Stephen Lewis for Nobel Peace Prize

Hi Everyone:











This is a petition asking The Nobel Peace Prize



Committee to consider Canadian, Stephen Lewis, for



the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize.











Stephen Lewis is the U.N. Secretary General's special



envoy for H.I.V. / A.I.D.S. in Africa. He has worked



tirelessly for the recognition of victims of A.I.D.S.



in Africa. He is working to obtain drugs for the



treatment and prevention of this devastating disease



and for financial assistance for those who are left to



care for the children. He has visited and wept with



the adults & the children who have been orphaned by



H.I.V/A.I.D.S. He has consoled and supported the



grandmothers who are attempting to rear these



children.







He has advocated for women's rights and the rights of



workers in the sex trade, for the provision & use of



condoms and cheap medications for their treatment. He



advocates constantly ~ with tenderness, intelligence



and a saintly zeal ~ which is profoundly moving.



Stephen Lewis needs recognition, not for himself ~ but



for his cause. We would ask the committee to seriously



consider Stephen Lewis for the Nobel Peace Prize in



2006. As such, he and Africa would be put in the media



spotlight, giving further credence to his campaign



for change in the lives of the poor and marginalized



on the continent of Africa.