CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL FACE EQUALITY WEEK
Community Event: May 16, 4-8 PM
JOIN US FOR A CELEBRATION OF FACE EQUALITY!
Facing Forward, Inc., alongside local partners Greensboro Sports Performance, Brewed & Bottled, ESTAS Beauty, and Kathy Haines of Carolina Home Partners invite you to celebrate diversity and inclusion during International Face Equality Week.
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS – MAY 16, 4-8 PM
• “My Face is a Masterpiece” Collage Art
- Cash prize for winning entries
- Winning artwork displayed at Brewed & Bottled
• Creative Showcase
- Music by Wickerbach with guest artists Alex Williamson and Arianna Cunningham
- Greensboro artist Judi Magier revealing unique face collages transformed into scarves, bookmarks, and stickers
- Food by Home Slice (pizza and subs)
- Various local vendors, including Dunbar Jewelry and Crooked Finger Pottery
• Meet the Author
- Book signing with award-winning author Charlene Pell
- Featured memoir: In This Altered Body: A Survivor’s Story of Resilience and Love
2025 Art Competition
One of the vibrant collages inspired by the “My Face is A Masterpiece” campaign that captures expressions challenging conventional beauty standards while celebrating our uniqueness.
Charlene Pell pictured admiring the exquisite silk scarf artist Judi Magier created with the mosaic of faces. – photo Joey Seawell
WHY FACE EQUALITY MATTERS
• 1 in 10 people worldwide live with a facial difference
• People with facial differences often experience daily discrimination
• Face Equality is a social justice movement ensuring people with facial differences can
live freely without discrimination
• Face Equality International (FEI) is an alliance of 38 nonprofits advocating for face
equality
ABOUT FACING FORWARD
Facing Forward is a Triad-based nonprofit that helps individuals with facial differences contend
with staring and communicate with confidence through:
• Educational workshops
• Peer support programs
• Resources and referrals
• Advocacy for authentic media representation
In 2024, former Governor Roy Cooper issued a proclamation recognizing the need to end stigma and discrimination against individuals with facial differences.
Date: May 16, 2025
Time: 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Greensboro Sports Performance, 4113 Lawndale Dr., Greensboro, NC 27455
Contact: Charlene Pell
Phone: (704) 604-1132
Email: charlene@facingforwardinc.org
Website: www.facingforwardinc.org
The “My Face is a Masterpiece” Campaign aims to dismantle misconceptions about facial differences and empower society to celebrate what makes us unique.
