The Greater Tacoma Peace Prize

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"Based on history and community, a local peace prize is a brilliant concept. Making peace local challenges the notion that peace must be an operation beyond our capabilities."

 Kathleen Merryman,

The News Tribune, May, 2008

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"Making Peace Local" since 2005

 
 
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“When the Greater Tacoma Peace Prize Committee honors ‘one of us locals’ with the Peace Prize, then it indeed honors all who endeavor in similar work, as well as those who support such activities and advocacy by others.”

2006 Laureate Bill Lincoln,

Conflict Resolution, Research and Resource Institute

 

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Send us an E-mail: info@tacomapeaceprize.org

NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN FOR 2012 LAUREATE!

Click HERE for Information and Nomination Form

 

2011 Greater Tacoma Peace Prize Laureate, Dr. Donald Mott,

attended the Norwegian Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony on 10 December 2011, in Oslo, Norway. He and his wife Barrie received the trip to Oslo as a part of the GTPP award. They had a wonderful experience! Click HERE

   
   
   
to see their schedule and HERE to read Dr. Mott's preliminary report of the trip.

 

Read about the GTPP's educational work on the NEWS page.
Don Mott Dr Mott China Partners Network
Dr. Donald Mott

Photo  from the Norse Federation visit 9 December 2011

Pictured (l to r): Lasse Espelid (Secretary General), Beret Mott, Donald Mott

Presentation of the 2011 Greater Tacoma Peace Prize took place on May 28th, at the annual Spring Banquet in the Scandinavian Cultural Center at Pacific Lutheran University.

 

Dr. Neal Sobania (Director, Wang Center for International Studies, Pacific Lutheran University), who, along with PLU President Dr. Loren Anderson, nominated Dr. Mott for the Prize, spoke eloquently about Mott's continuing work for peace through the China Partners Network. Click here to read his introduction of Dr. Mott. Sobania has noted that “Health is the foundation of civil society. Improved health not only enhances the quality of peoples’ lives and supports economic stability, but it can help to prevent civil strife.”

 

Read Dr. Mott's Acceptance Speech

Click here to read an article about Dr. Mott in the "Tacoma Weekly"

Read more about Dr. Mott on the Laureates page.

Our Mission and Purpose

 

HONORING PEACEMAKERS IN OUR COMMUNITY

ENCOURAGING PEACE BUILDING

MAKING PEACE LOCAL

 

It is our wish that peace become reality in every corner of the world. Until that time may arrive, we honor those who work toward the accomplishment of that goal. Those individuals who focus on the building of peace in its many definitions are a continuing source of inspiration for all of us. (Click here to read further remarks made by GTPP Founding Chair Tom Heavey.)