World-Equity was officially launched on 8.8.08, the Opening Day of the Beijing Olympic Games. The Hands of Respect sculpture was put on a truck and taken from Elberton to the streets of Atlanta to introduce them to the public.
are an 8 foot tall, 5 ton granite sculpture of a male and female hand placed together to form the symbol for RESPECT.
A 10 ten ton block of granite was quarried by Keystone Memorials in Elberton, Georgia, USA and sawn into two 5 ton blocks, each ready to be carved by well known Athens GA sculptor Stan Mullins.
The Hands of Respect were commissioned to be a tangible example of the symbol for Respect.