Editing Sharon Stone (section)

===Activism===
In March 2006, Stone traveled to Israel to promote peace in the Middle East through a press conference with [[Nobel Peace Prize]] winner and former [[prime minister of Israel]] [[Shimon Peres]].<ref>{{cite web|title=ACTRESS SHARON STONE VISITS ISRAEL WITH THE SHIMON PERES CENTER FOR PEACE|url=https://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/upi/f137b0cd8ec7cb582413f4ec768811e6/ACTRESS-SHARON-STONE-VISITS-ISRAEL-WITH-THE-SHIMON-PERES-CENTER-FOR-PEACE/|access-date=May 9, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509211607/https://www.upi.com/News_Photos/view/upi/f137b0cd8ec7cb582413f4ec768811e6/ACTRESS-SHARON-STONE-VISITS-ISRAEL-WITH-THE-SHIMON-PERES-CENTER-FOR-PEACE/|archive-date=May 9, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, she referred to Peres, who was then serving as the [[president of Israel]], as her "mentor".<ref>Dvir, Noam (Davul). [http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4394526,00.html "Sharon Stone call Peres her 'mentor'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620002122/http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4394526,00.html |date=June 20, 2013 }}, ''Ynetnews'', June 19, 2013. Retrieved June 19, 2013.</ref> On October 23, 2013, Stone received the [[World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates#Peace Summit Award|Peace Summit Award]] for her work for people with [[HIV/AIDS]].<ref>{{cite news|title=The Peace Summit Award 2013 to Sharon Stone|url=http://www.nobelforpeace-summits.org/news/peace-summit-award-2013-sharon-stone|work=World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates|date=October 23, 2013|access-date=October 23, 2013|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140702120503/http://www.nobelforpeace-summits.org/news/peace-summit-award-2013-sharon-stone/|archive-date=July 2, 2014}}</ref>

In 2015, Stone was guest of honor at the Pilosio Building Peace Award in [[Milan]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=S.p.A |first1=Pilosio |title=Pilosio Award, Italy, September 11 |url=http://pilosioaward.com/next-edition-2/ |website=pilosioaward.com |language=it |date=March 5, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160123235117/http://pilosioaward.com/next-edition-2/ |archive-date=January 23, 2016 }}</ref> She began an impromptu auction on stage in front of a crowd of CEOs from the construction industry and other dignitaries. She gained enough pledges to build 28 schools in Africa.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sharon Stone's Basic Instinct Is To Build Schools|url=http://real-leaders.com/sharon-stones-basic-instinct-is-to-build-schools/|website=Real Leaders|access-date=December 29, 2015|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170109200907/http://real-leaders.com/sharon-stones-basic-instinct-is-to-build-schools/|archive-date=January 9, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>