Distinguished Peace Leadership Award

The Distinguished Peace Leadership Award is presented annually to individuals who have demonstrated courageous leadership in the cause of peace.  The Foundation has, on occasion, also presented a Lifetime Achievement Award for peace leadership.  The award is presented at the Foundation’s Annual Evening for Peace in Santa Barbara, CA.  Instituted in 1984, past recipients of the award include His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Captain Jacques Cousteau, Dr. Helen Caldicott, Jody Williams, King Hussein of Jordan, Walter Cronkite and Daniel Ellsberg.

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World Citizenship Award

The World Citizenship Award is presented to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the human family.  This award was inaugurated in 1998 and is generally presented at the Foundation’s Annual Evening for Peace in Santa Barbara, CA.  Past recipients of the award include Ted Turner, Queen Noor of Jordan, Daisaku Ikeda, Frederick Franck, Robert Muller, Harry Belafonte, Mayors for Peace and Kimmie Weeks (special Youth award).

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Swackhamer Disarmament Video Contest

The Swackhamer Peace Essay Contest has taken on a new form.  Contestants will submit short (2-3 minute) videos on the importance of US leadership for a nuclear weapons-free world. The deadline for submissions is June 1st. 

Guidelines & Entry Form

2008 Contest Winners

Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Awards

An annual series of awards to encourage poets to explore and illuminate positive visions of peace and the human spirit.  The Poetry Awards include three age categories:  Adult, Youth 13-18, and Youth 12 & Under.  The deadline for submissions is July 1st.  Guidelines and past winners are available here.