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| | News & Events - Pearson Medal |
 | | Geoffrey Pearson, National Vice-President of the United Nations Association in Canada (UNA-Canada), distinguished former diplomat and son of <b>Lesterb> B. Pearson, presented the award to Dr. Newcombe at a ceremony held at Hamilton City Hall on December 10, International Human Rights Day. |
 | | Hanna Newcombe, co-founder with her late husband of the Peace Research Institute of Dundas, Ontario and life-long peace activist and community development worker, was the 19th recipient of the Pearson Peace Medal. |
 | | Newcombe's lifetime dedication to peace research and education, her lengthy list of publications, her commitment to equal rights and justice for all humanity, and to peaceful change through international law, make her a worthy recipient of the award. |
| www.unac.org /en/news_events/pearson/1997.asp (245 words) |
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