News release Public Information Office   SLU 10880   Hammond, LA 70402   phone: 985-549-2341   fax: 985-549-2061 publicinfo@selu.edu     www.selu.edu/news Contact: Christina Chapple Date: 3/13/03   HAMMOND LIBRARY DISPLAYS "ALTAR OF HONOR" DURING SLU'S WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH       HAMMOND --An Altar of Honor is being set up at the Hammond branch of the Tangipahoa Parish Library, 314 E. Thomas, to honor women during Women’s History Month.  “This is an altar to honor women who have made a difference in our personal lives, the women who helped shape us into the people we are today,” said Hammond artist and art educator Denise Tullier-Holly. “We want everyone to participate.”        The Altar of Honor is sponsored by the Southeastern Women’s Coalition, which is hosting Women’s History Month activities. “We have a lot of things going on this month on the Southeastern campus including lectures, performances and films,” said Mary Pirosko, a member of the Southeastern Women’s Coalition and news director at Southeastern’s 90.9 KSLU. “But this particular event, the Altar of Honor, is something we are offering to the community at large. It’s an idea Denise came up with and it’s the perfect way for the entire community to participate.”         “The Altar of Honor will consist of symbols, reminders of a particular women who have been especially meaningful in our lives,” said Tullier-Holly, who teaches at the Southeastern Lab School. “It could be a photograph, a record, a toy, a book, a piece of jewelry, a knick-knack, a flower -- anything at all.” The item will be displayed and returned to its owner when the exhibit is over.        The collection for the Altar of Honor will take place from 4-6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 17, at the Hammond library. “We’ll be there to receive the items,” Pirosko said, “and we’re also asking those who bring the symbols to also bring an explanation of the symbol. We want to document the items so that we will have a permanent record of the Altar of Honor. Everyone is invited to participate and to bring a symbol honoring a special woman in their lives.”          The altar itself will consist of a kitchen table and two ironing boards and will be displayed in the library’s east front window. “We will also have a mirror on the table,” Tullier-Holly said.   “The mirror will have letters etched into the glass so that when you look into the mirror, you will see your reflection, but you will also see the words: ‘You are a reflection of the women in your life.’”         For additional information on the Altar of Honor, contact Pirosko at 985-549-2330. Return to News Releases