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| American Cultural Ambassadors David and Renate Jakupca recipients of 2018 Public Peace Prize | |
December 10, 2018
This much desired moment of individuals and communities in search of hope and peace has finally arrived!
The public this year presented a total of 19 candidates from 10
countries: four candidates from India, three from Pakistan, three from
Colombia, and other candidates from Argentina, Cameroon, , Mexico, Peru,
Sierra Leona, Trinidad and Tobago, United States. Once again, the
origin of the candidates is different, as are the different ways that
people find to express their deepest desire to live in peace.
The Public Peace Prize (PPP) is awarded to
11 finalists
who have fulfilled all the conditions to become laureates. The PPP
recognizes all of their efforts and their undeniable contribution to
peace in their countries.
What’s new in the 2018 edition?
This 5th edition of the PPP has innovated by developing a more
collaborative than competitive approach. Finalists’ support teams were
invited to support and publicize all the finalists from any country, not
just the nominally nominated candidate. The visibility given to each
winner depends entirely on the sum total of the various forms of support
that the public has given them during the period determined after the
launch of each finalist.
2018 Laureates who transform their community
The PPP congratulates and notes the enthusiasm, courage,
perseverance, dedication and determination of men and women, human
rights defenders, environmentalists, artists committed to peace, media
initiatives such as community radio, newspaper or the virtual platform.
The PPP congratulates and recognizes the laureates as artisans and
peacemakers who carry out their work to respond to various issues in a
context of war or armed conflict, political violence, poverty, economic
marginalization, social exclusion. They focus their actions on groups of
women and children who are victims of violence, physically disabled,
vulnerable groups, marginalized and excluded, so that they can access a
dignified life, in tolerance, compassion, solidarity, mutual aid and
social inclusion. These artisans and peacemakers work to promote
education, non-violence and the rights of women and children beyond
social and cultural prejudices. They are also aimed at resolving
conflicts, building peace and making cities safer and protecting the
environment.
The PPP also congratulates them because they have succeeded in
developing particular approaches that integrate justice, economics,
culture and technology in one way or another to meet the challenges of
today’s societies. They bring with them a world of tolerance and harmony
that builds relationships between men and women on gender equality,
respect, non-violence and non-discrimination. Finally, these solidarity
and collective initiatives become lighthouses that mobilize hope and
build the future in a culture of peace.
The mission of the Public Prize for Peace
The PPP honors and celebrates the work of an individual or initiative
that has profoundly contributed to the culture of peace. It does not
grant the winners any monetary compensation but the will to make them
better recognized on a planetary scale, through the social networks. In
addition, a plaque in the image of the representation on the web will be
given in memory of this distinction.
The PPP would like to thank everyone who participated in this edition
for their openness to the new approach that is more collaborative than
competitive. PPP is pleased to offer visibility to all peace
initiatives, whether known or not. The only objective of this prize is
to make known a maximum of initiatives and artisans of peace to the
general public, and this beyond any form of competition!
The Public Peace Prize team
On behalf of PPP Team, discover David and Ambassador Renate's remembrance and complete profile on our website in English and Spanish:
https://publicpeaceprize.org/ and
Consult the complete profile: https://publicpeaceprize.org/david-and-renate-jakupca-2/
David and Renate Jakupca
Artists for Peace, Laureates for the 2018 Edition of the Public Peace Prize
Distinction awarded for their revolutionary approach, these artists
and activists have successfully allied economy and culture with
technology to bring about a just peace in harmony with nature.
CONGRATULATIONS!
This is the certificate in their language that Public Peace Prize gives them to highlight this honorable distinction:
Consult the complete profile: https://publicpeaceprize.org/david-and-renate-jakupca-2/
Thank you so much for your support!--
Best regards,
Gloria Villamil
ARK in Berea Eco-Museum
