The Independent Institute is having A Gala for Liberty–Gala Reception and Dinner, where they will present the “Alexis de Tocqueville Award.” Honorees include Archbishop Desmond Tutu, “a world-renowned Nobel Peace Prize laureate who, as Chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa, brought a peaceful settlement to the end of Apartheid and is being honored for his work throughout the world to champion democracy, freedom, human rights [sic], and peace”; Andy Garcia (actor); William K. Bowes, Jr. (venture capitalist in the Bay Area).
Honorary Co-Chairs include Jehan Al Sadat, Ph.D. (Former First Lady of Egypt); The Dalai Lama; Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach (Vice Chairman, Goldman Sachs International); and Václav Klaus, Ph.D. (President, Czech Republic). Co-Chairs include current or past CEOs, directors or officers of corporations such as KPMG International, Motorola, and Wells Fargo Bank. Additional Speakers include George B.N. Ayittey (Distinguished Economist in Residence, American University; President, Free Africa Foundation); Michael J. Boskin (Former Chairman, President’s Council of Economic Advisors; Tully M. Friedman Professor of Economics, Stanford University).
I don’t know how many of the co-chairs, honorees, etc. of the Liberty Gala are actually libertarian, but they seem to be supporting peace and freedom.
2:50 pm on August 27, 2008
