His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu to get Fetzer Prize for Love and ForgivenessSunday, 27 September 2009, 10:41 a.m.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama, left, and Nobel peace laureate   Archbishop Desmond Tutu attend Hiroshima international Peace   Summit in Hiroshima, western Japan, on 1 November 2006/File   photo

Dharamshala: The
2009 Fetzer Prize will be awarded to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu for their inspiring and exemplary
commitment to advancing humanity’s understanding of the power of love,
forgiveness, and compassion. Each recipient will be awarded $100,000 to
support their work. (click here to watch the award ceremony)Tom
Beech, President & CEO of the Fetzer Institute will present the
Prize to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Emeritus Tutu at
the 2009 Vancouver Peace Summit on 27 September.“The lives of
these two remarkable people give us concrete examples of another way to
live. They stand for compassion in the face of isolation, love in the
face of fear, and forgiveness in the face of violence,” said Mr. Tom
Beech, President & CEO, Fetzer Institute. The Fetzer
Institute was first established in 1954 by John Fetzer. The institute
aims to foster awareness of the power of love and forgiveness in the
emerging global community. The Institute engages with people and
programs working to bring the power of love and forgiveness to the
center of individual, organizational and community life. It creates and
supports projects that serve as healing forces in a divided world, and
that spread knowledge about how individuals everywhere can be more
loving and forgiving in daily life.As part of the Fetzer
Institute’s work to promote the awareness of the power of love,
forgiveness and compassion, the Institute is the primary sponsor of the
Charter for Compassion, a collaborative effort to build a peaceful and
harmonious global community. The Charter is the result of noted author
and scholar Karen Armstrong’s one wish to change the world. The Charter
for Compassion will be unveiled formally in Washington, D.C., on
Thursday, 12 November 2009.“As the Charter’s primary sponsor,
Fetzer will have an exciting opportunity to support a worldwide
conversation about the need for greater compassion in the world,” noted
Shirley Showalter, Vice President of Programmes.