The Mother of Humanity®: A Global Initiative
A Global Initiative On October 28, 1886 the people of France dedicated a gift to the people of the United States of America in the form of a colossal neoclassical sculpture, the “Statue of Liberty”. The idea was the vision of Edouard Rene Lefebre de Laboulaye and sculptor Auguste Bartholdi. It was meant to celebrate...
Project Description
The Mother of Humanity® monument is proposed as a 313 foot (95 meter) tall observation tower/monument that will enter the global leisure and tourist industry. The Mother of Humanity® is the sculpture of an African woman, standing on the world while holding a feather of peace in her right hand and extending her left hand...
Exhibits and Museums
There are seven exhibits on the first floor. Each exhibit is housed in a semi-circular room and corresponds to one of the seven symbols of the Mother of Humanity® monument. The visitor to the museum can have a tour guide or a pre-recorded self tour. Tour guides will be proficient in several languages. The recorded...
Mother
In almost every language used by humanity, words close to “mama” will appear. “Mother”, “maman”, “mommy”, “amma”, “mama”, “em”, “mum”, “mamma”, “mutter”, “mare”, “maty”, and “ama” all have the same meaning. There is a theory that links the sounds of a baby made while breast feeding, to the development of the two syllable sound that...
The Mother of Humanity® Media Archives
The Mother of Humanity® monument has been featured numerous times in the press nationally and internationally. Mother of Humanity® monument documentary trailer Los Angeles, CA – In 1992, civil unrest and riots in Los Angeles left one of the most ethnically diverse cities in America in flames. Emotions boiled and exploded after the beating of...
About Mother of Humanity®
On May 11, 1996 I unveiled my 16 foot tall bronze statue, the Mother of Humanity®. It was my statement of peace within the human family as well as a symbol of empowerment for mothers around the world. The face of the Mother of Humanity® has African, Asian, and European features. She is holding a...
Mother of Humanity® monument – Los Angeles, USA
From the ruins of the 1992 Los Angeles rebellions came the idea for a monument to peace. Nijel Binns, the artist, sculptor and President of Nijart International, LLC says “I recognized the common bonds between the African and Asian communities. I created a symbol which quickly became much more global in scope”. A memorial for...
Guiding Principles of the 7 Symbols embodied in the Mother of Humanity® monument
The idea behind the Mother of Humanity® monument is to remind us of a mother’s loving kindness by inspiring, informing, and uplifting mothers, women, and children. The Mother of Humanity® monument seeks to accomplish this by advancing seven principles that are represented in her design. These principles are: Promote peace, speak truth, and guide...
About the Artist Nijel Binns
Nijel Binns Nijel Binns is accomplished in portrait sculpture, and painting in the realist tradition. His artistic expression also includes three published books on the martial arts, a Screen Actors Guild/AFTRA membership for stuntwork, and a motion picture fight choreographer of five films. Nijel Binns was born in Battersea, England in 1956 to African and...
Africa: Cradle of Civilization
French Press Agency, Feb. 23, 1998, titled “Scientist Traces All DNA Roots to Africa,” the following was reported from Vatican City: The first man and woman lived up to 200,000 years ago in an earthly paradise somewhere in southern or northeastern Africa, according to the Jesuit Father Angelo Serra, professor of genetics at Rome’s Catholic...
