ethnic harmony throughout the city of Boston. A multimedia campaign publicized the poem on television, radio, the mass
transit and on billboards throughout the city. The campaign was so successful it was also initiated in New York City and
Providence, RI. in the late 80’s.
In New York City the campaign brought together five racially diverse non-profit
organizations to sponsor the campaign, The National Puerto Rican Forum, The New York Urban Coalition, The Chinatown
Planning Council, The American Jewish Congress and The National Conference of Community and Justice.
In l986, the poem was the inspiration for the creation of The Sun Poem Workshop.
The workshop it's designed to use poetry, creative writing and oral expression as a way of sensitizing students to appreciate
differences in people.
Through grants, hundreds of children in public and private schools throughout the Commonwealth participated.
The workshop has also been presented at national conferences.
The Sun poem has also been kept alive through a graphically designed poster Its displayed in over 20 colleges and universities
across New England as well as public schools throughout Massachusetts. Many city and state facilities such as the
Boston Housing Authority have it on display as an educational tool to promote racial and ethnic harmony.
The organization's mission is to make an enduring contribution to the elimination of all forms of prejudice, biases and discrimination.
1st design of the World Unity monument.
AWorld Unity Inc. secured a new design concept for the World Unity Landmark in a design competition held in 2011. We were also designated to be part of a park in the seaport district of Boston. After 16 years of dedication in to finalize the site, it did no work out.
We all See the Stars
John Ciambriello is the winner of the 2014 songwriting competition to turn the Sun poem into
a song and make it come alive!
Entries came from California, Wisconsin, Colorado, Texas, Virginia,
Connecticut and Massachusetts!
In the first week of August 2016, World Unity, started distributing its 30 second public service
announcement to cities across the country. Within three weeks it started airing on the following Radio Stations:
WBZ radio in Boston MA
WCBS radio New York City, NY
WKDU, Philadelphia, PA
WPRX, Hartford Conn
KDTR, Billings, MT.
KSPD, Boise, ID
KIRS, Fort Smith, AR
and KRFC, Fort Collins,CO
World Unity Inc. reached out to over 420 art schools and the art department of colleges and universities across the country! The winner of the National Poster Contest inviting students to give a visual expression of the Sun poem is Lynette Slape from the University of Oregon. The title of her piece is “Equal.”
The Boston City Council passed a resolution recognizing the Sun poem as a powerful tool to help us overcome our biases and see our common humanity.
Now we are pursuing a new site, Dorchester Bay City Development. The developer’s Accordia Partner’s vision is to create a diverse and inclusive community and they value public art. We have attended five public meetings, the developers and leaders in the community have been supportive of the Sun poem and the concept of the World Unity Landmark.
World Unity Inc's Leadership Dialog program began Short interviews asking thought-provoking questions.”