Max Mark-Cranbrook Global Peacemaker Awards

The Max Mark-Cranbrook Global Peacemaker Awards is an annual international awards program that recognizes and celebrates individuals for their exceptional contributions to domestic and international peace, and is one of Rotary International's most prestigious awards, presented with The Center for Peace and Conflict Studies (CPCS), Wayne State University.

History

The Max Mark-Cranbrook Global Peacemaker Awards were founded with the aim of promoting peace, reconciliation, and conflict resolution in a world often plagued by violence and discord. The awards seek to acknowledge the remarkable efforts of individuals and organizations that have made significant strides in fostering peace and harmony across borders, as well as tackling some of the gravest social justice issues such as gendered violence, human trafficking and modern slavery, gun violence and mass incarceration, human rights, addiction and depression, indigenous rights, and other issues. The famed annual Cranbrook Global Peacemaker Lecture was incorporated into Wayne State's Center for Peace and Conflict Studies in its annual Community Peacemaker Awards program in 2009.

Global Peacemaker Award Ceremony and Max Mark-Cranbrook Peace Lectures

The annual award ceremony is a high-profile event attended by prominent figures in the fields of peace and diplomacy. It provides a platform to showcase the achievements of the awardees and inspire others to join the global efforts for peace. In 2019 the ceremony was held at the Arab American National Museum in Dearborn Michigan, with the Center for Peace & Conflict Studies. In 2022, they were held at the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, Wayne State.

Notable Global Awardees

The Max Mark-Cranbrook Global Peacemaker Awards have recognized numerous individuals and organizations who have made significant contributions to global peace and conflict resolution. This award honors leaders who have dedicated their lives to advancing the cause of peace, have a substantial record of accomplishment, and who have demonstrated exceptional leadership in peacemaking efforts. Notable awardees include:

Name	Description
Bishop Desmond Tuto	Nobel Prize Winner, anti-apartheid and human rights activist
Dr. Noam Chomsky	Author, Linguist, Activist, Intellectual Historian
Abigail Disney	Emmy Award Winning Documentary Filmmaker,
Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish	Israeli-Palestinian Human Rights Activist known as "The Martin Luther King of the Middle East"
Mary Robinson	Former President of Ireland UN High Commissioner for Refugee and Human Rights,
Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri	Filmmaker, photographer, human rights and social justice activist
Samantha Fuentes	Parkland Survivor and Student Activist
Dr. Sakena Yacoobi	Founder of the Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL), Vice President of Hope International (CHI)
Howard Zinn	American Historian and Activist,
Dr. Craig Spencer	Ebola survivor and Director of Global Health in Emergency Medicine