Calgary Peace Prize

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Calgary Peace Prize
Awarded forLifelong contribution to peace
Location Calgary, Canada
Presented byCalgary Peace Prize Committee
First award2006;19 years ago (2006)

The Calgary Peace Prize is an annual Canadian award that is given by an independent committee in Calgary, Alberta. [1]

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The purpose of the award is to recognize individuals globally for their work supporting peace, "making the world a more just, safer and less violent place." [2]

History

The University of Calgary established the Calgary Peace Prize in 2006. [3] [4] The coordination of it shifted to Mount Royal University in 2016 during the creation of the John de Chastelain Peace Initiative. [3] [5] As of 2017, the prize was $8,000 and was awarded annually in April. [6]

As of 2019, Mark Ayyash, who serves as the director of the Initiative, oversees the prize. [3]

Selection criteria

The award is given only to someone with a who has made a lifelong commitment to peace. [3] Anyone can nominate someone. [3] The winner is selected by a six-person committee of people from Calgary. [3]

Winners by year

YearWinnerReference
2006 Tadatoshi Akiba - 2010 (cropped).jpg Tadatoshi Akiba [7]
2007No winner [7]
2008 Prince Hassan bin Al Talal-3.JPG Prince Hassan bin Talal [7]
2009 Louise Arbour - World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2011.jpg Louise Arbour [7]
2010 Sally Armstrong Author Series (4).jpg Sally Armstrong [7]
2011 Save The World Awards 2009 show03 - Vandana Shiva.jpg Vandana Shiva [7]
2012 DrAbuelaish.jpg Izzeldin Abuelaish [7]
2013 Emmanuel Jal (152417).jpg Emmanuel Jal [7]
2014 Samantha Nutt New Image - -14.JPG Samantha Nutt [7]
2015 Romeo Dallaire 2017 St Joseph's Health Care Foundation London Ontario 04 (cropped).jpg Roméo Dallaire [7]
2016 Murray Sinclair at Shingwauk 2015 Gathering.jpg Murray Sinclair [8]
TRC Commissioner Marrie Wilson.jpg Marie Wilson
Chief Wilton "Willie" Littlechild - TRC Inuvik.jpg Wilton Littlechild
2017 Douglas Roche [9]
2018 20170125 GlobalJuristAward Abella (cropped).jpg Rosalie Abella [7]
2019 Anote Tong (2) (cropped).jpg Anote Tong [10]
2020 Stephanie Nolen [11]
2021No winner [7]
2022 Fatima Hassan [7]
2023 Mohammed El-Kurd

See also

References

  1. ↑ Calgary Peace Prize, Calgary Peace Prize (May 3, 2023). "Calgary Peace Prize". Calgary Peace Prize. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence to speak at Calgary Peace Prize Roundtable". Canadian Government News. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Kost, Hannah (2019-04-03). "The Story Behind the Calgary Peace Prize". Avenue Calgary. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  4. ↑ "TRC Commissioners to receive 2016 Calgary Peace Prize from Mount Royal University". Alberta Native News. 2016-02-12. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  5. ↑ The Global Citizenship Nexus: Critical Studies. (2020). United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis.
  6. ↑ Nelson, Chris (22 Sep 2017). "Mount Royal peace program named after former general". Calgary Herald.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Recipients | MRU". www.mtroyal.ca. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  8. ↑ Lo, Tricia (7 April 2016). "Truth and Reconciliation Commission honoured with Calgary Peace Prize". CBC.
  9. ↑ "Former Edmonton MP Douglas Roche to be honoured with 2017 Calgary Peace Prize". calgaryherald. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  10. ↑ Jeffrey, Andrew (2018-10-04). "Mount Royal University to award 2019 Calgary Peace Prize to former Kirbati president and climate change". The Toronto Star. ISSN   0319-0781 . Retrieved 2022-05-03.
  11. ↑ "2020 Calgary Peace Prize - GlobalNews Events". Global News. Retrieved 2022-05-03.
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