WMNF Peace Awards Winners
Laura Taylor about over 3 years ago
WMNF held our first-ever Peace Awards Ceremony on Saturday, August 29th at Maestro's Restaurant at the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center. And what a night it was! Dozens of individuals and organizations were recognized for their great achievements in human rights, social and economic justice, the environment and nonviolence. Steve Earle put on an amazing solo set at the end of the evening. Due to a family emergency, Amy Goodman was unable to join us.
Although each nominee was given a recognition piece, here are the winners in each category:
Peace Legacy Award (preselected)
Susan Hussey
Lou and Karen Putney
Dr. J (pre-selected)
Special Merit Community Tampa Bay (pre-selected)
Peace & Freedom
Becky Steele, Regional Executive Director, ACLU
Peace & Justice
Coalition of Immokalee Workers and Lucas Benitez
Peace Love & Understanding
(tie)
Ahmed Bedier and Samar Jarrah, True Talk
Amy Goodman, Democracy Now
Connie May Fowler, author
Peace & Humanity
Linda A. Osmundson, Executive Director, CASA
Stay tuned to wmnf.org for pictures of this event!
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mikhail the old bolshevik about over 3 years ago
Ah yes this reminds me of the old days when the Soviets awarded the Lenin Peace Prize to useful idiots --- oh sorry, I meant deserving recipients in the West. I'm glad to see WMNF preserve this tradition.
Congratulations -- wish I could've been there!
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Adam about over 3 years ago
I'm not quite sure what "mikhail the old bolshevik" is trying to say with the last comment, but I do know what the Thai monk Ajan Chah said. "If someone calls you a dog, look behind you, and if you haven't got a tail, then you're not a dog." Congratulations to all the award winners for trying to make the community and the world a better place to live. May you (and "mikhail") be happy, healthy, and peaceful.