Presentation of the Chemnitz Peace Prize on 3 March
Record number of proposals for the Chemnitz Peace Prize 2017
For the 14th time, the FUER Chemnitz e.V. citizens' association and the City of Chemnitz's migration commissioner, Etelka Kobuß, are awarding the Chemnitz Peace Prize in the run-up to the Chemnitz Peace Day. The award ceremony will take place on Friday, 3 March at 5 pm in the City Council Chamber of Chemnitz City Hall.
Three prizes of 500 euros, 300 euros and 200 euros will be awarded. Mayor Miko Runkel will convey greetings from the city, while pupils from the city's music school will provide the musical backdrop to the event. The award ceremony will be followed by a reception to give those involved the opportunity to exchange ideas.
The first prize goes to the Chemnitz stakeholders from ASA-FF - Network for Global Learning. Their project "Undiscovered Neighbours", which shed light on the activities of the NSU and its reappraisal with its own actions and performances, numerous guest performances and collaborations in several German cities, impressed the 15 members of the jury. The project was exemplary in bringing together many committed and interested people under one project through extraordinary voluntary work.
The second prize went to Rola Saleh. The young woman was born in Lebanon in 1978, sent to Germany by her parents because of the civil war and taken back to Lebanon to be forced into marriage. She fled to Germany again and applied for asylum, which was initially rejected. Rola Saleh begins working as a language mediator to help asylum seekers and becomes an indispensable counsellor for asylum seekers, not only from Lebanon.
The third prize was awarded to Chemnitzer Tafel e.V., a non-profit aid organisation that helps people in financial need. The employees work on a voluntary, honorary and unpaid basis. They do this out of an inner conviction to help people in need. And they have been doing this work for 20 years - steadily, reliably and sustainably.
Over 30 projects, people and institutions were nominated in 2017. Two members of the jury visited each of the proposals and interviewed those responsible.
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