to Clinicians
and Healing Practitioners working with Survivors of Torture
In
honor of the life and work of Dr. Barbara Chester, the Hopi Foundation
has
established an award for outstanding clinicians/practitioners who treat
victims
of torture, their families and communities. In issuing this award, we
hope
to honor the worthy persons who undertake the difficult and often
dangerous
work of providing healing services in circumstances of torture. We hope
also
to call attention to such abuses directed against specific regions and
communities,
and draw worldwide support for prevention of torture and associated
trauma.
The
annual award includes a cash prize of approximately U.S. $10,000 and a
silver
sculpture, 17 cm. in height, beautifully handcrafted by noted Hopi
artisan
Floyd Lomakuyvaya, featuring Hopi symbolism for healing and Qa
Tutsawinvu
— freedom from fear of intimidation from any source. There are no
restrictions
on how the monetary award can be used. In the event of a tie, the
finalists
will share the award equally.
Shari Eppel, Zimbabwe
Recipient of the 2000 Barbara Chester Award
Presented at award ceremony in Tucson, Arizona on
June 26, 2000.
Click on photo for a biographic sketch of the award recipient.
Photo by Vicky Grayland
Juan
Almendares, Honduras
Recipient of the 2001 Barbara Chester Award
Presented at award ceremony at Homolovi Ruins,
Arizona on September 15, 2001.
Click on photo for a biographic sketch of the award recipient.
Allen
Keller, New York
Recipient of the 2003 Barbara Chester Award
Presented at award ceremony at Copenhagen, Denmark on September 7, 2003.
Click on photo for a biographic sketch of the award recipient.
Alp Ayan, Turkey
Recipient of the 2006 Barbara Chester Award
Presented at award ceremony in Tucson, Arizona on October 14, 2006.
Click on photo for a biographic sketch of the award recipient.
The Barbara
Chester Award • Hopi Foundation
P.O. Box 617 • Sitka, AK U.S.A.
Telephone: 907-966-2600
E-mail: information@barbarachesteraward.org
