Item 2D: Nobel Peace Laureate Monument

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Nobel Peace Monument Page 20f7 The monument will be unique to the United States of America. Nowhere else have the nation's peacemaking heroes been honored as a group. While some have been honored as individuals , as a group the American peacemakers have not been recognized in their homeland. Educate individuals and the public Some of the American Nobel Peace Prize winners are well known and their names can be found easily in history textbooks and often as names of streets or schools. The peacemaking accomplishments of others are fading into obscurity. All of the Americans to be honored have performed peacemaking deeds in which Americans can take pride. As part of the Project there will be an educational component. We have lined up many teachers who will write curriculum to be used in Oregon schools and made available via the internet for use by teachers all over the world. DVD's illustrating the achievements of the: peacemakers will be composed and made available to others. The list of American Nobel Laureates is varied. Some are Democrats, others Republicans. Three held the office of President of the United States and two were Vice Presidents. Five were Secretaries of State. Two were scientists. One was a five star general, another a social worker. One Peace Laureate later received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Some negotiated peace treaties and others negotiated treaties intended to prevent war. Three of the winners are women. One lost her job because she protested American entry into World War I and another was expelled from the Daughters of the American Revolution for the same reason. The monument itself will inform visitors about the peacemaking deeds of these American heroes and heroines. Visitors will be encouraged to learn more about those being honored. Inspire others to work for peace The diversity of the American winners of the Nobel Peace Prize demonstrates that many individuals and organizations have the potential to help prevent wars, settle disputes, reconcile enemies, and create conditions that will lead to a more peaceful world. Fame, wealth, sex, ethnicity, or social status are irrelevant in this work. Most often it is the attitude that counts. The peacemaking deeds of those honored in the Nobel Peace Laureate Monument are shining examples for others to follow. Monument Design The physical monument will be produced by the collaboration of Kate McGee, landscape architect, and the Presentation Design Group, winners of a public design competition. It will take the form of a peace path accompanied by a serpentine wall. Thirty-eight new trees and several beds of ground cover will be planted. In the middle will be a sizable alcove where school classes can gather and individuals can find quiet contemplation. Along the path will be spaced eleven pillars with provision for the addition of others. Each pillar will display two metal plaques describing the peacemaking deeds of the individual American Peace Laureates. The plaques will inform visitors and enhance their experiences. file ://C: \Documents and Settings\ceexelf\Local Settings\ Temporary Internet Files\O LK 10 B\... 8/812006