Gandhi Foundation
The Gandhi Foundation is a United Kingdom-based voluntary organisation which seeks to further the work of Mahatma Gandhi through a variety of educational events and activities.
Aims and activities
The principal activities of the foundation are a quarterly newsletter and three annual events: a Multifaith Service, a Summer School, and an Annual Lecture. The newsletter is entitled "The Gandhi Way".[1]
In 2008 the Gandhi Foundation helped to organise The Festival of Non-violence. As part of the festival the British Library unveiled a new travelling exhibition "The Life of Gandhi",[2] with six 'panels' focusing on the following aspects of Gandhi's life and work: Non-violence and the influence of Jainism, Gandhi's work in South Africa, Gandhi's Philosophy, the Non-Cooperation and Quit India movements, and the independence of India.
Gandhi International Peace Award
Recipients have included:
- 2001: Jubilee 2000 founders Martin Dent and Bill Peters.[3]
- 2003: Denis Halliday, former UN Humanitarian Co-ordinator in Iraq. In his acceptance speech,[4] he described Gandhi as one of his formative influences.
- 2007: Media Lens founders David Edwards and David Cromwell. Media Lens is a British media analysis website established in 2001 which criticises what the editors view as bias and omissions in the British media. In his acceptance speech,[5][6] Cromwell cited Gandhi's maxim that "non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind".
- 2009: Coram Children's Legal Centre (CLC)[7]
- 2010: The Parents Circle-Families Forum (PC-FF)[8]
- 2011: Binayak Sen and Bulu Imam for their humanitarian work with India's Adivasis. The award was presented by Lord Bhikhu Parekh.[9]
- 2012: St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group, for their humanitarian work.[10]
- 2013: Jeremy Corbyn, for his "consistent efforts over a 30 year Parliamentary career to uphold the Gandhian values of social justice and non‐violence."[11]
- 2014: Godric Bader and the Scott Bader Commonwealth, for "the alternative business model created by him and his family."[12]
- 2015: Bike for Peace founders Tore Nærland and Frank Tomlinson.[13]
- 2016: Peter Tatchell for his "consistent dedication over many decades in promoting human and gay rights".[14]
- 2017: Ramzi Aburedwan and his organisation, Al Kamandjâti, which teaches music skills to children in the Occupied Palestinian territories and south Lebanon.[15]
References
- "The Gandhi Way". Archived from the original on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- "The Big Hope Exhibition Programme". Liverpool Hope University. Archived from the original on 24 March 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
- "William (Bill) Peters, co founder of Jubilee 2000 and joint recipient of the Gandhi Foundation Peace Award in 2000". gandhifoundation.org. The Gandhi Foundation. 8 April 2014. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- Denis Halliday. "2003 Gandhi International Peace Award acceptance speech" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
- David Cromwell. "2007 Gandhi International Peace Award acceptance speech" (PDF).
- John Pilger (29 November 2007). "The Cyber Guardians of Honest Journalism". New Statesman.
- "The Gandhi Foundation Peace Award and Annual Lecture 2009". gandhifoundation.org. The Gandhi Foundation. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
- "The Gandhi Foundation International Peace Award 2010". gandhifoundation.org. The Gandhi Foundation. 8 April 2010. Archived from the original on 1 November 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- "The Gandhi Foundation International Peace Award 2011". gandhifoundation.org. The Gandhi Foundation. 30 July 2012. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- "The Gandhi Foundation International Peace Award 2012". gandhifoundation.org. The Gandhi Foundation. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- "The Gandhi Foundation International Peace Award 2013". gandhifoundation.org. The Gandhi Foundation. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- "The Gandhi Foundation International Peace Award 2014". gandhifoundation.org. The Gandhi Foundation. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- "Gandhi Foundation International Peace Award 2015 handed over to Bike For Peace". Bike For Peace. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- "Gandhi Foundation International Peace Award 2016". 24 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- "Gandhi Foundation International Peace Award 2017". 24 August 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
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