A motivational video and keynote speech accompany the travelling exhibit.                            

The video, “The Jade Book: A Stone of Hope,” highlights the fascinating journey that Cosimo Geracitano took to transform the toughest naturally occurring material on Earth into a seemingly impossible form, a peace book made entirely out of jade with bound pages that can be turned. The video focuses also on the symbolism of The Jade Book, a work of love that honours the way in which three of history’s greatest humanitarians – Mother Teresa, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Mahatma Gandhi – took despair and moulded it into hope. It highlights the accomplishments of these humanitarians, their interconnectedness, and the oneness of all.                                                                                        

                                                                                                                                             The lecture, "Hewing a Stone of Hope", speaks of the possibility of transformation, of each person's ability to become increasingly compassionate, accepting, charitable, loving, and active! It encourages all (including those who have not experienced adversity) to put love and nonviolence in action, to hew hope for themselves and those around them by sharing their talents, skills, resources, etc. The author and the sculptor share their personal experiences as they relate to this topic.

                                                                                                                                           Both the lecture and video compliment the printed book, The Jade Book: A Stone of Hope by Daniela Geracitano Vance, with a foreword by Dr. Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and founder/director of the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence in Memphis, Tennessee.