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The Communication Initiative
After nearly 28 years, The Communication Initiative (The CI) Global is entering a new chapter. Following a period of transition, the global website has been transferred to the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) in South Africa, where it will be administered by the Social and Behaviour Change Communication Division. Wits' commitment to social change and justice makes it a trusted steward for The CI's legacy and future.
 
Co-founder Victoria Martin is pleased to see this work continue under Wits' leadership. Victoria knows that co-founder Warren Feek (1953–2024) would have felt deep pride in The CI Global's Africa-led direction.
 
We honour the team and partners who sustained The CI for decades. Meanwhile, La Iniciativa de Comunicación (CILA) continues independently at cila.comminitcila.com and is linked with The CI Global site.
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International Activist Award

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The Gleitsman Foundation invites nominations for the 2007 International Activist Award, which honours exceptional individuals whose vision and courage inspire others to join with them in confronting and challenging injustice. The 2007 International Activist Award will honour those who have struggled to correct social injustice worldwide (excluding the United States which is the focus of the Citizen Activist Award in alternate years).



International Activist Award nominees should demonstrate exceptional
perseverance, selflessness, and leadership in striving to combat social
injustice in their community, nation, or the world. Causes involved may run
the activist gamut from human rights to hunger to free speech to ethnic
tolerance, among numerous others. No preference is given to those
individuals who have attained international media attention; the Board of
Judges bases its decision solely on the level of conviction, tenacity, and
impact demonstrated by the nominee. The award is not presented posthumously, nor is it given to groups or organisations



Award winners will share US$100,000 and receive a specially commissioned sculpture designed by Maya Lin, creator of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, DC, United States.


The deadline for application is July 31 2007.

Application Info
For more information and a nomination form as an MS Word attachment, please contact the email address in the contact information.
Previous Winners
Previous winners of the Award include Nelson Mandela, East Timorese leader Jose Ramos-Horta and Chinese pro-democracy dissident Wei Jingsheng.
Source

Email from Casey Otis-Cote to The Communication Initiative on July 9 2007.