Dresden Prize

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The Dresden Prize is an international peace prize that is awarded annually around February 13, the anniversary of the destruction of Dresden .

The last award ceremony took place on February 9, 2020 to the Syrian education activist and UNICEF special ambassador Muzoon Almellehan . The Musaik children's orchestra from the Prohlis district of Dresden , in which children from socially disadvantaged families and refugee children make music together , received a special prize (endowed with 5000 euros).

meaning

Special achievements against conflicts, violence and escalations are honored. The award was brought to life by the Friends of Dresden Germany association founded in Dresden in 2009. This is an offshoot of the US Friends of Dresden Inc. in New York , which was founded by Günter Blobel . The prize is donated by the Klaus Tschira Foundation . It is endowed with 10,000 euros. The winners will receive a 30 cm high bronze figure, which was designed by Konstanze Feindt Eißner and is based on the figure "Ernst" of the Dresden Mozart fountain in the Bürgerwiese . The war damage suffered by the original figure, which is exhibited today in the Dresden Lapidarium, can also be seen in the award sculpture.

According to the organizer, the award is also intended to counteract the appropriation of the Dresden Memorial Day by right-wing extremists. The first award ceremony in 2010 was postponed by one day for security reasons at the request of the Saxon Ministry of the Interior and took place at a ceremony in the Semperoper . In the following years the winners, Daniel Barenboim and James Nachtwey , were also honored in the Semperoper on February 13th.

Award winners

year person Laudator Reason for awarding the prize image
2010 Mikhail Gorbachev ,
former President of the Soviet Union 		Gerhart Baum for his achievements “in the field of conflict and violence prevention” and especially his commitment to nuclear disarmament. With his initiative to unilaterally dismantle medium-range missiles , Gorbachev had given the signal for an end to the nuclear arms race and made "one of the most important contributions to violence prevention in recent decades". Mikhail Gorbachev
2011 Daniel Barenboim ,
conductor and pianist 		Richard von Weizsäcker for the establishment of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra Daniel Barenboim
2012 James Nachtwey ,
war photographer 		Wim Wenders for his "pictures that you will never forget. And he does it as a moralist, as someone who not only hopes but believes that his pictures can cause a rethink " James Nachtwey
2013 Stanislav Petrov ,
former officer in the Soviet Army 		Claus Kleber “On the night of September 25th to 26th, 1983, Stanislav Petrow anticipated a 3rd World War and politicians who might or even probably would have decided differently. An engineer in the service of the Soviet Army, faced with a responsibility that couldn't be greater, the responsibility for the survival of humanity . He did her justice because he made decisions not as a technician, not as an officer, but as a person. " Stanislav Evgrafowitsch Petrov
2014 Emmanuel Jal ,
Sudanese musician and former child soldier 		Fatou Bensouda for his musical and political engagement against the military abuse of children in Africa Emmanuel Jal
2015 Edward, Duke of Kent ,
British royal family 		Kurt Biedenkopf for his contribution to the reconciliation between Great Britain and Germany. Edward of Kent
2016 Daniel Ellsberg Jakob Augstein as the "forefather of whistleblowers ". He inspires others with his courage. Daniel Ellsberg
2017 Domenico Lucano , Mayor of Riace Martin Roth for the reception and integration of 550 refugees in the 1800-inhabitant village of Riace. Domenico Lucano
2018 Tommie Smith ,
Olympic gold medalist and civil rights activist 		Günter Wallraff “The gesture of athletes Tommie Smith and John Carlos on the winners podium at the 1968 Mexico Olympics was one of the most impressive public demonstrations against racial discrimination of the last century. A silent protest that has become part of the history of moral courage. The then Olympic champion Tommie Smith became a role model for the politically active athlete. Fifty years later, there is still racism. Unfortunately, the topic has lost little of its topicality. And the gesture has remained what it was back then: courageous and strong. ” Günter Blobel , co-initiator of the Dresden Prize Tommie Smith
2019 Phan Thị Kim Phúc , victim of the Vietnam War James Nachtwey “The peace activist is being honored for her reconciliation work. She consistently denies hatred, is a Unesco goodwill ambassador and founded a foundation for children damaged by war. "
2020 Muzoon Almellehan , Syrian education activist and UNICEF special envoy Phan Thị Kim Phúc She “is considered to be one of the strongest and most influential voices in the fight for education for children in crisis areas. She began her commitment at the age of 14 in a Jordanian refugee camp, where she and her family had fled from Syria. For many of the refugees, taking part in educational opportunities was not the top priority given the hopelessness in the camp. But Muzoon went from tent to tent and convinced parents and children of the importance of school ”.

Web links

Commons : Dresden Prize  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Syrian educational activist and children's orchestra from Prohlis receive "Dresden Prize". Retrieved February 9, 2020 .
  2. ↑ ddp : Dresden Peace Prize will be awarded for the first time in 2010 . February 12, 2009, 2:36 PM GMT (accessed February 15, 2010 via LexisNexis Economy )
  3. ^ Ddp: Mikhail Gorbatschow awarded the Dresden Prize . February 14, 2010, 3:28 PM GMT (accessed February 15, 2010 via LexisNexis Economy )
  4. ^ Ddp: Conductor Barenboim receives 2011 Dresden Prize . September 17, 2010, 5:59 PM GMT (accessed April 23, 2011 via LexisNexis Economy )
  5. ↑ War photographer James Nachtwey receives the Dresden Peace Prize at abendblatt.de, February 11, 2012 (accessed on February 13, 2012).
  6. ↑ Nuclear War Preventer Receives Peace Prize ( Memento from January 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) at friendsofdresden-deutschland.com, November 16, 2012 (accessed on November 17, 2012).
  7. ↑ Dresden Prize for Prince Edward: Winners for good reasons , Süddeutsche Zeitung of February 14, 2015, accessed February 14, 2015
  8. ↑ http://dresdner-friedenspreis.de/wp-content/uploads/Pressemitteilung.zip , accessed on February 18, 2018
  9. ↑ Klaus Tschira Foundation enables international peace prize for the tenth time. Retrieved January 24, 2019 .
  10. ↑ a b International Peace Prize Dresden Prize. Retrieved February 9, 2020 .