UofL program promotes the power of sports to address social ills

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A new program at the University of Louisville that seeks to bring about positive social change through sports will host three public events April 13 and 15.

Louisville IDEALS—an initiative within UofL’s Department of Health & Sport Sciences to promote the power of sports for personal development and social change—is collaborating with the Muhammad Ali Institute for Peace & Justice to offer the Olympian IDEALS Festival. IDEALS is an acronym for Innovation, Development, Engagement and Advancement of Literacy through Sport.

Festival events will bring together university students, professors, policymakers, community agencies and youth for a series of free, public exhibits and discussions. They are: