Canadian Journalist Naomi Klein To Get Australia's Sydney Peace Prize

Darpan News Desk, 10 Nov, 2016 12:25 PM

TORONTO — Canadian journalist and activist Naomi Klein will receive Australia's 2016 Sydney Peace Prize on Friday.

The Sydney Peace Foundation at the University of Sydney awards the international prize, which recognizes those who promote peace, justice and non-violence.

The honour comes with $50,000 AUD (C$51,500).

Previous winners include Noam Chomsky, Arundhati Roy and Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Klein is the author of "No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies," "The Shock Doctrine" and "This Changes Everything," which inspired a documentary.

She'll deliver a lecture on climate change's connection to current conflicts and past colonialism when she accepts the award.

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