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8th Annual Arkansas Peace and Justice Heroes Awards
Join us for the 8th Annual Arkansas Peace & Justice
Heroes Awards Banquet
Saturday, September 17, 2011 @ 5:30pm
St. Paul's Episcopal Church - Parish Hall
224 N. East Street in Fayetteville
ORDER TICKETS BY MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12TH!
AWARDEES SELECTED!
Congratulations to these 2011 Arkansas Peace & Justice Award Recipients:
John Coffin
Arkansas Coalition for Peace & Justice, Little Rock
Dr. Norman E. Stafford
Crowley's Ridge Development Council, Jonesboro
Pat Costner
Enviromental Consultant, Eureka Springs
Natural DREAMers
DREAM Act Advocate Organization, Fayetteville
Jacob George
A Ride Till The End, Fayetteville
And congratulations to the 2011 Nominees:
Fadil Bayyari
Palestinian Muslim bridging the gap between the Muslim & Jewish communities by building Temple Shalom in Northwest Arkansas
Fayetteville Freethinkers
A skeptic’s organization that promotes critical thinking, critiques supernatural claims, and advocates for science and the scientific method.
Joyce Hale
LWV of Washington County (AR), has championed conservation easements through her leadership of a statewide study and conference, works with other organizations and legislators to achieve legislation that puts Arkansas on track as one of the best states in the nation for water protection and land conservation.
Institute of Interfaith Dialogue
A non-profit organization whose primary goal is to help bring together the communities in order to promote compassion, cooperation, partnership and community service through interfaith dialog and conversation.
Mohja Kahf
Syrian-born Kahf champions Syrian Opposition Politics. Kahf organized Global Syria Day in Fayetteville to bring awareness to citizens here, and more so, to inspire those in the middle east to continue their fight for freedom. Kahf is also author of "The Girl in the Tangerine Scarf" and is an associate professor of comparative literature and faculty member of the King Fahd Center for Middle East and Islamic Studies at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
Sam Lane
Sam Lane is a passionate and articulate voice in the movement to stop natural gas drilling and fracking in Arkansas. He lives in north central Arkansas, where natural gas extraction has exploded in the past six years and created over 3,000 horizontal fracked wells, with extensive associated damage to the environment and the local population.
Leyah Lanier
Director of the Spring International Learning Center at the University of Arkansas. Lanier brings students from all over the world to a program which offers a core of learning English but also a rich and diverse exposure to the culture of the region. Lanier fosters individual programs to encourage the development of leadership and concern for bringing peace to the world through dialog with others in a diverse world.