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1.
OXFAM AMERICA
International humanitarian and hunger relief organization for its innovative
self-help community programs for people in developing nations.
2. ELLWOOD
KIESER
Priest and Founding Producer of Paulist Productions for creating the films
"Romero" - the Life of Archbishop Oscar Romero and "Entertaining Angels"
- the Life of Dorothy Day.
3. DICK
SCOBIE
Quaker, Pacifist, Executive Director of the Unitarian Universalist Service
Committee for his work to expose human rights violations in El Salvador
and to promote peace throughout Central America.
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JAMES R. BROCKMAN
Priest and author for his book "Romero" - The Life of Archbishop Oscar
Romero, martyr of El Salvador.
5. JOACHIM
LALLY
Paulist Priest and community activist for his work within the Massachusetts
Latino community.
6. PETER,
PAUL & MARY
Musical trio and political activists for their commitment to peace in
Central America and for supporting musically and personally the peace
and social justice movement in America.
7. PEACE
BRIGADES INTERNATIONAL
Gandhian human rights organization for providing unarmed accompaniment
to activists on death squad lists throughout the Third World.
8. VOICE
of the VOICELESS OF EL SALVADOR
Humanitarian group for its efforts to protect and empower the impoverished
in El Salvador.
9. ERNESTO
CARDENAL
Jesuit, priest, poet, philosopher and former Secretary of the Interior
and Education in the Sandanista Government in Nicaragua for bringing the
gospel into politics.
10. MOTHER TERESA
of CALCUTTA (AGNES GONXHA BOYAXHIU)
Humanitarian, spiritual teacher, Catholic nun for her work with the Missionaries
of Charity serving the poorest of the poor in India and throughout the
world.
11. FINDING
Human rights organization for its efforts to assist families in locating
those disappeared in Guatemala.
12. JOSE "CHENCHO"
ALAS
Priest, social revolutionary and aide to Monsignor Oscar Romero for bringing
the social gospel to base communities in El Salvador and Nicaragua.
13. RAUL JULIA
Actor and humanitarian for his portrayal of Archbishop Romero in the film
"Romero" and Chico Mendez in the film "Burning Seasons".
14. THE XIV DALAI
LAMA of TIBET (TENZIN GYATSO)
Humanitarian, ethical vegetarian, spiritual teacher and exiled leader
of Tibet for his example of compassion and forgiveness following the massacre
of his people and culture by the occupying army of China.
15. HOWARD W.
MOORE
Secular humanist and pacifist for his tenacious and impassioned leadership
as a conscientious objector during WWI & II, Korea, and Vietnam.
16. SISSELA BOK
Scholar, educator and author for her contributions to peacemaking strategies
in the tradition of her mother, Alva Myrtal.
17. THICH NHAT
HANH
Exiled Vietnamese Buddhist monk, humanitarian, ethical vegetarian and
spiritual teacher for his example of compassion and forgiveness following
the destructive war in Vietnam.
18. ZELL DRAZ
Philanthropist and social activist for her supportive and creative involvement
in the Quaker-based Alternatives to Violence program in prisons.
19. DANIEL BERRIGAN
Jesuit, priest, poet, philosopher, author and antiwar activist for his
moral leadership in the pacifist movement for peace, justice and social
change.
20. RICHIE HAVENS
Singer, environmentalist and political activist for his musical contribution
to the peace movement and for being a friend to those who struggle against
injustice, exploitation and neglect.
21. FATHER FRANK
CORDARO
Priest, pacifist and Catholic Worker activist for his witness and commitment
to the disarmament movement and his efforts to bring the Catholic Church
into alignment with its highest calling.
22. CAMELIA SADAT
Muslim, educator and activist for carrying on the peacemaking legacy of
her soldier-turned-peacemaker father, Anwar Sadat.
23. RAM DASS
Teacher, author, spiritual guide for teaching us to be here now, and that
compassion is the true source of service.
24. PAUL WINTER
Composer, musician, environmentalist and pacifist for creating music that
celebrates the sacredness of life and for his support of the arts.
25. JIM &
KATHLEEN MCGINNIS
Catholic educators, pacifists, authors and cofounders of the Institute
for Peace and Justice for their extraordinary commitment to teaching and
spreading peace.
26. MICHAL SCHWARTZ
Israeli Jew, human rights activist and journalist for her work to promote
peace and social justice and a homeland for Palestinians.
27. WESTON PRIORY
MONKS
Congregation of Benedictine monks for their active involvement in the
sanctuary movement for Guatemalans and Salvadorans in exile.
