Roosevelt Institute to Present 2025 Four Freedoms Awards in Celebration of Democracy and Human Dignity

Published August 7, 2025

“The work of this year’s honorees reflects the very vision we fight for every day: a democracy that centers equity, upholds rights, and uses public power to serve the common good,” said Elizabeth Wilkins, president of the Roosevelt Institute. On Saturday, Sept. 13, Dr. Simon Adams, president & CEO, will accept the 2025 Freedom from Fear award for CVT, presented by the Roosevelt Institute as part of their Four Freedoms Awards. These awards honor achievements in connection to the freedom of speech and democracy, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear – all of which were proclaimed by President Roosevelt in 1941 as essential to democracy. Here is the full list of organizations and individuals who will receive awards:

Freedom Medal: Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation
Freedom of Speech and Expression: Teen Vogue
Freedom of Worship: Dr. Jacqui Lewis, Senior Minister, Middle Collegiate Church
Freedom from Want: World Central Kitchen
Freedom from Fear: Center for Victims of Torture

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