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vidual. He's Mandela," said themselves at the cost of the Freeman, who will co-host to- poorer and weaker, we have a day's public forum. responsibility to protest in the . Dr. Benjamin Hooks, the civil name of universal freedom. rights museum board chair- "Globalization opens up the population, he said. man, said,I think this is the marvelous opportunities for "The majority of the world's greatest night we've had." human beings across the globe population languishes-in condi- He told the guests that Man- to share with one another,and to tions of abject poverty and dep- dela "personifies what the board share with greater equity in the rivationi This, in spite of.the envisioned when they created advances of science, technol- factthat we have the capacity to the Freedom Award some 10 ogy and industries:" take care of all the world's peo- years ago." Mandela veered from his pre- ple. This, in spite of the opu- Catholic Bishop J. Terry Steib lence and privilege in which pared text to warn that an "ex- gave the invocation, giving large sectors of the world live." tremely dangerous" tendency thanks for Mandela's "stead- With the award, Mandela re- in the United Nations is a threat fastness and courage." ceives, a $100,000 honorarium Mandela was introduced by a to the long-term peace of the and $100,000 for the Mandela world. He,called for abolishing short biographical video shown Children's Fund. on large screens. However, the the veto power of UN Security Gala tickets were $150 each. audience could only hear the Council members. Admittance is free to see Man- first five minutes due to a tech- :. Without naming the United dela at a public nical glitch. States, Mandela said some na- forum at 10 Beverly Robertson, the civil tions unilaterally decide to. a.m. today at rights museum's executive di- bomb "innocent and defense- Temple of De- rector, darted back to the con- less citizens" of sovereign na- liverance trol-booth, then stepped into the Church of God tions. lobby holding her head in her. in Christ, 369 hands. If she said a prayer, it G.E. Patter: worked. The video started. son, but all Five men clad in traditional tickets have African clothes pounded a beat been claimed. on drums as they walked Doors open at through the room. When the 8:30, and tick- Nelson drumming stopped, the stage et-holders are Mandela curtain rose to reveal Mandela, urged to ar- standing in a spotlight. rive no later than 9:30. WKNO- J. R. Pitt' Hyde III handed the TV Channel 10 will air the event Freedom Award to Mandela, live. calling him a "living hero" and Memphis was the last stop of a the "personification of freedom U.S. tour. He is scheduled to re- and all the great things.it stands turn home this afternoon. for ... The Hyde Family Foun- "May this. century indeed be the one in which we achieve uni- dation helped underwrite the versal freedom and the univer- award. While expressing gratitude sal enjoyment. of those rights and humility for the honor, our glorious.charters speak of," Mandela opted to challenge the he.said. audience rather than deliver a Minutes before the gala start- ed, the hotel's crowded mezza- feel-good speech. For example, he said the usual nine vibrated with excitement. Guests glanced in search of connotation of "globalization" Mandela each time the elevator means the free movement of doors opened. goods and money across na- Nike chief executive officer tional boundaries. Phil Knight posed for pictures "Not often enough do we em- with tall female basketball play- phasize the globalization of re- sponsibility .... Where ers. Actors Danny Glover and Morgan Freeman drew fans and globalization means, as it so Often does, that the rich and reporters. "I'm sure the buzz has to do powerful now have new means with the importance of the indi- to further enrich and empower