Gandhi Foundation
The Gandhi Foundation is a United Kingdom-based voluntary organisation which seeks to further the work of Mahatma Gandhi through a variety of educational events and activities.
Aims and activities[]
As part of its mission, the Gandhi Foundation focuses on promoting nonviolence as a remedy for war and aggression and egalitarian economics that emphasize self-reliance, cooperation, and trusteeship. The principal activities of the foundation are a quarterly newsletter and three annual events: a Multifaith Service, a Summer School, and an Annual Lecture. The newsletter is entitled "The Gandhi Way".[1]
In 2008 the Gandhi Foundation helped to organise The Festival of Non-violence. As part of the festival the British Library unveiled a new travelling exhibition "The Life of Gandhi",[2] with six 'panels' focusing on the following aspects of Gandhi's life and work: Non-violence and the influence of Jainism, Gandhi's work in South Africa, Gandhi's Philosophy, the Non-Cooperation and Quit India movements, and the independence of India.
Gandhi International Peace Award[]
Recipients have included:
- 2001: Jubilee 2000 founders Martin Dent and Bill Peters.[3]
- 2003: Denis Halliday, former UN Humanitarian Co-ordinator in Iraq. In his acceptance speech,[4] he described Gandhi as one of his formative influences.
- 2007: Media Lens founders David Edwards and David Cromwell. Media Lens is a British media analysis website established in 2001 which criticises what the editors view as bias and omissions in the British media. In his acceptance speech,[5][6] Cromwell cited Gandhi's maxim that "non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind".
- 2009: Coram Children's Legal Centre (CLC)[7]
- 2010: The Parents Circle-Families Forum (PC-FF)[8]
- 2011: Binayak Sen and Bulu Imam for their humanitarian work with India's Adivasis. The award was presented by Lord Bhikhu Parekh.[9]
- 2012: St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group, for their humanitarian work.[10]
- 2013: Jeremy Corbyn, for his "consistent efforts over a 30 year Parliamentary career to uphold the Gandhian values of social justice and non‐violence."[11][12]
- 2014: and the Scott Bader Commonwealth, for "the alternative business model created by him and his family."[13]
- 2015: founders and .[14]
- 2016: Peter Tatchell for his "consistent dedication over many decades in promoting human and gay rights".[15]
- 2017: Ramzi Aburedwan and his organisation, Al Kamandjâti, which teaches music skills to children in the Occupied Palestinian territories and south Lebanon.[16]
- 2018: Victoria Tauli-Corpuz and Mines and Communities.[17]
Annual Lecture[]
Lecturers, together with the title (or theme) of their lecture, are as follows:
- 1985: Johan Galtung. “Gandhi today”.[18]
- 1986: Jonathon Porritt. “Gandhi and the Green Movement”.[18]
- 1987: Martin Ennals. “The international concept of human rights”.[18]
- 1988: Paul Blau, Austrian Green Party. “The beginning of an epoch: time for the Great Peace Treaty”.[18]
- 1990: David Ennals. “Non-violence in international relations”.[18]
- 1991: Laxmi Mall Singhvi. “Gandhi today”.[18]
- 1992: Desmond Tutu. “Gandhi in South Africa”.[18]
- 1993: The Dalai Lama. “Compassion: the basis of non-violence”.[18]
- 1996: Donald Soper. “The total repudiation of mass violence as the only way to peace”.[18]
- 1997: Madhu Dandavate. “Gandhi’s human touch”.[18]
- 1998: Mairead Maguire. “Building a culture of non-violence”.[18]
- 1999: Bruce Kent. “Time to abolish war”.[18]
- 2000: Adam Curle. “Mahatma Gandhi: the master of truth”.[19]
- 2001: Scilla Elworthy. “Gandhi’s legacy: the vibrancy of non-violent conflict resolution in the 21st century”.[20]
- 2002: John Hume. “An eye for an eye”.[21]
- 2003: Simon Hughes. “India and Gandhi: their legacy to London”.[18]
- 2004: Helen Steven and Ellen Moxley, founders of The Scottish Centre for Nonviolence.[22] “Our world at the crossroads: non-violence or non-existence”.[23]
- 2005: Mark Tully. “Was the Mahatma too great a soul? Pulling Gandhi off his pedestal”.
