Right Livelihood Award 2006  April 10

Hans Karow sent the following last night. Hans is Canadian. Today I
received it again from Agnes in England. Perhaps I (in the US) am not the
first to send it on to you, either. But to make sure we all get it, let's
keep it moving.
This is such a good idea, nominating Magda and Olle. They both deserve
it richly. And the public exposure would be great.
Regards,
Shivani
     

Dear all,
 
Back in 2003 I was approached by someone else –also a long term anti-EMF
campaigner, making me aware of the Right Livelihood Awards (RLHA), having then in
mind Olle Johansson to be nominated. When finding out that at that time  the
deadline for nomination just passed (April 10 every year) this topic died for
a while until just recently last December, when RLHA was brought up again. So
far we very few came to the agreement to also have Magda nominated besides
Olle, and my info request with the RLHA Association was responded that Awards
might be shared, as happened last year (Maude Barlow & Tony Clarke).
 
 
We have known Olle Johansson since the start of our EMF involvement (about
1996).  Olle has been working tiredless and always expressing the fulltruth
without siding an quarter of an inch with the industry but supporting his
concern about the health and well being of us humans, if not animals and plants as
welI. His research is not quite easy, because of the problem that lately his
work is kind of “censored”  and he has a hard time to get sufficient research
funding, which…as we know… most of the time are directly/indirectly coming
from the industry.
 
Magda as well deserved this livelihood, since we/I have known her first over
the EMF-L list thanks to guru’s subscription side. I never expected, hence I
was very surprised, when Magda agreed to come to West Canada to testify on our
behalf in the SumasEnergy2/Abbotssford 230kV line upon my request via e-mail…
.and this with very short notice and all at her cost, since the National
Energy Board did/usually does not provide participation cost compensation. In our
recent Osoyoos TL application –again despite the very short notice-she made
herself available again,…and as we all know, shortly before our hearing here in
Osoyoos, Magda testified in a Vancouver 230 kV TL application case. We all
know Magda too well, and there is no need to explain any further why she should
be nominated!
 
A problem will arise, and I am sure some individuals of our EMF campaign
community around the globe might feel left out or discriminated by the Magda &
Olle nomination, which is true….. we have many who worked on this issue
tiredless and on a volunteer basis. But that will mean a list of many to beincluded
as well…however, I am sure all of us will agree that in case Magda and Olle
would get the Award, that would mean a recognition for all of us! I myself would
just be very very happy in case Magda and Olle jointly would win the award!
 
I kindly ask you maybe get familiar with the nomination process and share
some input, please go to the home site
 
http://www.rightlivelihood.org/index.htm
 
and then to the nomination site: http://www.rightlivelihood.org/nominate.htm
 
and I kindly would like some feedback from you all.
 
So far I feel a more qualified individual (from one of our EMF citizen
group) should submit both nominations.
 
Magda and Olle have agreed to accept being nominated, once we have
progressed with our work, we can then also ASAP inform Magda and Olle what they have to
submit from their site, as this is required according to the nomination
rules.
 
I am sorry, I could not approach you a bit earlier with this issue, I was so
much occupied in our nearby TL CPCN application/hearing, the written argument
stage now approaching.
 
Please don’t delay your response too long, April 10th is deadline.
 
Also: please share with others I have not yet included in this list in my
hurry.
 
Thanks,
 
Cheers and Best, Hans.


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