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Archbishop Desmond Tutu: 2000 Recipient, Miranda Anandappat
Archbishop Desmond Tutu: 2000 Recipient, Miranda Anandappat
Freedom Center Journal
Former Archbishop Desmond Tutu received the 2000 International Freedom Conductor Award for his invaluable contributions to the collapse of the apartheid system in South Africa. His fight for the freedom and equality of all South Africans and continuing efforts to advocate for world peace, global human rights, and democratic transition through reconciliatory and restorative justice have made the Archbishop a renowned world leader.
International Freedom Conductor Award: Introduction, Zack Eckles
International Freedom Conductor Award: Introduction, Zack Eckles
Freedom Center Journal
The International Freedom Conductor Award ("IFCA") was created to recognize and honor contemporary individuals who exemplify the courageousness and personal strength of the historic Underground Railroad conductors.
Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth And Nicholas Kristof: 2013 Recipients, Priya Walia
Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth And Nicholas Kristof: 2013 Recipients, Priya Walia
Freedom Center Journal
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center proudly presented the 2013 recipients the International Freedom Conductor Award to Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth and Nicholas Kristof. Rev. Shuttlesworth was known as the courageous, charismatic, blunt preacher who vowed to "kill segregation or be killed by it." After his successes with racial desegregation, Shuttlesworth spent the rest of his life fighting for equality for impoverished people. Two-time Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, Nicholas Kristof changed the course of social justice philanthropy through his work. Through individual personal narratives, Kristof compels the audience to delve further into seemingly remote global issues and inspires the American public …
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center And Human Trafficking, Brooke Hathaway
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center And Human Trafficking, Brooke Hathaway
Freedom Center Journal
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is a hybrid: one part history musemn and one part non-governmental organization (NGO). An early internal report by the Freedom Center clarified that the focus of contemporary efforts should be on "Unfreedom." The report defined Unfreedom as the conditions subjecting an individual to constraints on her/his personal wellbeing, free action, and/or thought, imposed by an outside power, and enforced by the threat of physical harm (tacit or explicit). There are six root causes of Unfreedom: poverty, poor healthcare, lack of education, prejudice, oppression, and conflict. These root causes are the basis for four major …
His Holiness, The 14th Dalai Lama: 2010 Recipient, Sherry Porter
His Holiness, The 14th Dalai Lama: 2010 Recipient, Sherry Porter
Freedom Center Journal
On October 20, 2010, the Freedom Center honored His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, as recipient of the International Freedom Conductor Award ("IFCA"). His Holiness was awarded the IFCA in recognition of his lifelong commitment to promote peace, non violence, basic human rights, human happiness, and inter-religious harmony.
From Freedom Narrative To Freedom Leadership Narrative, Michael E. Battle
From Freedom Narrative To Freedom Leadership Narrative, Michael E. Battle
Freedom Center Journal
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center enters its second decade excited about the opportunities and challenges of balancing the focus on the historical realities of the antebellum freedom narratives and the modem day freedom narratives unfolding in the stories of millions of people worldwide who seek to be free. In terms of the rewards of freedom, The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center focuses on the development of freedom leadership which seeks to empower emerging freedom heroes to fully understand the meaning and application of freedom. Entering its second decade of presence and purpose, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center sees …
President Lech Walesa And President Nelson Mandela: 2014 Recipients, Ariel Guggisberg
President Lech Walesa And President Nelson Mandela: 2014 Recipients, Ariel Guggisberg
Freedom Center Journal
The activist and former Polish President Lech Walesa and civil rights activist and former South African President Nelson Mandela were chosen by the Freedom Center to receive the 2014 International Freedom Conductors Award. These two revolutionaries undoubtedly meet the criteria of "reflect[ing] the spirit and courageous actions of conductors on the historic Underground Railroad." Both recipients of the award have spear headed efforts to effect positive social change and dedicated much of their lives to the fight for freedom, and "exemplify the values of freedom and human rights worldwide.'