Swanson is the founding director of World Beyond War and a TFF Associate. Fredrik Heffermehl (1938-2023) established the prize, which Lay Down Your Arms awards.
This is the public announcement about the November 10, 2024, ceremony in Oslo.
You are hereby cordially invited!
LAY DOWN YOUR ARMS
The Real Nobel Peace Prize for 2024
IS AWARDED THE FOUNDING DIRECTOR OF “WORLD BEYOND WAR”
David Swanson
WHO WILL RECEIVE THE PRIZE IN A PUBLIC CEREMONY AT
LITTERATURHUSET IN OSLO, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2024.
Participating Jannik Bonnevie (poetry), Xiangtian Liu (grand piano), Marie Flognfeldt Jones (song), Jakob Rekdal Jones (guitar).
After lunch, David Swanson will introduce a roundtable on “How can we stop today’s militarization?” with among others Glenn Diesen, Ingeborg Breines, Jan Oberg, Thore Vestby, Mariell Leraand, Ola Friholt, Tomas Magnusson and Ola Tunander
Free entry
The Real Nobel Peace Prize is established by Fredrik Heffermehl (see below).
More about David Swanson and his unique, diverse peace work here.
More about Fredrik Heffermehl, his impressive research work and last book,
“The Real Nobel Peace Prize” here and here.
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Dear Jan!
I am so happy to see Fredriks Dream beeing implementet! I live outside Oslo now, but hope I can make it on november 10! Been a long time since we saw each other, but I hope everything is going well with you in thees Dark Times!
I took the photo you are using of Fredrik, he liked it very much,- but can you please write my name as the photographer under it. I gave it to him for free use.
Best regards from Eva (Brustad)
Great to hear that, dear Eva. Hope to see you and yes, I have now placed you name under that fine photo of dear Fredrik.
Best,
JAN