Name: Annual Berkeley Rotary Peace Grove Award Ceremony
Start: 2024-09-25T12:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-09-25T14:00:00-07:00
Location: Brazilian Room

An event to honor the Center for Civil Liberties (Ukraine) for making a significant contribution to international peace and understanding.
About this Event

Annual Berkeley Rotary Peace Grove Award Ceremony

Come join us at the Brazilian Room for a time of celebration and recognition! The Annual Berkeley Rotary Peace Grove Award Ceremony honors individuals who have made significant contributions to promoting peace. This in-person event will feature inspiring speeches, live music, and a delicious lunch. Let's come together to applaud those who have dedicated their time and efforts to creating a more peaceful world.

The Center for Civil Liberties is a Ukrainian human rights organization led by the Ukrainian lawyer Oleksandra Matviichuk, one of the top 25 most influential women in the world (Financial Times). Founded in 2007 to promote the values of human rights, it has been actively working for the protection of human rights in Ukraine and the OSCE region for 17 years and is a 2022 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

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In 1955, the Berkeley Rotary Club established the International Peace Grove in Tilden Regional Park by planting one hundred Giant Sequoia seedlings close to the site of a former missile base.

Each year, one tree is dedicated to honor an individual or an organization that has made a significant contribution to international peace and understanding.