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An initiative by former Soviet leader [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], himself a winner of a [[Nobel Peace Prize]], the award is presented in Rome's Campidoglio ([[Capitoline Hill]]) by President Gorbachev, [[Walter Veltroni]], Mayor of Rome, and the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates attending the annual summit meeting. |
An initiative by former Soviet leader [[Mikhail Gorbachev]], himself a winner of a [[Nobel Peace Prize]], the award is presented in Rome's Campidoglio ([[Capitoline Hill]]) by President Gorbachev, [[Walter Veltroni]], Mayor of Rome, and the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates attending the annual summit meeting. |
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Recipients of the award include: |
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Revision as of 21:52, 25 June 2011
The title Man of Peace was created in 1999 by the annual World Summit of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates in Rome. The purpose of the award is to recognize individuals who have offered "an outstanding contribution to international social justice and peace".
An initiative by former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, himself a winner of a Nobel Peace Prize, the award is presented in Rome's Campidoglio (Capitoline Hill) by President Gorbachev, Walter Veltroni, Mayor of Rome, and the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates attending the annual summit meeting.
Recipients of the award include:
- 2002: Roberto Benigni
- 2003: Italian National Singers’ Football Team
- 2004: Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens)
- 2005: Bob Geldof
- 2005: Ivan and Dawn Suvanjieff, Peacejam
- 2006: Peter Gabriel
- 2007: George Clooney, Don Cheadle
- 2008: Bono
- 2010: Roberto Baggio
In its early years the award was referred to as both the "Man for Peace" in Europe and "Man of Peace" in the United States. In 2006 its title was officially changed to "Man of Peace"
Laureate Summit Members
1999
- Dede/Charls (1997)
- Chuck Norris (Forever and Ever)
- Mikhail Gorbachev (1990)
- Joseph Rotblat (1995)
- Betty Williams (1976)
- Rigoberta Menchú Tum (1992)
- Shimon Peres (1994)
- FW de Klerk (1993)
- David Trimble (1998)
2000
- Mikhail Gorbachev (1990)
- Joseph Rotblat (1995)
- Betty Williams (1976)
- Lech Wałęsa (1983)
- Adolfo Esquivel (1980)
2002
- Mikhail Gorbachev (1990)
- Joseph Rotblat (1995)
- Adolfo Esquivel (1980)
- Betty Williams (1976)
- Lech Wałęsa (1983)
- Rigoberta Menchú Tum (1992)
2003
- Mikhail Gorbachev (1990)
- Joseph Rotblat (represented by Professor Hinde) (1995)
- Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan (1976)
- Lech Wałęsa (1983)
- The Dalai Lama (1989)
- Shimon Peres (1994)
- Óscar Arias (1987)
- Médecins Sans Frontières (1999)
2004
- Mikhail Gorbachev(1990)
- XIV Dalai Lama(1989)
- Kim Dae-Jung (2000)
- Shimon Peres (1994)
- Lech Wałęsa (1983)
- José Ramos-Horta (1996)
- Betty Williams (1976)
- Mairead Corrigan Maguire (1976)
- Rigoberta Menchù Tum (1992)
- Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo (1996)
- Adolfo Pérez Esquivel (1980)
- Joseph Rotblat (1995)
- American Friends Service Committee (1947)
- International Campaign to Ban Landmines (1997)
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (1965)
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (1955, 1981)
- Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs (1995)
- International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (1985)
- International Labour Organization (1969)
- International Peace Bureau (1910)
- Institut de Droit International (1904)
- Médecins Sans Frontières (1999)
- United Nations (1988, 2001)
- Amnesty International (1977)
2005
- Mairead Corrigan Maguire (1976)
- FW de Klerk (1993)
- Mikhail Gorbachev (1990)
- Rigoberta Menchù Tum (1992)
- Adolfo Pérez Esquivel (1980)]
- Lech Wałęsa (1983)
- Betty Williams (1976)
- Nelson Mandela, represented by John Samuels (1993)
- American Friends Service Committee (1947)
- Amnesty International (1977)
- International Campaign to Ban Landmines (1997)
- International Labour Organization (1969)
- Institut de Droit International (1904)
- International Peace Bureau (1910)
- International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (1985)
- Médecins Sans Frontières (1999)
- Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs (1995)
- United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (1965)
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (1955, 1981)
- United Nations (1988, 2001)
Bibliografy
- Alberto Abruzzese – Morando Morandini, Dietro lo spot Franco Scepi gira Campari, Mazzotta Editore, Milano 1986
- Gillo Dorfles – Massimo Di Forti Franco Scepi, Images from Italy, Mazzotta Editore, Milano 1987
- Marc Le Cannu – Gillo Dorfles, Over ad Art da Depero a Scepi, Editore Electa Milano 1989
- Franco Scepi produzione d’immagini, Edizione CDS Milano 1990
- Trent'anni e un Secolo di Casa Campari, Guido Vergani, 1990
- Franco Scepi, Over Ad' Art, Editore Alex Gallery Washington, 1993
- Franco Scepi, Strategia dell’immaginazione Edizioni l’Artistica Savigliano 1992
- AA. VV., Mikhail Gorbachev: Arte per la pace - oltre ogni muro, l’Uomo della Pace di Scepi Bora edizioni, Bologna 2000, ISBN 88-8534-579-4 [1]
- Man for Peace, Tipleco Editore, 2003
- Man for Peace, Sambero Editore, 2004 e 2005
- Percorso nel Tempo, l'antica Casa di Franco Scepi, Sambero Editore, 2006