Peace Laureate

The San Antonio Peace Laureate is a voice of wisdom and experience to speak for peace, justice and compassion.

The Peace Laureates:

Peace Laureates 2025

2025 Peace Laureates:

- Raindrop Foundation San Antonio

- Larry Hufford

- San Antonio Catholic Worker House

Previous Years:

2024: Ramon Vasquez y Sanchez (1940-2023) and
Ramon J. Vasquez
2023: Rev. Anne E. Helmke, Susan Ives, and Rosalyn Falcon Collier
2022: San Antonio Food Bank, Dr. Junda Woo of San Antonio Metro Health, and Dr. Rev. Kenneth Kemp, from Antioch Missionary Baptist
2021: Circle School.Jackie Claunch and Cary Clack were the Golden Rule Recipients.
2020: Cappy Lawton, G.P. Singh & Lionel Sosa (watch video)
2019: Patricia Castillo, Rebecca Flores & Nickie Valdez (watch video)
2018: T.C. Calvert & Mario Salas (watch video)
2017: Dr. Rajam Ramamurthy (watch video)
2016: Fr. Ron Rolheiser
2015: Rosie Castro
2014: Rabbi Samuel and Lynn Stahl
2013: Sr. Martha Ann Kirk & the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word
2012: Imam Omar Shakir
2011: Patty & Rod Radle
2010: Jane and Charles (Woody) Tuck (both deceased) (watch video)
2009: The Rev. Dr. Claude Black (deceased)
2008: Dr. Ruth Lofgren (deceased)

2025 Peace Laureate Ramon Vasquez

2024 San Antonio Peace Laureate:
Ramon J. Vasquez

2025 Peace Laureate Ramon Vasquez y Sanchez

2024 San Antonio Peace Laureate:
Ramon Vasquez y Sanchez

2020 Peace Laureates

2020 San Antonio Peace Laureates: Lionel Sosa, G.P. Singh & Cappy Lawton

The Blessing of the Peacemakers

The laureate is announced at the annual Blessing of the Peacemakers on the last weekend of January, the inaugural event of the annual Season for Nonviolence. They serve for a year, until the next Blessing. Their names are engraved on a peace pole in the courtyard of the Whitley Theological Center at Oblate School of Theology, where the annual ceremony is currently held.

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