Tom Cruise and Oprah Winfrey and the Nobel Peace Prize
Tom Cruise and the Nobel Peace Prize
Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai was honored with a Nobel Peace Prize. Oprah Winfrey and Tom Cruise hosted the awards ceremony. Oprah said:
What a momentous occasion this is for not just African women, but particularly for African girls," Winfrey said. "In Maathai, African girls have a role model they can look at and say, `I want to be like her'.
Tom Cruise said of the Church of Scientology:
One of the things that we believe in (as Scientologists) is peace, freedom," the movie actor said. "I'm just proud to be here, and very proud to be a Scientologist here and to be part of this.
Human Rights
Tom Cruise is a longtime advocate of human rights. Here are some good organizations and places for information:
