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Better World Society
"Mr. Gorbachev and Mr. Reagan in alliance with a liberal political-action group known as the Better World Society? That is the image presented in a new commercial supporting the arms control treaty signed by the leaders last week [in 1987]...
"Better World Society, which was founded by a group including Ted Turner, chairman of Turner Broadcasting, and Jean Michel Cousteau, son of Jacques Cousteau, the French marine explorer." [1]
Wangari Muta Maathai received the 1986 Better World Society Award. [2] (For video on 1987 awards see.)
Contents
Former Trustees
- Monkombu S. Swaminathan
- Maurice Strong
- Russ Peterson - Former President
- Gro Harlem Brundtland
- Georgy Arbatov
- Ambassador Zhou Boping
- Yasushi Akashi
- Hiroaki Shikani
- Rubens Vaz da Costa
- Olusegun Obasanjo
- Jimmy Carter
- Thomas Belford - Former executive director
Documentary's Produced
- Are We Winning Mommy? America & the Cold War
- Voice of the Amazon. Better World Society. 57 min. New York: Cinema Guild.
Resources and articles
Related Sourcewatch articles
- Vicky Markell - spokeswomen
References
- ↑ Washington Talk: Briefing; An Unusual Alliance, New York Times, accessed August 28, 2008.
- ↑ Wangari Muta Maathai, Canopy, accessed August 28, 2008.
