Eliezer "Elie" Wiesel is a writer, professor at Boston University, political activist, Nobel Laureate and Holocaust survivor.The author of 57 books, his best known book is Night, a work based on his experiences as a prisoner in the Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps.
Elie Wiesel was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1986. The Norwegian Nobel Committee called him a "messenger to mankind" due to his work in the cause of peace, atonement and human dignity.
Read his full biography
Wednesday, 21 April 2010
Tuesday, 20 April 2010
Make a commitment to Peace.
Please get involved the 21st of september in Peace day, you can make a difference in this world.
Monday, 19 April 2010
The Nobel Peace Prize 1994- Rev. Desmond Tutu
Rev. Desmond Tutu is a South African cleric and activist opponent of apartheid. In 1984, Tutu became the second South African to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Tutu was the first black South African Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa.
He has receive serveral awards, the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984, the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Himanitariasm, the Gandhi Peace Prize in 2005 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009.
He is an advocate for the defense of human rights. He uses his high profile to participate in campaigns to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, homophobia, poverty and racism.
Rev. Desmond Tutu has formulated his objective as "a democratic and just society without racial divisions". He has also compiled several books of his speeches and sayings.
Biography
Interview with Rev. Desmond Tutu.
The Desmond Tutu Peace Centre
He has receive serveral awards, the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984, the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Himanitariasm, the Gandhi Peace Prize in 2005 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009.
He is an advocate for the defense of human rights. He uses his high profile to participate in campaigns to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, homophobia, poverty and racism.
Rev. Desmond Tutu has formulated his objective as "a democratic and just society without racial divisions". He has also compiled several books of his speeches and sayings.
Biography
Interview with Rev. Desmond Tutu.
The Desmond Tutu Peace Centre
Friday, 16 April 2010
Peace song- Dj Bob Sinclair
How did we contribute to achieve peace in our family and in our community this week?
Let´s think about it during the weekend.
Enjoy the sun and the Peace song!
Let´s think about it during the weekend.
Enjoy the sun and the Peace song!
Thursday, 15 April 2010
Muhammad Yunus- 2006 Nobel Peace Laureate
Portrait of Muhammad Yunus-
Interview with Muhammad Yunus
A very interesting interview with Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. He gives us his opinion in different important subjects that lead to peace and to end poverty in this world. He talks about human being capacity and how to explode that capacity.
The interviewer is Marika Griehsel, freelance journalist in december 2006.
Interview with Muhammad Yunus
A very interesting interview with Muhammad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. He gives us his opinion in different important subjects that lead to peace and to end poverty in this world. He talks about human being capacity and how to explode that capacity.
The interviewer is Marika Griehsel, freelance journalist in december 2006.
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