Congressional Medal of Honor Recepients 2009, 16 Agents of Change

President Obama honored 16 "agents of change" with a 2009 Congressional Medal of Honor. Selected for their role in challenging outdated or stifling cultural attitudes, and inspiring others to make somehow make the world a better place. The 16 Congressional Medal of Honor...

'Agents of Change' Receive 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom

In a ceremony held today in the East Room of the White House, President and Mrs. Obama participated in a ceremony for the 2009 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. President Obama presented the 2009...

Presidential Medal of Freedom Award Winners 2009: Complete List

The 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom has been awarded by President Obama to 16 people, including Stephen Hawking, Harvey Milk, and Desmond Tutu. The Medal of Freedom is awarded every year to individuals that are decided to have made a contribution to the security or...

Dalai Lama, Bishop Tutu to Headline Vancouver Peace Summit

His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the renowned Buddhist spiritual and political leader of the Tibetan people, will headline the "Vancouver Peace Summit: Nobel Laureates in Dialogue" this September in Vancouver, Canada....

Desmond Tutu speaks up for Zimbabwe, against Mugabe.

By, Uwe Paschen.  Desmond Tutu, the voice of Reason and courage in South Africa, a Clergy of the Anglican Church of South Africa, Nobel Price winner. Moreover, key figure in the fight against apartheid in South...

UN Envoy Criticizes Israeli Apartheid

"Israel's treatment of the Palestinians is again being described as a system of apartheid, similar to South Africa's former treatment of it's indigenous black population."BBC:A UN human rights envoy has compared...

Tutu Distressed by Israel Block on Gaza Mission

"Tutu Distressed by Israel Block on Gaza Mission The former archbishop of Cape Town and peace laureate was due to lead a team asked by the United Nations' Human Rights Council to investigate the incident at Beit Hanoun in Gaza on November 8. But after waiting in Geneva for...

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