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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIs there a posibility for the Parkland students to be awarded the Nobel peace prize?
I think they deserve it. Their bravery and commitment to their cause should be recognized.
And the fact that it would make trump and all the other probables heads explode, would make the prize taste even sweeter.
Is it possible?
sunonmars
(8,656 posts)hlthe2b
(102,634 posts)Qualified Nominators
Revised September 2016
Members of national assemblies and national governments (cabinet members/ministers) of sovereign states as well as current heads of states
Members of The International Court of Justice in The Hague and The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague
Members of Institut de Droit International
University professors, professors emeriti and associate professors of history, social sciences, law, philosophy, theology, and religion; university rectors and university directors (or their equivalents); directors of peace research institutes and foreign policy institutes
Persons who have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
Members of the main board of directors or its equivalent for organizations that have been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
Current and former members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee (proposals by current members of the Committee to be submitted no later than at the first meeting of the Committee after 1 February)
Former advisers to the Norwegian Nobel Committee
sunonmars
(8,656 posts)hlthe2b
(102,634 posts)could readily nominate... previous Nobel Peace Prize winners include President Obama and Al Gore.
So, I can think of quite a few ways to get someone eligible to nominate, to do so.
asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)The Washington Post and NYT could nominate the Parkland students..they just received a Nobel...
Totally would be a wrecking ball for the POS in the WH -
hlthe2b
(102,634 posts)asiliveandbreathe
(8,203 posts)lunamagica
(9,967 posts)elocs
(22,673 posts)[link:https://www.nobelprize.org/nomination/peace/|
"Deadline for submission. In order to be considered for the award of the year, nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize shall be sent in to the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo before the 1st day of February the same year. Nominations postmarked and received after this date are included in the following year's discussions."
lunamagica
(9,967 posts)benld74
(9,917 posts)Response to lunamagica (Original post)
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jodymarie aimee
(3,975 posts)it is a moot point. They are far too smart to accept an award for being...they want actual CHANGE.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)Deadline for nominations has passed.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(116,106 posts)Kentonio
(4,377 posts)Despite how impressive these kids have been, I dont think you could seriously suggest theyve done more for peace in the world this year than anyone else.
monmouth4
(9,725 posts)IluvPitties
(3,181 posts)obnoxiousdrunk
(2,913 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(116,106 posts)which wasn't a "global" initiative. Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan were the recipients for their work as the cofounders of Community of Peace People, an organization dedicated to promoting a peaceful resolution to the Troubles in Northern Ireland. https://www.nobelpeaceprize.org/Prize-winners/Prizewinner-documentation/Betty-Williams-Mairead-Corrigan
demigoddess
(6,646 posts)George II
(67,782 posts)relayerbob
(6,565 posts)The Velveteen Ocelot
(116,106 posts)See post #2.
relayerbob
(6,565 posts)appalachiablue
(41,257 posts)ehrnst
(32,640 posts)"According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize shall be awarded to the person who in the preceding year "shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses"
But I would love to see them get international recognition.
Exotica
(1,461 posts)BobTheSubgenius
(11,586 posts)Surely there is someone on that list so sympathetic to their cause that they would be that nominator's choice.
Nitram
(23,047 posts)But then so do people working in refugee camps all over the world.
Soxfan58
(3,479 posts)That prize would look sweet beside their sports trophys
karynnj
(59,519 posts)Though extremely commendable, it is solely an American domestic issue and not tied to something like controlling nuclear weapons, eliminating land mines, chemical weapons etc.
duforsure
(11,885 posts)And accomplished for the good of our country they greatly deserve it. As for trump he deserves jail time. what a crook and liar.
Vinca
(50,346 posts)samnsara
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