Santa Barbara Peace Prize Award Dinner

The Santa Barbara UNA Peace Prize started as a project of the Santa Barbara Chapter of the United Nations Association to recognize outstanding community members of the Tri-County area (San Luis Obispo, Ventura, and Santa Barbara). The Prize is given each year to an individual who has achieved a worldwide impact in the service of peace in a way that is tangible and measurable.

The following individuals have been nominated for the 2019 UNA Santa Barbara Peace Prize:

1. Evie Treen, founder of Friends of Woni International that builds wells and schools in Kenya.

2. Sue Mantle DeCicco, founder of the Peace Crane Project, inviting every child in the world to wage the cause of Peace, while increasing writing and language skills, and exposing them to the geography of the world.

3. Dr. Lori Leyden, founder of Create Global Healing that works with victims of trauma from genocide, refugees, and school-shootings.

4. Professor Joe White, creator of A World Without War to extend the Olympics Truce worldwide to a full year in 2024.

5. Leslie Clark, founder of Nomad Foundation that helps nomadic tribes in Niger support themselves with traditional and new technologies such as solar power and water well drilling.

6. Linda Eckerbom Cole, founder of African Women Rising to empower women survivors of war and conflict.

7. Victoria Riskin, Chair of Human Rights Watch, Santa Barbara chapter.

Please join us in honoring them and awarding the 2019 UNA Santa Barbara Peace Prize! The Peace Prize Dinner will be held at the University Club of Santa Barbara on September 26th at 5:30 PM.