[大威] 大威將獲頒ADL美國主義獎

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就現在每個組織/公司有錢愛頒獎給誰就給誰嘛看看就好 ADL To Present Venus With Americanism Award By Tennis Week Thursday, August 20, 2009 When the United Arab Emirates government denied a visa to Israel's Shahar Peer, to play the Dubai Tennis Championships in February, Venus Williams was one of several players to stand up and support Peer. 當阿拉伯聯合大公國拒絕發給Shahar Peer簽證參加二月Dubai公開賽時 Venus Williams就是挺身為Peer發聲的幾個選手之一 "All the players support Shahar," Williams said at the time. "We are all athletes, and we stand for tennis." "每一個選手都支持Shahar 我們是運動員我們代表網球" Next week, the Anti-Defamation League will honor Williams for her stand by presenting her with the League's Americanism Award at its headquarters in New York City. 下週反毀謗組織將會頒給大威Americanism Award 以表揚大威在這次事件中挺身而出 I"n recognition of Ms. Williams' commitment to our democratic values and for standing up for equality and fair treatment for all, Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, will present her the League's Americanism Award," the ADL said in a statement. "我們體認到了威廉絲小姐對於民主價值的貢獻.挺身為平等發聲" 將代表ADL頒獎給大威的Abraham H. Foxman在新聞稿裡這麼說 Several players - including Venus, Amelie Mauresmo, Elena Dementieva, Jelena Jankovic and Dinara Safina - all expressed support for Peer and the Tennis Channel pulled its planned coverage of the tournament as a protest against the UAE's refusal to grant Peer entry into the country. 好幾位選手包括Venus.Mauresmo.Dementieva.Jankovic.Safina 都對Peer表達了支持而且Tennis Channel也因此取消了原先的轉播計劃作為對阿拉伯聯合大公國拒絕Peer入境一事的抵制 -- -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 61.57.114.15