28. BENJAMIN SPOCK
Pediatrician, ethical vegetarian, socialist and author for his lifelong
commitment to disarmament and peaceable child-rearing.
29. HELEN CALDICOTT
Pacifist, physician, author and founder of the Women for Nuclear Disarmament
(WAND) for her dynamic leadership in the worldwide disarmament movement.
30. DAVE DELLINGER
Antiwar activist, socialist and author for his lifelong commitment to
pacifist values and for serving as a spokesperson for the peace movement.
31. S. BRIAN WILLSON
Vietnam Veteran, anti-war activist and author for his extraordinary personal
sacrifices to demonstrate opposition to militarism and US involvement
in Latin America.
32. LISA &
CURTIS SLIWA
Social change and inner city activists for their work to establish the
Guardian Angels in major cities on every continent in the world.
33. ROSA PARKS
Elder spokeswoman and activist for her continual example of community
service and for her lifelong commitment to civil rights and nonviolent
social change.
34. BETSY CORNER
& RANDY KEHLER
Pacifists, antiwar activists and example- setting parents for their sacrifices
and leadership in the war tax resistance movement.
35. ARUN &
SUNANDA GANDHI
Teachers, authors, pacifists and cofounders of the M. K. Gandhi Institute
for nonviolence in Memphis, Tennessee for bringing the legacy of Gandhi
to America.
36. GORDON ZAHN
Scholar, teacher and Catholic pacifist for his lifelong commitment to
the ideals of nonviolence and conscientious objection and for his work
with the Second Vatican Council to make the Catholic Church a church of
peace.
37. RAMSEY CLARK
Former Attorney General, peace and social justice activist for his commitment
to civil rights, his opposition to war and military spending and for his
dedication to providing legal representation to the peace movement, particularly,
his efforts to free Leonard Peltier.
38. ARLO GUTHRIE
Singer, song writer and political activist for his life and his music
which carry on the legacy of his minstrel father, Woody Guthrie.
39. LOUISE CARCIONE
Social worker, political activist for her dedicated leadership in community
development in the City of Boston.
40. ELIAS &
HEYEM JABBOUR
Peace activists and cofounders of The House of Hope International Peace
Center in Israel for their work to bring Muslims, Jews and Christians
together in the struggle against voices of extremism and blind hatred
throughout the region.
41. BARRY CRIMMINS
Pacifist, ethical vegetarian, political satirist and child welfare activist
for his work to expose situations that exploit people in the developing
world and children here in America.
42. MAYA ANGELOU
Humanitarian, philosopher, poet and author for her soaring inspiration
to live life with intensity, integrity and intelligence.
43. MUHAMMAD ALI
Muslim, humanitarian, antiwar activist and former Heavyweight Boxing Champion
of the World for his commitment to peacemaking and his leadership as a
conscientious objector during the Vietnam War.
44. RIGABERTA
MENCHU
Mayan leader and author for her personal sacrifices and unrelenting commitment
to expose human rights violations against indigenous people in Guatemala
and throughout Latin America.
45. ALEX PACHECO
& INGRID NEWKIRK
Animal rights activists, vegans and cofounders of People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals for their pioneering work to expose cruelty to animals
and to promote vegetarianism.
46. LAWRENCE MARTIN
JENCO
Catholic priest, author and teacher for his capacity to forgive his captures
having been held hostage for 19 months and tortured by religious extremists
in Beruit.
47. MICHAEL KLAPER
Philosopher, humanitarian, and environmentalist for the clarity and passion
of his witness as a vegan physician and surgeon.
48. RON DELLA
CHIESA
Classical and jazz scholar for being a steward of intergenerational music
that binds society and elevates cultural integrity.
49. HARRY WU
Human rights activist and author for his extraordinary sacrifices and
commitment to exposing human rights violations in his motherland China.
50. MATTHEW FOX
Environmental theologian, teacher and author for his inspiring teachings
on Creation Spirituality.
51. SIRI SINGH
SAHIB
Spiritual teacher, yogi and author for bringing Sikh Dharma to the Western
Hemisphere.
52. WILLIAM JOHNSTON
Police officer and humanitarian for years of community service as a decoy
in the Boston Police Department out of a desire to find kinship with the
victims of society.
53. PAT FARREN
Former Peace Corps volunteer, pacifist and Founding Editor of "Peace
Work" (the peace and social justice magazine of the American
Friends Service Committee) for life-long service to the causes of peace,
social justice and human rights.
54. COLMAN McCARTHY
Pacifist, journalist and ethical vegetarian for his nationally syndicated
column in the Washington Post.
