EXHIBIT CELEBRATES THE DIVERSITY OF FAMILY LIFE

An exhibition of IN OUR FAMILY: Portraits of All Kinds of Families, a touring photo-text display created by the award-winning Family Diversity Projects (FDP) of Amherst, Massachusetts, opened at The Philadelphia School in early November 2005 and ran through Thanksgiving.

IN OUR FAMILY, with photographs by Gigi Kaeser and interviews edited by Peggy Gillespie and Rebekah Boyd, celebrates the diversity of family life in 21st-century America. The exhibit has been championed by professionals, educators, parents, and all people interested in educating the public about diversity.

IN OUR FAMILY teaches communities:

• that every family configuration should be appreciated and celebrated

• that there are happy and flourishing families of all types

• that children and adults can be hurt by stereotyping, prejudice, name-calling, bullying, and teasing

• that it is important to actively challenge prejudice

Family Diversity Projects is a nonprofit educational organization founded by exhibit creators, Peggy Gillespie and Gigi Kaeser. The mission of FDP is to propel forward a world where all families are recognized, valued, and fully supported; when "normal" or "different" are words not used to describe family; and where the right to define family is respectfully restored to individuals.

View images, interviews, and other information about IN OUR FAMILY at www.familydiv.org.