- 2006: Kamalesh Sharma. “Encounters with Gandhi”.[24]
- 2007: Bhikhu Parekh. “Why is Gandhi still relevant?”.[25]
- 2008: Harold Good. “The essentials of peaceful conflict resolution”.[26]
- 2009: Aftab Alam. “The role of the Indian Supreme Court in upholding secularism in India”.[27]
- 2011: Anthony Parel. "Pax Gandhiana: Is Gandhian non-violence compatible with the coercive state?”.[28]
- 2013: Vince Cable. “What would a Gandhian business model look like? and what steps would a LibDem Government take to get there”.[29]
- 2014: Navichandra Ramgoolam. "The rule of law and nation building".[30]
- 2016: Rowan Williams. “Empathy, ethics and peacemaking: reflections on preserving our humanity”.[31]
- 2017: Satish Kumar. “Gandhi for the 21st century”.[32]
- 2019: Gopalkrishna Gandhi. "Atonement in politics. Perspectives from Gandhi".[33]
In some years there has not been a lecture. In 1989 and 2010 there were panel discussions instead of a lecture.[34]
References[]
- ^ "The Gandhi Way". Archived from the original on 2 April 2013. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ "The Big Hope Exhibition Programme". Liverpool Hope University. Archived from the original on 24 March 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
- ^ "William (Bill) Peters, co founder of Jubilee 2000 and joint recipient of the Gandhi Foundation Peace Award in 2000". gandhifoundation.org. The Gandhi Foundation. 8 April 2014. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ Denis Halliday. "2003 Gandhi International Peace Award acceptance speech" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
- ^ David Cromwell. "2007 Gandhi International Peace Award acceptance speech" (PDF).
- ^ John Pilger (29 November 2007). "The Cyber Guardians of Honest Journalism". New Statesman.
- ^ "The Gandhi Foundation Peace Award and Annual Lecture 2009". gandhifoundation.org. The Gandhi Foundation. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 11 November 2009.
- ^ "The Gandhi Foundation International Peace Award 2010". gandhifoundation.org. The Gandhi Foundation. 8 April 2010. Archived from the original on 1 November 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ "The Gandhi Foundation International Peace Award 2011". gandhifoundation.org. The Gandhi Foundation. 30 July 2012. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
- ^ "The Gandhi Foundation International Peace Award 2012". gandhifoundation.org. The Gandhi Foundation. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ^ "The Gandhi Foundation International Peace Award 2013". gandhifoundation.org. The Gandhi Foundation. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
- ^ "The Gandhi Foundation International Peace Award 2013". gandhifoundation.org. The Gandhi Foundation. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ "The Gandhi Foundation International Peace Award 2014". gandhifoundation.org. The Gandhi Foundation. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "Gandhi Foundation International Peace Award 2015 handed over to Bike For Peace". Bike For Peace. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
- ^ "Gandhi Foundation International Peace Award 2016". 24 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ "Gandhi Foundation International Peace Award 2017". 24 August 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
- ^ "Gandhi Foundation International Peace Award 2018 – presented in 2019". The Gandhi Foundation. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Annual Report 2011-2012, The Gandhi Foundation, Annual Lecturers 1985-2009, and lecture titles.
- ^ Curle, Adam (15 January 2000). "2000 Peace Award and Annual Lecture". The Gandhi Foundation. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ Elworthy, Scilla (14 November 2001). "2001 Annual Lecture: Scilla Elworthy". The Gandhi Foundation. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "2002 Annual Lecture: John Hume". The Gandhi Foundation. 14 November 2002. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Obituary: Helen Steven, peace activist". The Scotsman. 22 April 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ Moxley, Ellen; Steven, Helen (14 November 2004). "2004 Peace Award and Annual Lecture: Helen Steven and Ellen Moxley". The Gandhi Foundation. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ Rowley, John (3 November 2006). "2006 Annual Lecture: Kamalesh Sharma". The Gandhi Foundation. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "2007 Annual Lecture: Bhikhu Parekh". The Gandhi Foundation. 2 December 2007. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ Hayat, Omar; Good, Harold (30 October 2008). "2008 Peace Award & Annual Lecture – Harold Good & Alec Reid". The Gandhi Foundation. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ Hayat, Omar (28 October 2009). "The Gandhi Foundation Annual Lecture and Peace Award 2009 – The Children's Legal Centre". The Gandhi Foundation. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ Parel, Anthony (13 October 2011). "Pax Gandhiana: Is Gandhian non-violence compatible with the coercive state?". Sevagram Ashram. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Vince Cable on Gandhi today in business". Asian Voice. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Gandhi Foundation Annual Lecture – 2014 The rule of law and nation building". Minority Voice. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ Sill, Jane (6 June 2019). "Annual Lecture 2016 – Empathy, ethics and peacemaking". The Gandhi Foundation. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ Hoda, Mark; Kumar, Satish; Rhind, William (6 June 2019). "GF Annual Lecture 2017 – Gandhi for the 21st century". The Gandhi Foundation. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "The Gandhi Foundation Annual Lecture 2019". The Gandhi Foundation. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
- ^ "Activities". The Gandhi Foundation. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
External links[]
Categories:
- Gandhians
- Memorials to Mahatma Gandhi
- Charities based in London