The Calgary Peace Prize is an annual Canadian award that is given by an independent committee in Calgary, Alberta.
The purpose of the award is to recognize individuals globally for their work supporting peace, "making the world a more just, safer and less violent place."
History The University of Calgary established the Calgary Peace Prize in 2006. The coordination of it shifted to Mount Royal University in 2016 during the creation of the John de Chastelain Peace Initiative.The Global Citizenship Nexus: Critical Studies. (2020). United Kingdom: Taylor & Francis. As of 2017, the prize was $8,000 and was awarded annually in April.
As of 2019, Mark Ayyash, who serves as the director of the Initiative, oversees the prize.
Selection criteria The award is given only to someone with a who has made a lifelong commitment to peace. Anyone can nominate someone. The winner is selected by a six-person committee of people from Calgary.
Winners by year YearWinnerReference2006Tadatoshi Akiba2007No winner2008Prince Hassan bin Talal2009Louise Arbour2010Sally Armstrong2011Vandana Shiva2012Izzeldin Abuelaish2013Emmanuel Jal2014Samantha Nutt2015Roméo Dallaire2016Murray SinclairMarie WilsonWilton Littlechild2017Douglas Roche2018Rosalie Abella2019Anote Tong2020Stephanie Nolen2021No winner2022Fatima Hassan2023Mohammed El-Kurd
See also List of peace prizes
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