2007 Peace and Justice Award Winner Alice Hownestine presented the 2008 Award to Sue Rose of the McHenry County Housing Authority at Diversity Day 2008: Democracy is Our Hope.
Diversity Day 2009: We’re in this Together is seeking nominees for the Peace and Justice Award given annually at the festival since 1996.
The Peace and Justice Award is one of the most prestigious honor bestowed upon a McHenry County resident. It not only serves to honor dedicated personal service to the promotion of community peace, justice, diversity, and equality, but it is intended to highlight the work that the recipients do and the organizations that they serve.
The opportunity to nominate candidates has been extended through July 10.
Past Recipients have included:
1997—Werner Ellmann, Holocaust witness and human rights advocate
1998—Cindy Bloom, Native American activist
1999—Susanne Hoban, Family Health Partnership Clinic
2000—Gloria Urch, Community leader, journalist, educator, and Festival co-host
2001—Mary Fox, Peace Educator
2002—Libby Pappalardo, Founder of the McHenry County Peace Group
2003—Carlos Acosta, Latino Coalition
2004—Lou Ness, Former Turning Point Director
2005—Janie Galarza, Harvard Human Relations Commission
2006—Arielle Payne, McHenry County College student leader
2007—Alice and Bill Howenstine, Environmentalists and Quaker peace activists
2008—Sue Rose, McHenry County Housing Authority
The Peace and Justice Award is one of the most prestigious honor bestowed upon a McHenry County resident. It not only serves to honor dedicated personal service to the promotion of community peace, justice, diversity, and equality, but it is intended to highlight the work that the recipients do and the organizations that they serve.
The opportunity to nominate candidates has been extended through July 10.
Past Recipients have included:
1997—Werner Ellmann, Holocaust witness and human rights advocate
1998—Cindy Bloom, Native American activist
1999—Susanne Hoban, Family Health Partnership Clinic
2000—Gloria Urch, Community leader, journalist, educator, and Festival co-host
2001—Mary Fox, Peace Educator
2002—Libby Pappalardo, Founder of the McHenry County Peace Group
2003—Carlos Acosta, Latino Coalition
2004—Lou Ness, Former Turning Point Director
2005—Janie Galarza, Harvard Human Relations Commission
2006—Arielle Payne, McHenry County College student leader
2007—Alice and Bill Howenstine, Environmentalists and Quaker peace activists
2008—Sue Rose, McHenry County Housing Authority
Diversity Day 2009: We’re in This Together! is organized by the Congregational Unitarian Church.
Nominations can be sent to:
Patrick Murfin
Executive Director,
Diversity Day 2009
Congregational Unitarian Church
221 Dean Street
Woodstock, IL 60039
815 814-5645
DivDay@sbcglobal.net
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