From Spain:
1. Federico Mayor Zaragoza, ex- former director-general of UNESCO
From Norway:
1. Kaare Willoch: he is former Prime Minister from the Right Party (as opposed to Left, which makes him a bit unique I guess). He is being presented with a Palestinian honorary citizenship in a few days by the leadership in the West Bank.
2. Johann Galtung. He is usually termed the international "father of peace studies"
From Holland:
1. Dries van Agt, former Prime Minister (1977 - 1982)
2. Prof Jan Pronk, former Minister for Development Cooperation (three terms between 1973 and 2002 and Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of Mission for the United Mission in Sudan 2004-2006)
If you want pictures, you can find them on:
http://www.shiptogaza.no/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=39&Itemid=30
From Ireland:
2. Gerry Adams, leader of Sinn Fein, internationally well-known enough and appropriate for this list? He publicly launched our Belfast branch and endorsed the Irish Ship to Gaza
3. Christy Moore, who has a significant reputation internationally as a folk singer
From Canada:
1. Warren Allemande International Human Rights professor at McGill University, former Canadian Solicitor General and Cabinet Minister, former President of Rights and Democracy
2. Raffi Cavoukian , Troubadour, Author, Center for Child Honouring
Nobel Peace Prize Women:
1. Shirin Ebadi, 2003 Nobel Peace prize, Iran
2. Jody Williams
3. Mairead Maguire, Nobel Peace Prize winner (1976), Irish
1997 Nobel Peace Prize, American
4. Rigoberta Menchu, 1992 Nobel Peace Prize, Guatemalan
From USA:
1. Noam Chomsky, Linguist and author
2. Alice Walker, author
3. Naomi Klein, author
4. Cindy and Craig Corrie, parents of Rachel Corrie
5. Angela Davis, author & activist
6. Michael Ratner, President of the Center for Constitutional Rights, NYC
7. Miriam and Najla Siad, wife and daughter of Edward Said
From Denmark:
1. Peter Hansen, former Commissioner-General of UNRWA from 1996-2005.
