Congratulations,
Alice Lynch and Dorothy Rupert!
July 19, 2005
 |
WAND is thrilled to announce that two
of our National Board members are among the
1000 women nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Alice
Lynch and Dorothy Rupert have spent their lives
working for peace and justice, and continue
to contribute every day to improving the state
of the world. |
Visit the web site for 1000 Women
for the Nobel Peace Prize: www.1000peacewomen.org
Visit the biography of Alice Lynch:
click
here.
Visit the biography of Dorothy Rupert: click
here.
From
the official press release:
Bern, 29.6.2005 – This year
1000 women from more than 150 countries are jointly
nominated for the famous Nobel Peace Prize! The official
nomination was handed in to the Nobel Peace Prize
Committee in Oslo in January 2005. As of today the
names of the 1000 women can be found under www.1000peacewomen.org.
The number 1000 is symbolic, as the 1000 nominated
women represent innumerable women worldwide who are
engaged in the cause of peace and human dignity.
Who
are the 1000 peace women?
The nominated women commit themselves daily to the
cause of peace and justice, often under the most difficult
circumstances. They call for reconciliation and organize
peace talks, they rebuild what has been destroyed
in villages and cities, they fight against poverty
and create new sources of income. They struggle for
access to clean water, land and other resources. They
care for those infected with HIV and give war orphans
a home. They denounce violations of human rights and
give public condemnation to all forms of torture.
They utter silent protest in public places and seek
solutions to all forms of aggression.
They work mainly in their own villages
and regions, but many women are also in institutes
and universities. Some of them are members of their
local governments or are active on the international
scene. The criteria for each nomination were, among
others, sustainability and integrity, long-term engagement,
the inclusion of all parties to a conflict, and a
wide network.
The
1000 women are experts in their fields of work, they
are beacons of hope for their local people, they are
informed, demanding, and not accommodating!
You can find several short biographies under www.1000peacewomen.org
