Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2016 3:37 pm
Riso and Minoa, just wanted to bring a third supporter for my nomination of Project Semicolon to your attention, as there are only 2 votes recorded.
Because sometimes even national leaders just want to hang out
https://forum.nationstates.net/
Great Kauthar wrote:Since Risottia denied the Duterte nomination for no real reason at all, I back the nomination of future president, Donald J. Trump!
Wolfmanne2 wrote:If I remove 'invented CCTV cameras' can resubmit it and have the nominations I have received upheld? It was a little joke I added, I'll make it more serious because it is a serious nomination. This is an outrageous decision that makes a mockery of the NSG Peace Prize process. You've removed the joint second highest nomination from the list, this can only be a politically motivated decision, the committee has a horrific bias and is unfit for purpose.
As a protest, I hereby nominate Donald J. Trump until further notice.
Great Kauthar wrote:Since Risottia denied the Duterte nomination for no real reason at all, I back the nomination of future president, Donald J. Trump!
The Blue Shield is the cultural equivalent of the Red Cross. It is the protective emblem specified in the 1954 Hague Convention (Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict) for marking cultural sites to give them protection from attack in the event of armed conflict. The Blue Shield network consists of organizations dealing with museums, archives, audiovisual supports, libraries, as well as monuments and sites.
The Archregimancy wrote:For the third time running, I nominate Blue Shield International.The Blue Shield is the cultural equivalent of the Red Cross. It is the protective emblem specified in the 1954 Hague Convention (Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict) for marking cultural sites to give them protection from attack in the event of armed conflict. The Blue Shield network consists of organizations dealing with museums, archives, audiovisual supports, libraries, as well as monuments and sites.
http://www.ancbs.org/cms/en/about-us
In a period where cultural heritage is under considerable threat from war - as shown by (among other examples) the wanton destruction of cultural heritage in Syria and Iraq by most sides in the overlapping conflicts - those heritage professionals who risk their lives to at least try and save our global cultural heritage for future generations deserve some form of recognition even if the nature of their work means they're not always successful.
I concede my bias, both in terms of general profession and as the (newly appointed) heritage manager for a national Red Cross - but I don't work for the Blue Shield, so I believe I can nominate my Hague Convention colleagues.
I have made it under the nomination deadline, right? I've been a little distracted by the new job over the last week or so. I might have left it a little too late to get supporting nominations, so I might have to try again next year....
The Archregimancy wrote:For the third time running, I nominate Blue Shield International.The Blue Shield is the cultural equivalent of the Red Cross. It is the protective emblem specified in the 1954 Hague Convention (Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict) for marking cultural sites to give them protection from attack in the event of armed conflict. The Blue Shield network consists of organizations dealing with museums, archives, audiovisual supports, libraries, as well as monuments and sites.
http://www.ancbs.org/cms/en/about-us
In a period where cultural heritage is under considerable threat from war - as shown by (among other examples) the wanton destruction of cultural heritage in Syria and Iraq by most sides in the overlapping conflicts - those heritage professionals who risk their lives to at least try and save our global cultural heritage for future generations deserve some form of recognition even if the nature of their work means they're not always successful.
I concede my bias, both in terms of general profession and as the (newly appointed) heritage manager for a national Red Cross - but I don't work for the Blue Shield, so I believe I can nominate my Hague Convention colleagues.
I have made it under the nomination deadline, right? I've been a little distracted by the new job over the last week or so. I might have left it a little too late to get supporting nominations, so I might have to try again next year....
Minoa wrote:* Committee hat on *
It is of my opinion that recent events relating to Donald Trump’s misogynistic comments (BBC, 10 October 2016) may place the NSG Peace Prize at risk of serious disrepute if his nomination is allowed to proceed and he subsequently wins.
While I understand the reasons behind the nominations for Donald Trump, it is in my opinion that the serious issues surround Trump, including his comments on Latinos and his proposal to ban all Muslims from the country, outweigh the benefits of allowing such nomination. I recommend that Risottia take this into account.
I also recommend that the official reason for rejecting the nominations for Rodrigo Duterte is due to his role in the Philippine "War on Drugs" and his willingness to slaughter three million drug addicts in response to that (Reuters, 7 October 2016).
Wolfmanne2 wrote:This is an outrage. First Duterte, then Trump. The NSG Peace Prize has already put itself into disrepute with the removal of Rodrigo Duterte, feel free to put it into further disrepute by deselecting Trump.