Claude "Tony" Look of Los Altos CA, a Humboldt County native, has devoted himself to preserving California's redwood forest land since 1955, when a flood caused by slash-and-burn logging washed away his hometown of Bull Creek. Look founded and has directed the Sempervirens Fund, an organization that raises funds to preserve forests in northern California.
Home when commended: North America, US, California Home now: North America, US, California Gender: M (male) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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June Loomis is one of a group of teenaged single mothers who give speeches to their peers, urging them not to make "untimely choices" about sex. Describing their own lives to show how difficult it is to be a teen raising a child, the girls of the School-Age Parent Speakers Bureau remind their peers that sex can have serious consequences. (See also Tara Boomsma, Joell Pick, Debbie Brewer, Becky Winker, Amy Conrad, Kim Posthuma, Amanda Pritchard, Liz Beal, Heather Lee and Sherry Gradel.)
Home when commended: North America, US, Wisconsin Home now: North America, US, Wisconsin Gender: F (female) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Sandra Loranger of Santa Cruz CA was repeatedly arrested and finally found guilty of "unauthorized dispensing of free soup and bread to the homeless" at an open air mall. Loranger served 45 days in jail for her regular program of feeding the needy.
Home when commended: North America, US, California Home now: North America, US, California Gender: F (female) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Donna Love of San Mateo CA left the considerable comforts of her home to join the Great Peace March, walking 3,706 miles from Los Angeles to Washington DC. Love endured rain, blisters, and scorching heat to talk with thousands of Americans about peace. She went on to do a peace walk inside the USSR.
Home when commended: North America, US, Idaho Home now: North America, US, Montana Gender: F (female) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Boise State student Eric Love of Boise ID led protests against white supremacist rallies in the state, and helped make Martin Luther King's birthday a state holiday, all with the support of fellow African-American students. Love lost much of that support when he spoke on civil rights at a Gay and Lesbian rally; he continues to denounce homophobia.
Home when commended: North America, US, Washington Home now: North America, US, Washington Gender: M (male) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Rebecca Love, a psychotherapist in Mount Vernon WA, risked her practice, her safety and her personal support system to turn a toxic waste incinerator into the site of a regional recycling operation, despite warnings that she “back off or else.”
Home when commended: North America, US, California Home now: North America, US, Oregon Gender: F (female) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Pat Lovett has overcome a learning disability, severe shyness and a lack of formal education to speak, teach, lobby, and mediate on behalf of mentally ill patients. After discovering her son was bipolar schizophrenic, Lovett has worked tirelessly, despite personal health and safety risks, to ensure quality care within the mental health system.
Home when commended: North America, US, Washington Home now: North America, US, Washington Gender: F (female) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Musicians Bo and Sita Lozoff of Durham NC have devoted their lives to their Human Kindness Foundation, which helps prisoners use their jail time to look inward and come to terms with themselves and the world.
Home when commended: North America, US, North Carolina Home now: North America, US, North Carolina Gender: M (male) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Musicians Bo and Sita Lozoff of Durham NC have devoted their lives to their Human Kindness Foundation, which helps prisoners use their jail time to look inward and come to terms with themselves and the world.
Home when commended: North America, US, North Carolina Home now: North America, US, North Carolina Gender: C (couple) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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Musicians Sita and Bo Lozoff of Durham NC have devoted their lives to their Human Kindness Foundation, which helps prisoners use their jail time to look inward and come to terms with themselves and the world.
Home when commended: North America, US, North Carolina Home now: North America, US, North Carolina Gender: F (female) For more information, click on the Giraffe's name.
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