In order to provide recognition for the work done by individuals and organisations that have made a significant contribution in the field of promoting and building peace, the International Catalan Institute for Peace (ICIP) annually awards the ICIP Peace in Progress Award. The award, which will be granted for the first time in 2012, consists of an honorary distinction public recognition and the sculpture Puerta del Sol created by Nobel Price winning artist Adolfo Pérez Esquivel.
Nomination Process
Nominations, which will be accepted in English, Catalan and Spanish, may be submitted by public or private non-profit organizations and should be received by 1 November 2011 in order to qualify for the 2012 award. Please ensure to thoroughly read the award criteria and to submit all required information to the nomination form before sending in your nomination both electronically (icip@gencat.cat) and in hard copy (Diagonal 409, 6th floor, 08008, Barcelona, Spain).
ICIP extraordinary award
Please note that, in addition to the annual ICIP Peace in Progress Award, the ICIP Board of Governors has decided that awards may also be granted on an extraordinary basis. The first extraordinary award has been granted to the Parliament of Catalonia for representing and symbolizing the continuity and legacy of two institutions created by the people of Catalonia in order to make the ideal of peace a reality: the Peace and Truce of God, and the Consulate of the Sea. The award ceremony will take place in the Parliament of Catalonia on 24 October 2011, in commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the legendary speech by Pau Casals to the United Nations, in which he expressed his gratitude for being awarded the UN Peace Medal and after which he performed El cant dels ocells (The Song of the Birds).
Contact
For more information please contact ICIP staff at (0034) 93 554 42 70 or send an email to icip@gencat.cat
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