2007 LIBERTY MEDAL CEREMONY

The Liberty Medal honors individuals and organizations who boldly carry forward the ideals and values upon which the United States was founded. What better place to celebrate their dedication to freedom than in the same city where the ideals of America’s freedom were consecrated? Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the birthplace of American liberty and the location of the National Constitution Center, host and administator of the ceremony that continues the Liberty Medal tradition.

 

The 2007 Liberty Medal was awarded jointly to Bono, U2 lead singer and activist, and DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa), the advocacy organization he co-founded to combat poverty and disease in Africa, on Thursday, September 27, 2007.

 

The Liberty Medal ceremony is a public event held outdoors on the front lawn of the National Constitution Center opposite Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell. Thousands attend the ceremony and tens of thousands more watch live on television and the internet. In addition to a keynote address by the recipient, ceremonies include video biographies of the recipients, musical performances, the annual reading of an original poem, and short addresses from honored guests.

 

The 2007 Liberty Medal ceremony was broadcast live on WPVI-TV, 6abc and webcast on www.6abc.com.

 

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