SDI No. 6 - Peacemaker Awards

Two miniature Peacemakers - replicas weighing about twenty-five pounds.

First Peace Makers Award   One replica of the peacemakers monument designated the "Dr. Andrei Sakharov Peace Award" was taken to the Soviet Union by Rama Vernon, Director for the Center for Soviet-American Dialogue.  Dr. Elaina Bonner, wife of the late Dr. Andrei Sakharov - top Soviet nuclear physicist was selected to be recipient of one of the awards as a tribute to her deceased husband Dr. Andrei Sakharov for efforts to stop nuclear testing by the Soviet Union.

PHOTO ABOVE:  Dr. Elaina Bonner, wife of the late Dr. Andrei Sakharov - top Soviet nuclear physicist accepting the "Dr. Andrei Sakharov Peace Award.

Second Peace Makers Award   The second miniature replica of the peacemakers monument was hand carried to New Zealand and presented to the New Zealand Foundation for Peace Studies by Edward Winchester  .   See Photos and Art

PHOTO ABOVE:   Ed Winchester presents Peacemaker Monument miniature to New Zealand Foundation for Peace Studies. Dr. John Hinchcliff, Patron of the New Zealand Foundation for Peace Studies accepting the Peacemakers (miniature replica) from PMC representative, Edward Winchester ~ October, 1995   

        Above - Wendy John, Marion Hancock, and Yvonne Duncan

French Nuclear Tests Brought Ed Winchester to New Zealand

French nuclear tests  in the Pacific Ocean brought former Pentagon official Edward Winchester to New Zealand in support of the New Zealand peace movement's efforts to bring an immediate halt to nuclear tests in the Pacific. This visit was in response to a radio broadcast for support from the New Zealand ship Tui, while it was on duty at Moruroa and Fangataufa atolls.  He was concerned that nuclear testing by the Chinese and French had already ignited fires in Pacific rim volcanoes causing widespread diseases and destruction, and that  further testing had high risk for triggering cataclysms of unprecedented proportions.  The testing threatened to affect the stability and territorial integrity of New Zealand, Australia, the United States, and land masses in the entire Pacific region.

New Zealand Public Radio Interview with Former Pentagon official Edward Winchester

During his stay in New Zealand Edward Winchester was interviewed on New Zealand Public Radio.  He spoke about the French nuclear tests being done in the Pacific Ocean, about the Peacemakers statue and his his work in the Pentagon and his work involving meditation.

Peacemakers Award to New Zealand Foundation for Peace Studies

The New Zealand Foundation for Peace Studies was recipient of a Peacemakers award on October 30^th, 1995 at Auckland, New Zealand.  The Foundation was one of the nominees recommended by the New Zealand Ambassador to the United States. The award was presented formally to Dr. John Hinchcliff, patron of the Foundation, in honoring and recognizing citizens of New Zealand for their commitment, dedication, and struggles to bring peace to a troubled world.     

The specific reasons for the award were to recognize and honor efforts by a vast network of peace groups, religious organizations, and concerned citizens of New Zealand to promote the cause of nuclear disarmament, bring a halt to the nuclear arms race and nuclear testing in general, and in particular to halt a series of French nuclear tests at Mururoa Atol in the Pacific.

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