55. LOUISE COLEMAN
Animal rights activist for her pioneering work to save greyhounds from
death following their exploitation at racing parks throughout New England.
56. HOWARD ZINN
Scholar, author, antiwar activist and leader of the peace movement for
giving voice to the victims of oppression and for his revealing book,
"People's History of the United States".
57. RALPH DIGIA
Secular humanist and pacifist for his example as a conscientious objector
and for over forty years of dedicated service at the War Resister's League
in New York City.
58. ROSE &
BILL ABBOTT
Humanitarians, farmers and cofounders of Food for the Needy for their
25 years of growing acres of vegetables and donating the harvests to the
poor in the Worcester/Boston area.
59. LORRI &
GENE BAUSTON
Ethical vegetarians, animal rights activists, humanitarians and cofounders
of Farm Sanctuary for their commitment to saving farm animals and for
their leadership as vegan pacifists.
60. MIKHAIL GORBACHEV
Last President of the Soviet Union for his historic role in the evolution
of Glasnost--openness in government - and for his leadership in the disarmament
negotiations with the United States during the Reagan Administration.
61. MICHAEL TOBIAS
Humanitarian, scholar, author, film producer and ethical vegetarian for
his dedication to issues of overpopulation, the environment and ahimsa
(dynamic harmlessness).
62. MAHA GHOSANANDA
Pacifist, ethical vegetarian, author and Supreme Patriarch of Cambodian
Buddhism for teaching nonviolence and establishing Buddhist temples throughout
the world that root his exiled people in their religion of peace.
63. HOWARD LYMAN
Ethical vegetarian, fourth generation cattle rancher- turned-vegan for
his leadership in the animal rights movement.
64. CHRIS DeROSE
Former actor, vegan, animal rights activist and founder of Last Chance
for Animals for his commitment to saving animals and exposing animal abuse
in entertainment, medical research and food production.
65. PATCH ADAMS
Physician, professional clown and socialist for his commitment to providing
health care for indigent and uninsured people, free of charge, without
malpractice insurance out of his home for over 25 years.
66. GURUDEV SHREE
CHITRABHANU
Jain teacher, ethical vegetarian, pacifist and author for his unprecedented
journey to bring the Jain tradition of ahimsa to the Western Hemisphere.
67. AARON FEURERSTEIN
Industrialist and philanthropist for setting the standard for commitment
to employees following a devastating fire at his Malden Mills manufacturing
plant.
68. HUGH C. THOMPSON,
JR.
American soldier, Veterans Administration counselor for his extraordinary
moral courage while stopping the My Lai massacre in Vietnam in 1968 and
saving the lives of dozens of civilian Vietnamese.
69. LAWRENCE COLBURN
American soldier for his courage during the 1968 My Lai massacre with
comrades Hugh C. Thompson, Jr. and Glen Andreotta in saving the lives
of dozens of civilian Vietnamese.
70. PEACE PAGODA
International Korean Buddhist Peace Organization devoted to prayer and
service for the Interfaith Pilgrimage of the Middle Passage - Tracing
the Journey of Slavery (United States, Caribbean, Brazil, West Africa,
South Africa).
71. STANLEY KUNITZ
Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and conscientious objector for his contribution
to the liberation of the human spirit through his poetry.
72. NGAWANG CHOEPHEL
Tibetan scholar for his courage in returning to Tibet to preserve the
history and diversity of Tibetan oral tradition in music and dance.
Presented in absentia to his mother Sonam Deyki.
73. JUAN CARRERO
SARALEGUI
Spanish activist, conscientious objector and Gandhian pacifist for his
lifelong commitment to nonviolence and his work to halt and expose the
truth behind the genocide in the Great Lakes Nations of Africa.
74. YOKO KAWASHIMA
WATKINS
Author for her poignant and eloquent accounting of her courageous struggle
against oppression during World War II and her inspiration to young people
throughout America and the world.
75. KATHY
KELLY
Founder and leader of Voices in the Wilderness for her extraordinary commitment
to befriend the Iraqui people and bring to light their great suffering
under the immoral UN/US economic sanctions.
76. JUN
YASUDA
Buddhist Nun, member of the Nipponzan Myohoji Community and Founder of
the Grafton Peace Pagoda for living and walking for Peace and nonviolence,
nationally and internationally.
77. LOUISE
FRANKLIN-RAMERIZ
Feminist, environmentalist, antiwar activist and leader in the movements
for gender equality, social justice, nonviolence and peace for her demonstrated
vision, energy and idealism on the pathway to peacemaking over a period
of seven decades.
