Philip Wollen
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Philip Wollen | |
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| Born | 1950 (age 74–75) Bangalore, India |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | Bishop Cotton Boys School, Bordertown High School, Adelaide University |
| Alma mater | Adelaide University |
| Known for | Australian philanthropist, Animal rights activist |
| Spouse | Trix Wollen |
| Website | Winsome Constance Kindness Trust |
Philip Wollen[1] OAM (born 1950) is an Australian philanthropist, environmentalist and animal rights activist. He is a former vice-president of Citibank and was also general manager at Citicorp. Wollen is a vegan[2] and funds projects that protect children, animals, the environment, the terminally ill and Aspiring youth.[3][4][5] At the age of 34, the Australian Business Magazine named him in the "Brightest and Best" top 40 headhunted executives in Australia.[4] In 2005 he received the Medal of the Order of Australia[6] and in 2007 he won the Australian of the Year award.[6][7] Wollen went to school at the Bishop Cotton Boys' School[8] in Bangalore. He delivered the General Thimayya Memorial Lecture at Bangalore, India in 2008.[9] He lives with his wife Trix in Melbourne, Victoria.
Winsome Constance Kindness
[edit]Wollen's main project, Winsome Constance Kindness, is a global initiative whose mission statement is "to promote kindness towards all other living beings and enshrine it as a recognisable trait in the Australian character and culture."[10] The initiative emphasises ethics[11], compassion[12] and co-operation with governments and communities[13], and opposes cruelty to humans and non-human animals alike. In 2024 it had supported 500 initiatives in 54 countries.[14]
Wollen awards the annual Kindness Gold Medal and cash prize to people who have devoted their lives to the service of others.[15][16]
Kindness House
[edit]"Kindness House," an "incubator" for growing NGOs, provides free use of heavily-subsidized serviced office facilities to activist groups. It is located in the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy.[17]
Awards
[edit]| Year | Award | Refs. |
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| 2005 | The Queen's Birthday 2005 Honours List | [18] |
| 2007 | National Australia Day Council's Australian of the Year (Victoria) | [19][20] |
| 2013 | Honorary Fellow of the Oxford Centre of Animal Ethics, UK | [21] |
| 2014 | Old Cottonian of Eminence Award | [22] |
| 2017 | Albert Schweitzer Award | [23] |
| 2018 | Peter Singer Prize | [24] |
| 2021 | Shining World Hero and Compassion Award | [25] |
| 2022 | Homo Ahimsa Award | [26] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Who is Philip Wollen?". YouTube.com. Kindness Trust. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ Smith, Gary. "The Thinking Vegan interview with Philip Wollen". The Thinking Vegan. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
- ^ "Everyday Vegans Philip Wollen". Vegan Easy. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ a b The Banker Who Gave It All Away: The Age article
- ^ "Philip Wollen Speech: Animals Should Be Off The Menu!". Kinder World. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Philip Wollen's profile on the Wheeler Centre". Archived from the original on 18 January 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ "National Australia Day Council". Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 17 September 2007.
- ^ "Notable Cottonians". Bishop Cotton Boys School. Retrieved 6 February 2025.
- ^ "Peace, Ethics, Occam's Razor– and India's Gift of Ahimsa". The General K.S. Thimayya Memorial Trust. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
- ^ Winsome Constance Kindness Trust homepage
- ^ "Ethics in a meat-free world". Tedx Melbourne. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ "Conversations with Philip Wollen". JAINA : Federation of Jain Associations in North America. JainDigest. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
- ^ "Philip Wollen". Communities in Control. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ "Philip Wollen". Viva.org.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ "Winsome Constance Kindness Australia - Winsome Constance Kindness". www.kindnesstrust.com. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
- ^ "Philip Wollen, The Kindness Trust". Responsible Eating and Living. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ "Kindness House Campus - Winsome Constance Kindness". www.kindnesstrust.com. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "Queen's Birthday Honours Released". Australian Politics. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ "Philip Wollen OAM | Australian of the Year". Australia of the Year Awards. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ Tacon, Dave. "Philanthropist and activist Philip Wollen with his three dogs, 29 July 2011". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ "Australian Pioneer Honoured for Philanthropic Work". Oxford Animal Ethics. 19 March 2013.
- ^ "The Sesquicentennial Archive". The Cottonians. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "Philip Wollen - Most Inspiring Speech on Animal Rights!". We Are Impactors. Retrieved 7 February 2025.
- ^ Wakonigg, Daniela. "Awarding of the Peter Singer Prize 2018 Veganism as a new enlightenment movement". Humanistischer Pressedienst. Humanistischer Pressedienst. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "Shining World Hero and Compassion Award Recipient: Philip Wollen (vegan) – A Champion of Noble Causes". Shining World Awards. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
- ^ "SUNDAY - Philanthropists Philip & Trix Wollen to Receive Homo Ahimsa Award". In Defense Of Animals. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
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