Common Ground Awards 2001Search for Common Ground, one of the world's leading non-governmental organization involved in conflict resolution, bestowed its Fourth Annual Common Ground Awards on December 13, 2001 at the Austrian Embassy in Washington. Representatives Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Spencer Bachus (R- AL), of the liberal and conservative parties respectively, received the Congressional Cooperation Award for their joint leadership in passage of a bill to provide debt relief to 22 of the world's poorest countries. The Good Neighbor Award was given to leaders of St Thomas More Catholic Church, Trinity Lutheran Church, and Dar Alarqam Mosque of Lynnwood, Washington, for their gestures of solidarity and mutual support following the September 11 terrorist attacks. Additional honors included: The Forgiveness Award to Linda and Peter Biehl for establishing the Amy Biehl Foundation in memory of their daughter, who was murdered in South Africa. The Foundation provides development and humanitarian assistance to the township where Amy was killed. The Sports Award to Ljupco Markovski and Nexhmedin Memedi, star players of Macedonian and Albanian ethnicity for the Macedonian national soccer team, for making a joint television public service announcement for Macedonian denouncing violence and appealing for national unity.
The Community Peace-Building Award to Joseph and Clementina Chéry who founded the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute to develop school curriculum material that teaches the values of peace and non-violence, especially in violence-prone communities Please click here if you would like to make a donation to support our projects. Search for Common Ground (Washington DC) Search for Common Ground (Brussels) |
