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2006 Bridge of Peace Awards Saturday, March 25th, 6:00 PM Sheraton Gateway Hotel in Los Angeles with Oliver Stone, Martin Sheen and Le Ly Hayslip honoring *Thich Nhat Hanh (monks & nuns of Deer Park Monastery) *Dr. Marshall Rosenberg (Nonviolent Communication) *Marla Ruzicka & Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict (CIVIC Worldwide) killed in Iraq last year *Dr. Waqar Al-Kubaisy (Vice President Iraqi Community & Public Health Society & first woman recipient of the International Arab Medical Prize for her work with civilian victims of the embargo and war) *Ambassador Pete Peterson (former POW and first US Ambassador to post-war Vietnam 1997-2001) For more information see below or go to: <http://www.globalvillagefoundation.org/> http://www.globalvillagefoundation.org/news.html <http://www.globalvillagefoundation.org/> or call Tripp Mikich at (760) 751-3060 ************************************************************************ ********** Friday, March 24th, 7pm Practicing Nonviolence Amidst War & Conflict, a free public forum at University of La Verne Presenters include: -Claude Anshin Thomas (At Hell's Gate:A Soldier's Journey from War to Peace) -Sarah Holewinski of CIVIC Worldwide, just returned from Iraq; -Le Ly Hayslip (When Heaven & Earth Changed Places) -Michael Nagler (Is There No Other Way? The Search for a Nonviolent Future) -Caught in the Crossfire: The Untold Story of Falluja with filmmaker Mark Manning -PeaceBoat of Japan/USA ******BEGIN PRESS RELEASE************************************************ March 18, 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tripp Mikich (760) 751-3060 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2006 BRIDGE OF PEACE AWARDS HONOR FIVE COURAGEOUS PEACEMAKERS Former U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam "Pete" Peterson, Buddhist monk and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Thich Nhat Hanh, and slain advocate for civilian victims of war Marla Ruzicka, are among the honorees who will be recognized at Global Village Foundation's annual Bridge of Peace Awards banquet Saturday, March 25, at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel in Los Angeles. Co-hosted by Academy Award-winning director Oliver Stone and Global Village Founder Le Ly Hayslip, the Bridge of Peace Awards are presented each year to honor outstanding peacemakers, humanitarians and advocates of non-violence, reconciliation and compassionate action to heal the wounds of war. Actor Martin Sheen will present the Global Peace and Justice Award to Marla Ruzicka (posthumously), the 28 year old Lakeport, California, resident who was killed last year by a car bomb while working with civilian victims of the war in Iraq. Accepting the award will be Marla's mother, Nancy Ruzicka, and Sarah Holewinski, Executive Director of CIVIC Worldwide (Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict), the organization Marla founded to seek compensation for civilian victims of the war. Ruzicka was the driving force behind legislation passed in Congress last year authorizing over $25 million in aid for civilian victims of U.S. forces. Holewinski has just returned from Iraq. Douglas "Pete" Peterson, Vietnam vet, former POW and first U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam post-war (1997-2001) helped open the economic and diplomatic doors that have brought these two former warring nations closer together. He was the subject of the hour long PBS documentary Assignment Hanoi. Thich Nhat Hanh is the world-renowned Vietnamese Buddhist monk, peacemaker, teacher, and author of over 100 books who was nominated by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for the Nobel Peace Prize for his unceasing efforts to bring end to the Vietnam War. Marshall Rosenberg, Ph.D., founder of the Center for Nonviolent Communication (CNVC), and author of Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life, will be presented with the Nonviolence Award. Rosenberg has spent a lifetime mediating conflict in war zones around the world. The Courage Award will be presented to Dr. Waqar Al-Kubaisy, professor of epidemiology and Vice President of the Iraqi Community and Public Health Society and only female recipient of the International Arab Medical Prize. "These honorees are bringing us a message of peace and justice, reconciliation and healing" says Hayslip. "But it is more than a message. It is a reality that we must create today if we are to survive together on this planet." Proceeds from the fund-raising awards banquet will go to Global Village Foundation's Mobile Libraries Education Project, which provides portable libraries and literacy training to dozens of rural schools in Vietnam, and relief aid to orphans of the South Asia tsunami. The Bridge of Peace Awards gala includes a VIP reception with co-hosts Oliver Stone, Le Ly Hayslip and honorees; gala dinner with Southeast Asian dance performance; awards ceremony; and excerpts from a new documentary film about Hayslip and Global Village Foundation. Tickets for the event are $100 for the dinner and awards ceremony, or $150, which includes the VIP reception. (Discounted tickets are available for the awards ceremony only. Please call or e-mail for more details.) A related event will be held the night before at the University of La Verne, east of Los Angeles. A symposium titled "Nonviolence in the Midst of War-Peacemakers Speak Out" will be held March 24 at the University of La Verne, near Pomona. The forum will feature Bridge of Peace Awards participants, including Le Ly Hayslip, Sarah Holewinski, Michael Nager, Dr. Al-Kubaisy, Claude Anshin Thomas and others who will give first-hand accounts of their work in war zones and elsewhere. It will also include a showing of the new documentary Caught in the Crossfire: The Untold Story of Falluja, a film showing the Iraq war's effects on the civilian population. The forum will be held in the University of La Verne's La Fetra Hall, located in the Mainiero Building. Admission is free, but a $10 donation is requested. The University is located at 1950 Third Street, La Verne, CA 91750. It is just north of the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds at Fairplex. Detailed directions at the university's website: ulv.edu. For more information about either the Bridge of Peace Awards banquet or the nonviolence symposium at the University of La Verne, contact Tripp Mikich at (760) 751-3060, or e-mail at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or see the Global Village Foundation website at http://www.globalvillagefoundation.org. Press Note: Honorees and presenters, including hosts Le Ly Hayslip and Oliver Stone, are available for select interviews. Please contact us for more information. 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