Gill Hicks

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Australian activist and motivational speaker

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::summary Australian activist and motivational speaker ::

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Gillian Claire Hicks, , born 1968, is an Australian motivational speaker, author, curator, and trustee for several cultural organisations. She is the founder of the London-based not-for-profit M.A.D for Peace. She began her career as a speaker in the wake of the 7 July 2005 London bombings. She was the last living victim rescued. Both her legs were amputated below the knee, and her injuries were so severe that she was initially not expected to live. She was admitted to St Thomas' Hospital without a name, identified only as "One Unknown".

The Adelaide, South Australia-born Hicks has lived in London since 1992. She is former Publishing Director of the architecture, design and contemporary culture magazine Blueprint. Director of the multi-disciplinary design and publishing group Dangerous Minds, and Head of Curation at the UK's Design Council.

Her first book, One Unknown,{{cite book |last=Hicks |first=Gill |title=One Unknown |publisher=Rodale |date=20 June 2008 |isbn=978-1905744145

Gillian Hicks was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2016 Australia Day Honours list "for significant service to the promotion of peace in the community through public engagement, education and network building initiatives".

Personal life

Hicks married art historian Joe Kerr on 10 December 2005 and separated in 2009. In 2011 she met industrial designer Karl Falzon and returned to live in Australia, giving birth to her daughter Amelie in 2013.

Awards and honours

  • 2015 South Australia's Australian of the Year
  • Ambassador for Peace Direct (Best New Charity), 2005
  • Advocate for the Leonard Cheshire Disability, 2006
  • MBE for her services to charity in the Queen's New Year's Honours List for 2009
  • UK's Australian Woman of the Year 2009
  • Honorary Doctor of Science from Kingston University, 2013, Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education, in recognition of her determination to overcome her injuries, and of her work raising awareness of disability.
  • Recipient of the Iman Wa Amal Special Judges Award at the 10th Annual Muslim News Awards for Excellence in March 2010
  • Listed in the Who's Who of Australian Women, 2011
  • Honorary Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of South Australia

References

References

  1. "Dr Gill Hicks AM MBE, b. 1968".
  2. (17 January 2013). "Gill Hicks survived the London bombings of 2005 and is now a peace 'actionist'". [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]].
  3. (8 September 2011). "Ending conflict is a personal choice all of us can make, says London blast victim Gill Hicks". news.com.au.
  4. Paris, Natalie. (7 July 2007). "Gill Hicks: 'I will never stop saying thank you' - Telegraph". [[The Daily Telegraph]].
  5. [http://www.gilltalks.com/biography.html Gill Hicks: Biography]
  6. [https://tedxsydney.com/contributor/gill-hicks/ Gill Hicks TedX Sydney]
  7. (14 November 2014). "Gill Hicks, London bomb survivor and amputee named 2015 South Australia's Australian of the Year". abc.net.au.
  8. David Winter. (17 December 2014). "Australian of the Year finalists' treasured objects on display". The Canberra Times.
  9. (12 November 2014). "Bomb survivor SA's Australian of the Year". Courier Mail.
  10. (25 January 2016). "Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia (A-L)". [[Governor-General of Australia.
  11. "Australian Honours Search Facility". Australian Government.
  12. (2013-03-31). "Gill Hicks: 7/7 bomb survivor on her marriage break-up and new baby". [[Daily Mirror]].
  13. (11 November 2015). "'I'm here. I'm Gill': how defiance saved Gill Hicks, survivor of the 7/7 London bombings". [[The Sydney Morning Herald]].
  14. "2015 SA Australian of the Year Recipients Announced".
  15. [http://www.peacedirect.org Peace Direct website]
  16. "Leonard Cheshire Disability website".
  17. "Australia Day UK Awards 2009". Australia Day Foundation.
  18. (December 2019)
  19. "Honorary degree marks courage of 7/7 survivor Gill Hicks".
  20. "10th Annual Muslim News Awards for Excellence".
  21. [http://www.ymag.opm.co.uk/gallery?id=2&album=13 Gill Hicks speaks at the Young Muslims Advisory Group]
  22. (23 March 2011). "What we do". Who's Who of Australian Women.
  23. "UniSA honours Gill Hicks". UniSA.

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