Calgary Peace Prize

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Calgary Peace Prize
Awarded forLifelong contribution to peace
LocationCalgary, Canada
Presented byCalgary Peace Prize Committee
First award2006; 20 years ago (2006)

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

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

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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

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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

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

See also

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References

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