Medea Benjamin 2012 In Recognition of Creative Leadership on The Front Lines of The Antiwar Movement
Noam Chomsky 2011 Whose Antiwar Activities For Five Decades Both Educate and Inspire
Dennis J. Kucinich 2010 In Recognition of National Leadership to Prevent and End Wars
Cindy Sheehan 2009 In Recognition of Extraordinary and Innovative Antiwar Activism
The US Peace Memorial Foundation directs a nationwide effort to honor Americans who stand for peace by publishing the US Peace Registry, awarding an annual Peace Prize, and planning for the US Peace Memorial in Washington, DC. These projects help move the United States toward a culture of peace by honoring the millions of thoughtful and courageous Americans and U.S. organizations that have taken a public stand against one or more U.S. wars or who have devoted their time, energy, and other resources to finding peaceful solutions to international conflicts. We celebrate these role models to inspire other Americans to speak out against war and to work for peace.
Our US Peace Registry recognizes heroes who have engaged in a broad range of peace and antiwar activities. Individuals who have written an antiwar letter to their representatives in Congress or to a newspaper are included, along with Americans who have devoted their lives to peace and opposing war.
A US Peace Memorial in Washington, DC is our ultimate goal. Most monuments in our nation's capital commemorate war. While soldiers are told that it is heroic to fight and die for their country, peace activists are often labeled "un-American," "antimilitary," or "unpatriotic." This mentality has resulted in a country that recognizes contributions to war and the sacrifices of the military, but does not honor those who make valiant efforts to end war and maintain global peace. It is time to dedicate a National Monument to peace. Our society should be as proud of those who work for alternatives to war as it is of those who fight wars.
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