Do you know who actually does deserve a Nobel Peace Prize nomination and award?

[Tommy_Carcetti]

Last edited Mon Feb 1, 2021, 02:48 PM - Edit history (1)

Chef Jose Andres.

He epitomizes what the award is truly about.

On edit, in case you haven't heard of him:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Andr%C3%A9s

In response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Andrés formed World Central Kitchen which provides healthy food to families and individuals touched by disasters.[19] Since it was founded, the NGO has organized meals in the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Zambia, Peru, Cuba, Uganda, and in Cambodia.[2] It has provided aid and meals in the United States and Puerto Rico and has helped during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

[DanieRains]

1. If Anyone It Deserves To Be Him

I Second That

[dchill]

2. Nothing truer can be said.

[homegirl]

23. Yes, and

Stacy Abrams!

[Turin_C3PO]

3. Yes, he does.

[global1]

4. Totally Agree - He's Got My Vote....nt

[Blue Owl]

5. K&R

Not that freakin' Jared that's for damn sure...

[happybird]

6. + one zillion

He is an amazing person.

[euphorb]

7. Another context-free post (far too many of them on DU)

Perhaps you could tell us who Jose Andres is and why he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize nomination?

[Leghorn21]

8. He's a really great cook, euphorb

EXCELLENT cook!!

[Neema]

11. Founder of World Central Kitchen and all around amazing person.

https://wck.org/mission

[IronLionZion]

13. He's a DC chef/restaurant owner who provides free food during crises

feeding hungry people, displaced or homeless people, first responders, etc. He sent pizzas to congressional staffers and police the night after the Capitol attack and was there in the morning cooking them egg sandwiches. He's also the first chef to be sued by a sitting president for pulling his restaurant out of that asshole's hotel.

[TNNurse]

32. I would think that anyone who reads or writes here regularly would know,

Perhaps you should Google him. He is pretty well known.

[Paka]

37. Google is your friend.

This would be a good time to use it.

[Tommymac]

49. Search Engines are your friend.

[EndlessWire]

50. He's feeding people.

He started it because he saw a need. He's faithful to the concept that people who have no food need food.

I would like to see him get an award because people need to see it.

[Cracklin Charlie]

9. Agree.

[Neema]

10. Couldn't agree more. He's freaking amazing and one of my heroes.

Love Chef Andres

[pandr32]

12. I absolutely agree!

[NNadir]

14. I wasn't aware of him, but have looked into him, I agree. Thanks for letting me know of him. n/t.

[marieo1]

15. Another award

Yes he does deserve the Nobel Peace Prize.

[Throckmorton]

16. Those of us in that world,

Think he is the cat's pajamas.

[irisblue]

17. I believe he has been.

Chef José Andrés has been nominated for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize for his work with disaster relief through his non-profit organization World Central Kitchen.Nov 27, 2018
time.com › Newsfeed › celebrities
Chef José Andrés Nominated for 2019 Nobel Peace Prize | Time

[BlancheSplanchnik]

34. Oh! Well, then... how about Stacey Abrams? :)

[irisblue]

36. Reuters says that Abrams has

Source-https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nobel-prize-peace-usa-idUSKBN2A12HY
snip-"OSLO (Reuters) - U.S. voting rights activist and Democratic Party politician Stacey Abrams has been nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize for her work to promote nonviolent change via the ballot box, a Norwegian lawmaker said on Monday."

snip-"Abrams' work follows in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s footsteps in the fight for equality before the law and for civil rights," said Lars Haltbrekken, a Socialist Party member of Norway's parliament."


snip-"The U.S. Black Lives Matter movement, as well as Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the "Pentagon Papers" about the Vietnam War, U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Lee, and WikiLeaks, have also been nominated, as have pro-democracy and civil rights campaigners from Belarus to Poland and Hungary."


more at article

[BlancheSplanchnik]

45. 👍

[patphil]

18. Unlike Stan Lee's comic book heros, this guy is the real deal.

He's a true superhero.

[bluescribbler]

19. I've been saying that for months.

Perhaps he could be canonized, as well. I'll bet Pope Francis would go along with that.

[BobTheSubgenius]

20. I DO know of him and would be happy to see him get the award!

He sure deserves a large pile of accolades, and that's about the biggest of the lot.

