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“The Ascent is an idea whose time has come. It will amplify voices needed to unite and uplift the human spirit across the world.”
—Dr. James P. Breeden, PhD, former dean, William Jewett Tucker Foundation, Dartmouth College; future member, Imagine, Inc. governing board

“Just as John Lennon’s song ‘Imagine’ has captured the hearts and awakened the vision of tens of millions of people, your awards…will assist in dispelling the artificial boundaries of the mind that have separated people throughout the ages.”
—Carolyn Anderson, Executive Director, Global Family

“The vision of the awards program will bring environmental and social justice issues to the forefront of global consciousness at its most critical point.…To honor those activists who have contributed through their work to the rethinking of the relationship of humans to one another and to the planet…has the potential to change the tide of global events.”
—Randall Hayes, Founder and Executive Director, Rainforest Action Network