45th Annual Debs - Thomas - Harrington Dinner
Bernice
Bild
You have dedicated your considerable energies to the quest for peace.
Through your work in the Nuclear Freeze Campaign and the Committee for New Priorities, you have educated and agitated for a more humane approach to our relationships in the world.
Through your advocacy on housing issues, you have called attention to the plight of low income families lacking decent shelter.
Through your activity in the PTA, you helped lead the fight against the segregationist policies of the Chicago Public Schools.
Throughout your life you have struggled for peace, equality, and justice.
For all your efforts to build a better world, the Debs - Thomas - Harrington Dinner Committee hereby presents you with its 2003 award.
Mitch
Vogel
As an academic you challenged students to become better citizens by understanding the world they inherited and acting to make it better.
As an organizer you successfully challenged your co-workers to come together to fight not only in their own interests, but for the betterment of the entire higher education community.
As a leader you have spoken truth to power, insisting that politicians and the press recognize the vital role that universities play in our society.
As a citizen activist you have built bridges to bring together trade unionists, community activists, and advocates for the poor and disabled in common cause to build a more just society.
For your steadfast dedication to the fight for a more just world, the Debs - Thomas - Harrington Dinner Committee hereby presents you with its 2003 award.
Sydney
Bild
You have dedicated your life to building a better world.
You were a pioneer in the fight for racial justice, fighting to break down the walls of segregation long before the nation recognized its ravaging effects.
You were an early champion of universal heath care, understanding that access to care is a right which should be provided to every citizen.
You have continued your lifelong struggle for justice alongside your contemporaries in Metro Seniors.
For your steadfast dedication to the fight for a more just world, the Debs-Thomas-Harrington Dinner Committee hereby presents you with its 2003 award.