Celebrate the Peace Heroine Awards Tomorrow at the MRS

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CODEPINK Women for Peace, Golden Gate Chapter

For Immediate Release

Contact: Holly Harwood
phone: (510) 307-6702
email: holly...@gmail.com
website: codepinkgoldengate.wordpress.com

CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY WITH PEACE HEROINE AWARDS

Berkeley, CA. The first annual Peace Heroine Awards for women peace
and social activists over age 70 will be awarded at noon on Mar. 9 at
the Marine Recruiting Station, Shattuck Sq. Berkeley. As Pamela
Sihvola said when nominating Gene Bernardi, these women “personify
peace and social justice.” The 41 award winners include veteran
members of EBCOSSI (East Bay Coalition to Support Self-Rule for
Iraqis), Grandmothers Against the War, Women for Peace, Veterans for
Peace, the Committee to Minimize Toxic Waste, Gray Panthers, Old
Lesbians Organizing for Change, California Alliance for Retired
Americans, CODEPINK, Women's International League for Peace and
Freedom, Women in Black, Cop Watch, US Labor Against the War, the
women's movement, the single payer health care movement, and many
more.

On the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, this is a
fitting tribute to local women who deserve recognition," said Cynthia
Papermaster of CODEPINK.

Peace Heroine Sheila Goldmacher said, “I have been a political
activist all my life starting at 18 when I worked in Adlai Stevenson's
campaign for the presidency. My last demo was at the B of A this past
week on Telegraph and Durant...Very satisfying.”

2011 Peace Heroines include Gene Bernardi, whose victories include
ending above-ground nuclear testing and winning a class action lawsuit
against the Forest Service for sex discrimination, Rita Moran,
Berkeley Peace and Social Justice Commissioner, Ann Fagan Ginger,
executive director emeritus of the Meiklejohn Civil Liberties
Institute, nonagenarians Doris Lester, Madeline Duckles and Eva
Bustein, videographers Margot Smith and Francesca Roveda, Leeza
Vinogradov, co-coordinator of CODEPINK's East Bay Chapter, and Mary
Prophet, co chair of the CA Teacher's Assoc. Peace and Justice
Caucus.

2011 Peace Heroines: Rita Moran, Dolores Helman, Doris Lester, Sheila
Goldmacher, Jaye Scott, Jane Miller, Jeanne Dritz, Jane Welford, Leeza
Vinogradov, Ann Fagan Ginger, June Brumer, Madeline Duckles, Jean
Lieber, Martha Lehrman, Coreen Thornton, Lenore Velfort, Juliette
Bidou, Avis Worthington, Eva Blustein, Ruthie McQuire, Gene
Bernardi, Frances Rachel, Margot Smith, Christa Von Blackensee, Helen
Isaacson, Miriam Blumberg, June Spiro, Myrna Schnur, Norma Harrison,
Ying Lee, Grace Severtson , Francesca Roveda, Nancy Hanawi, Lorene
Lamb, Judy Nakadegawa, Soula Culver, Laura Santina, Mary Prophet,
Tobey Wiebe, Evelyn Belson, Juanita Neilands, Addie Bianchi, Florence
Hicks.

CODEPINK Women for Peace is a women-initiated grassroots peace and
social justice movement working to end U.S. funded wars and
occupations, to challenge militarism globally, and to redirect our
resources into health care, education, green jobs and other life-
affirming activities. The Golden Gate Chapter serves the SF Bay Area.