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The Douglas-Coldwell
Foundation has announced the call for submissions for
the 2009 Douglas-Coldwell Foundation Award - a project
recognizing Tommy Douglas’ Vision for Canada. The prize
will be awarded in 2009.
Following the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s contest
in which Tommy Douglas was named the ‘Greatest Canadian’,
the Douglas-Coldwell Foundation held its own ‘contest’
in 2006 for a special grant valued at $25,000, to be
awarded to the project that “best captures Tommy Douglas’
Vision for Canada and makes it known to the public at
large”.
In 2006, the Foundation
awarded $25,000 to the Toronto Disaster Relief Committee
for its 1% Solution Campaign against homelessness and
in 2007, another $25,000 to the Canadian Health Coalition
in partnership with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
for the “Tommy Douglas’ Vision of Medicare Conference
- S.O.S. Medicare 2: Looking Forward” held in May 2007
in Regina, Saskatchewan.
Projects
are invited to interpret Tommy’s vision as it pertains
to their work, whether the field is labour rights, poverty,
housing, the environment, gender inequality, health
care, economic policy, or any other pressing social
justice imperative. Submissions should make clear how
their project captures Tommy’s vision for Canada.
Submissions should make clear how their project captures
Tommy’s Vision for Canada.
The selection of the
winning project will be made by the Board
of the Douglas-Coldwell Foundation in mid-October
2008. The winner will be announced at the federal convention
of the New Democratic Party of Canada in November, 2008.
To be considered, project submissions must be received
by the Douglas-Coldwell Foundation no later than Friday,
September 26, 2008. Please send submissions
to our contact
details by either mail or email.
Project submissions
should include a detailed description of the project,
its annual budget, and background on key individuals.
Please include two letters of support from external
sources as part of your submission.
Founded in 1971 and
based in Ottawa, the Douglas-Coldwell Foundation promotes
education and research into social democracy. The Foundation
was named for, and continues to be inspired by Tommy
Douglas, the first federal leader of the New Democratic
Party, and M. J. Coldwell, leader of its predecessor
the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF). The
Foundation has awarded more than $350,000 in grants
and scholarships over the past ten years.
For
further information:
Doug Massey, Douglas-Coldwell Foundation
(613) 232-1918
 Two
years ago, the Foundation released a new DVD “The
Speeches of Tommy Douglas – Volume 1”. The DVD,
introduced by Shirley Douglas, contains eight speeches
made by Tommy Douglas from 1959 to 1984. We are currently
working on Volume 2, introduced by former Federal NDP
leader, Ed Broadbent. Volume
2 contains speeches from the last two years Tommy
was a Member of Parliament.
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