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PORTRAITS
OF INTEGRITY PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE:
- Nelson Mandela (Former
South African President.)
- Shimon Peres (Former Israeli Prime Minister, Peres
won the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to create
peace in the Middle East. He is also the author of ten best-selling
books.)
- Reverend Billy Graham (Evangelist and messenger
of love, hope and peace.)
- Martin Sheen (Veteran
actor of such films as Apocalypse Now and environmental
and anti-nuclear activist, has risked his life for causes
such as the protection of baby seals in the Magdalene Islands.)
- Bonnie Raitt (Grammy winning singer/songwriter
who has participated in over 200 benefit concerts and helped
create the Rhythm and Blues Foundation, an organization
aimed at improving the financial condition, recognition
and royalty rates of R & B pioneers. She also initiated
the Bonnie Raitt Fender Guitar Project in conjunction with
Fenderand Boys and Girls Clubs of America to inspire inner
city girls to play guitar.)
- Dr. Phil McGraw (Life Strategist and key player
in Oprah Winfrey's triumphant win over the Texas Beef Cattle
lawsuit.)
- Dr. Jane Goodall
(Founded the "Jane Goodall Institute" which increases awareness
and education of non-invasive research of all primates,
promotes activities that ensure the well-being of all animals
and issues relating to inter-relationships with each other,
animals and the environment.)
- Arun Gandhi (The grandson of the great Mahatma
Gandhi, Arun has dedicated his life's work to fostering
non-violent solutions to serious societal problems through
his Center for Social Unity in India. He has authored five
books and travels the world speaking about non-violence,
racism and anger management.)
- Dr. Wayne Dyer (Author and noted self-help psychologist.)
- Craig Kielburger (16 year old child labour activist,
author and head of "Free the Children", an organization
whose aim is to spread awareness and pass legislation against
the exploitation of children everywhere.)
- Norbert Reinhart (Canadian businessman who selflessly
traded positions with an employee captured and taken hostage
by an extremist guerilla group in south America and lived
for three and one-half months as a political prisoner.)
- Dr. John Gray (Best-selling author of "Men Are
From Mars, Women Are From Venus" and Oprah Winfrey regular,
Dr. Gray has assisted millions with his relationship seminars,
workshops and lectures.)
- Duncan Sheik (Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter
who has donated his time to many causes including bringing
musical instruments to the children of Kosovo and performing
for many AIDS and world peace events.)
- John Robbins (Environmental/author of "Diet for
a New America" and founder of "EarthSave", an organization
aimed at assisting people of all ages in reclaiming their
medical independence and to promote environmental education
for the planet.)
- Dr. Robert Schuller (Television evangelist and
esteemed motivational speaker.)
- Monty Hall (Television icon, Host of "Let's Make
A Deal" who has raised over three quarters of a billion
dollars for various charitable causes.)
- Dune Lankard (Environmentalist
who has spearheaded a movement to save Alaska's "Copper
River Delta" from destruction.)
- Julia Butterfly Hill (The activist, who on a mission
to save the endangered California Redwoods from clear-cutting,
has made one of the 20-storey trees her home for over two
years as a protest against their destruction.)
- Dr. Nancy Olivieri (Medical doctor and scientist
who took on drug companies and the medical establishment
when she discovered a drug used to treat children had potentially
serious and harmful side effects.)
- Rick Hansen (Wheelchair athlete and founder of
the "Rick Hansen Institute" whose mission is to "remove
the barriers that limit people with disabilities from reaching
their full potential".)
- Diane Dupuy (Founded the highly successful "Famous
People Players" whose theatrical productions are performed
primarily by mentally handicapped people.)
- Graham Kerr /Formerly Galloping Gourmet (One of
the world's most beloved chefs, he dramatically changed
his techniques to preach healthy, low-fat cooking after
nearly losing his wife to a heart attack in 1986. He shares
his message of combining "sound nutrition with creative
cooking" on an international level.)
- Elizabeth O'Donnell (Former professional figure-skater
and founder of "SABAH", an organization that encourages
and sets up programs for children with physical and mental
disabilities to participate in the sport of ice-skating.)
- Alan Roy Scott (Founder of "Music Bridges Around
the World", a non-profit organization that bridges cultures
by bringing celebrities together to perform in controversial
locations across the world. Destinations have included USSR,
Romania, Indonesia and Cuba.)
- Chris Robertson (First person in history to travel
under his own steam by bicycle from the bottom to the top
of mainland Canada. A motivational speaker who spoke along
his journey, asked the question "What will you do to make
Canada a better place to live?")
- Art Linkletter (Emmy
winning, Grammy award winning television and radio personality,
he has also been active in anti-drug, literacy and physical
fitness campaigns as well as an active Board member of Kaiser
Hospitals and French Foundation for Alzheimers Disease.)
