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2008 Peacemaker Award

 Luisa Morgantini,
Vice President of the European Parliament, is the  2008 Peacemaker Award by Rebuilding Alliance. 

 A Palestinian Mayor and an Israeli architect will also awarded   4th October - Red Rock Chateau, Silverado, Orange County CA, USA

 Rome, 1stOctober 2008

  On 4th October, the EP Vice President Luisa Morgantini will be awarded with the 2008 Peacemaker Award by the Rebuilding Alliance, an US non-profit organization -progressive American Jews are a part of it- committed for the respect of human rights and international law and in rebuilding homes and communities in regions of war and occupation.

 The Award represents a recognition of Luisa Morgantini's work and commitment for peace, justice and human rights' respect in particular concerning the issue of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.

 Sami Sadik Sbaih, the Palestinian Mayor of the West Bank village of Al Aqabah, and the Architect Shmuel Grolik, cofounder of the Israeli human rights group BIMKOM: Planners for Planning Rights, will be awarded, too.

 In fact, the Rebuilding Alliance's aim is to create alliances among peace activists and supporters and those who suffer injustice and violence, to establish projects able to rebuild shattered communities and to offer people around the world immediate ways to make peace, starting with the tangible support of a family's right to a home: a particular focus is on bringing Palestinians, Israelis and the world community together to rebuild Palestinian homes and schools in Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem.

 That's why Rebuilding Alliance decided to award Luisa Morgantini and her efforts and commitment year after year, inside the European Parliament such as among civil society's movements, for a just and sustainable peace between Palestinians and Israelis and for justice and human rights respect everywhere in the world.
 The ceremony will take place at the Red Rock Chateau in Silverado, Orange County, California on October 4th during the 1st Annual Peacemakers Dinner.

 Further information:

 Luisa Morgantini  + 39 348 39 21 465 or Office + 39 06 69 95 02 17

 luisa.morgantini@europarl.europa.eu <mailto:luisa.morgantini@europarl.europa.eu> ; www.luisamorgantini.net <https://webmail.europarl.europa.eu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=https://webmail.europarl.europa.eu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.luisamorgantini.net/>

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