78. RICHARD
McSORLEY
Jesuit priest, author, Catholic worker, teacher, pacifist and Founder
and Director of the Center for Peace Studies at Georgetown University
for his lifelong commitment to activist Gospel living in the face of adversity.
79. JIM
WALLIS
Minister and author for his work in advocating for peace and social
justice in urban America, and for his role as Founder of Sojourners
Magazine and the "Call to Renewal".
80. ELISE
BOULDING
Quaker pacifist, author, professor, and futurist for her lifelong commitment
and contributions to peace and justice, envisioning the Peaceable Kingdom
as a shared reality.
81. BARBARA
SONNEBORN
Director, writer and producer of the documentary film "Regret to Inform"
for her courage in helping us understand the tragedy of war through
sharing her tragic and poignant story and those similar stories of other
widows of the Vietnam War.
82. JIMMY
TINGLE
Political satirist, practitioner of nonviolence and activist for peace
& social change, whose humor and satire help in combating destructive
elements in society.
83. STING
and TRUDIE STYLER
Singer/song writer, documentary film producers for their commitment to
the environment through the establishment of the Rainforest Foundation;
to human rights in China through the documentary film on Tiananmen Square;
and to peace and social justice through the powerful gift of song.
84. MICHIO
and AVELINE KUSHI
Founders of The Kushi Institute for their extraordinary contribution to
diet, health and world peace, and for serving as powerful examples of
conscious living.
Children's
Peace Award:
1. JIM HENSEN
Humanitarian, muppeteer, producer and director of films for children that
encourage tolerance, interracial values, equality and fair play.
2. EARTH GUARDIANS
AND THE CHILDREN'S TORCH OF PEACE
For their journey across America by school bus to empower other children
to break out of the norm and risk making a difference in the world.
Posthumous:
1. ANWAR SADAT
President of Egypt for his historic and visionary trip to Israel in 1978
that, challenging the structures of an ancient enmity, led to the Camp
David Accords and a peace treaty between the two nations.
2. ALVA MYRDAL
Swedish Disarmament Minister, Ambassador to India, college founder, author
and social reformer for her lifelong work on behalf of women's rights,
education reform and the international disarmament movement.
3. MAHATMA GANDHI
Lawyer, ethical vegetarian, and architect of the nonviolent resistance
movement in India and South Africa for his creative approaches to civil
disobedience in the founding of a peace movement that helped establish
the freedom of an entire nation.
4. PEACE PILGRIM
Wandering mendicant and peace activist for her unprecedented 28 year trip
across America, in which she walked over 25,000 miles, talking to everyone
she met about peaceful living.
5. BEN LINDER
American mechanical engineering student for his efforts to provide hydroelectric
power to a small rural town in Nicaragua, for which he paid with his life
at the hands of an American-backed Contra soldier.
6. ABBIE HOFFMAN
Political activist, author, founder of the Youth International Movement
(Yippies) and member of the Chicago Seven, for relentlessly pitting his
rebellious spirit against the Vietnam War and other oppressive forces
in the United States during the Sixties.
7. JOHN ONO LENNON
Musician and peace activist for his music and antiwar protests which helped
to bring to the attention of an entire generation the ideals of peace
and love.
8. OSCAR ROMERO
Archbishop of El Salvador for his courageous battle on behalf of the poor
communities in his country seeking democratic freedom and social justice
from the military powers that oppressed them.
9. DOROTHY DAY
Publisher, pacifist, civil-disobedient, and altruist for her founding
of the Catholic Worker's movement.
10. ROBERT FRANCIS
KENNEDY
US Attorney General, Senator and presidential candidate for his activities
on behalf of social and economic justice that led to a political and social
awakening while on the campaign trail in 1968.
11. REV. DR. MARTIN
LUTHER KING, JR.
Pastor and visionary civil-rights leader for his ethical and spiritual
leadership in the historic civil rights campaign that forever changed
the American nation. King brought the Gandhian tradition of nonviolent
social activism to the American struggle for civil rights.
12. WOODY GUTHRIE
Songwriter and social activist for the great artistry and empathy of his
classic songs, which conveyed the plight of the common person, from migrant
workers in California to union organizers in New York.
13. GLENN ANDREOTTA
American soldier in Vietnam for his unusual bravery and compassion in
helping, along with helicopter crew members Hugh C. Thompson Jr. and Lawrence
Colburn, to save civilian lives during the My Lai massacre in Vietnam
in 1968.
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