[Collimator]

21. My housemate saw some promo on TV for Chef Andres' charity and started talking. . .

[paraphrasing]. . . "I think it's great what he's doing and all that but I don't like his support for illegal aliens. Seems to me if you're doing something illegal by definition that makes you a criminal."

I left the room after that statement as I have done so many times when this guy opens his mouth.

Maybe less than a week later, one of the landlords and he were talking about his (apparent) weed-selling days. "At least you're weren't like those gang leaders." Everyone in this house continues to enjoy marijuana which continues to be illegal where we live. Only one of them has a medical card.

I don't really give a damn about this and support legalization. And I'm not sure why I am derailing this thread writing this except that I am going crazy staying in my room for reasons indicated above.

Back on topic. Chef Andres was featured during one of the Inauguration celebrations; he is naturalized citizen and one of those reasons to still be proud of this country despite all the other crap that doesn't need to be named.

Nobel Peace Prize for Andres, yes.

[stonecutter357]

22. K&R !

[marble falls]

24. Good choice.

[Karadeniz]

25. So far, we have 3 contenders, chef Jose, BLM and Stacie Abrams. So, they either need to announce

3 winners or announce a 3-way tie...same difference.

[NealK]

26. Glad that Black Lives Matter was nominated.

[Danmel]

27. Maybe President Biden can award him the Medal of Freedom to Chef Andres

And the Eufene Goodman, the Capitol Police officer who heroically steered the mob away from the Senate chamber.

[BigmanPigman]

28. I answered your OP question and said, "Jose of course"

then I read the next sentence and was grateful others noticed his wonderful work.

[BeeBee]

29. I agree 100%

In fact, I just said the same thing this morning.

[ripcord]

30. Chef Bruno Serato does good work in Southern California also

It all started with Mamma Caterina. Bruno and his mother, Caterina, visited the Boys and Girls Club of Anaheim down the street from his restaurant (Anaheim White House), where his mother noticed that there was a 6-year old boy eating potato chips for dinner, because his family couldn’t afford a proper meal. Caterina insisted that Bruno make some pasta for the child. They soon realized that there were many more of these hungry ‘motel children’, so Bruno began making pasta for 72 children, 5 nights a week, giving birth to our program “Feeding the Kids in America”. Today, that event has expanded to feeding over 25,025 children a week. Frustrated that feeding the children was not enough, Bruno began a second program called “Welcome Home”, where we provide qualified families, living in the dark environment of a motel, with the necessary resources to move into the safety and stability of an apartment or condo.

This is the charity I choose to support, Chef Bruno also runs a Hospitality Academy that trains underprivileged young people to enter the hospitality industry.

[Nitram]

31. So we don't think Stacey Abrams deserves it?

[TNNurse]

33. It is a tough choice and I admire the Hell out of her,

but you cannot deny his work has had wider effect.

[Escurumbele]

39. No, she does not meet the requirements of the Nobel Peace Award

What she did she did for her country, not to unite nations.

I posted the requirements as set by Mr. Nobel below, I think it is post # 38.

[malaise]

35. Great OP

Rec

[Escurumbele]

38. Please understand that the Nobel Peace Prize is not awarded to community heroes

I agree that he should get some kind of award, although people like him are not after awards, his award is to see people's smiles.

To make sure everyone understands what the requirements for a Nobel Peace Award is:

According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize shall be awarded to the person who in the preceding year "shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses".

Its not enough to do community work, it is "between nations".

[Stinky The Clown]

40. Thank you!

I have been saying this for a very long time. He defines "Humanitarian".

[PatrickforO]

41. Oh, yeah. Jose Andres definitely deserves it. But I'll go with Stacey Abrams too.

As MLK said, you cannot have peace without justice.

[fierywoman]

42. May this be!

[Raine]

43. BEST one yet 👍

he should absolutely be the one to get it!

[xxqqqzme]

44. Could not agree more.

World Central Kitchen

"...In response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Andrés formed World Central Kitchen which provides healthy food to families and individuals touched by disasters.[19] Since it was founded, the NGO has organized meals in the Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Zambia, Peru, Cuba, Uganda, and in Cambodia.[2] It has provided aid and meals in the United States and Puerto Rico and has helped during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States..."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Andr%C3%A9s

[NCjack]

46. Pres. Biden should award some Medals of Freedom.

[randr]

47. American voters would get my vote

[VA_Jill]

48. I've been saying that for several years now.