War Resisters League Peace Award
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The War Resisters League Peace Award is an honor given by the War Resisters League to individuals or groups recognized for their significant contributions to nonviolent resistance and the struggle for peace and social justice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| War Resisters League Peace Award canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nonviolence award
ⓘ
peace award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | War Resisters League national office ⓘ |
| associatedWith | War Resisters International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardCategory | peace and disarmament ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
nonviolent resistance
ⓘ
peace activism ⓘ social justice activism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| field |
anti-war movement
ⓘ
peace movement ⓘ social justice movement ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasMotto | honoring nonviolent resistance for peace and justice ⓘ |
| ideologicalBasis |
nonviolent direct action
ⓘ
pacifism ⓘ |
| inception | 1958 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| movementContext |
anti-nuclear movement
ⓘ
anti-war protests in the United States ⓘ civil rights movement ⓘ |
| namedAfter | War Resisters League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecipient |
A. J. Muste
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bayard Rustin NERFINISHED ⓘ Daniel Berrigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Baez NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathy Kelly NERFINISHED ⓘ Mordechai Vanunu NERFINISHED ⓘ Movement for a New Society NERFINISHED ⓘ Plowshares movement activists ⓘ War Resisters League South Africa affiliates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer | War Resisters League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | War Resisters League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to honor contributions to peace
ⓘ
to honor contributions to social justice ⓘ to honor significant contributions to nonviolent resistance ⓘ |
| recognitionType | symbolic honor ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gandhi Peace Award
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacifist movement in the United States ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
commitment to nonviolence
ⓘ
long-term work for peace ⓘ work for social justice ⓘ |
| sponsorIdeology | anti-militarism ⓘ |
| sponsorType | non-governmental organization ⓘ |
| typicalRecipients |
grassroots organizations
ⓘ
individual peace activists ⓘ nonviolent resistance movements ⓘ |
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