- Dr. Nathaniel Branden (Leading psychologist and
best-selling author, Dr. Branden is referred to as "the
father of the concept of self-esteem".)
- Uri Geller (World renowned
psychic and author, Uri teaches that his abilities are not
exclusive and as we learn to believe in ourselves, we too
can tap into the ninety percent of the brain that is seldom
used.)
- Annie Chau (This teenager founded and runs the
non-profit organization Artspan which provides juvenile
delinquents, underprivileged and mentally disabled children
with free arts education.)
- Judy Hensley
and the Grade 7 class of Wallins Elementary School (This
Wallins Creek, Kentucky school teacher and her students
embarked on a successful letter writing campaign to save
the peak of a local mountain from destruction for coal mining
purposes.)
- Dr. Helen Caldicott (Author and Founder of Physicians
for Social Responsibility, an organization committed to
educating colleagues about the dangers of nuclear power,
weapons and war. Dr. Caldicott also played a major role
in her native Australia's opposition to French atmospheric
testing in the Pacific. Her continued protests against nuclear
war has spanned the globe. She is the recipient of many
awards and prizes and was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.)
- Michael O'Neal (After his small Northern California
community was devastated by mudslides and floods caused
by excessive clear-cutting of nearby ancient redwood trees,
O'Neal spearheaded a groundbreaking lawsuit against the
lumber company responsible. His relentless campaigning has
brought international attention to the case and is helping
to set new preventative legislation. He also saved many
lives after alerting neighbors to the destruction headed
their way.)
- Jawdat Ibrahim (After winning over twenty million
dollars U.S. in a lottery, Jawdat returned to his Israeli-Arab
village of Abu Ghosh and set up an educational foundation
to help local youth and underprivileged villagers.)
- Gordie and Colleen Howe
(Also known as Mr. and Mrs. Hockey, this dynamic duo have
raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for charity and
have made incredible contributions to the sport they have
dedicated their lives to.)
- Jeni Le Gon (A dancer and actor, she overcame great
obstacles to become the first African-American woman to
sign a long-term contract with a major Hollywood film studio.
She is the subject of an award winning documentary "Living
in a Great Big Way" which highlights her determination to
overcome racial stereotypes in 1930's show business.)
- Jerry Goodis (the advertising executive who built
one of the most successful agencies in the world despite
his refusal to work for big money products such as war toys
and tobacco.)
- Deanna Durrett (After discovering how easy it was
for children to buy cigarettes, Deanna, then 13, successfully
campaigned to have cigarette vending machines removed from
restaurants in her hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. Now
18, she recently became the recipient of The National Youth
Advocate of the Year award from Campaign for Tobacco-Free
Kids, the country's largest non-governmental anti-smoking
initiative.)
- Dr. Jeffrey Wigand (The
subject of the film "The Insider", Wigand blew the whistle
on big tobacco after years of conducting scientific research
at Brown and Williamson. The information he provided allowed
the Food and Drug Administration to regulate tobacco as
well as forever changing the history of public opinion,
political balance of power and the legal landscape in America.
Wigand has since founded Smoke-Free Kids, an organization
aimed at educating children on the perils of smoking.)
- Dr. Maya Angelou (The
celebrated poet and author has inspired millions with her
empowering words, ideas and vision of a better world through
her written work and lectures. She is the National Ambassador
for UNICEF and a Grammy award winner for her spoken word
album "Even the Stars Look Lonesome" among many other awards
and accolades.)
- Nancy Brinker (Breast cancer survivor and founder
of the Susan G. Komen Foundation, named after her sister
who perished from the disease. The Foundation has raised
over $225 million for breast cancer research.)
- Edward Asner (Co-star of The Mary Tyler Moore Show,
a dedicated social activist.)
- Major General (ret'd) Lewis MacKenzie (One of the
few Canadians to command a UN mission, the only Canadian
to twice be awarded the Meritorious Service Cross for bringing
credit to his profession and his country.)
- Kim Phuc (Kim was badly
burned by napalm during the Vietnam war. The Pulitzer winning
photo of Kim was instrumental in turning American public
opinion against the war. Kim now lives in Canada and her
foundations help children terrorized by war.)
- Lucas Benitez (Lucas is an activist committed to
raising wages and improving working conditions for immigrant
farm workers in Florida. Many farm workers have not had
an increase in pay for twenty years.)
- Dr. Edgar Mitchell (Dr. Mitchell was the sixth
man to walk on the moon. On his return he created "The Institute
of Noetic Sciences", an organization to research and understand
the meaning of consciousness.)
- Senator Joseph Lieberman
(Involved in environmental and morality issues. He was the
first Democrat to criticize President Clinton for his indiscretions
with Monica Lewinsky.)
- Silken Laumann (Canadian Olympic medallist who
overcame great physical adversity.)
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