Posted on 09/25/2019 1:04:49 PM PDT by outpostinmass2
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg is among four people named Wednesday as the winners of a Right Livelihood Award, also known as the "Alternative Nobel."
Thunberg is being recognized "for inspiring and amplifying political demands for urgent climate action reflecting scientific facts," the prize foundation said.
Advertisement It added that the 16-year-old, who has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, "personifies the notion that everyone has the power to create change. Her example has inspired and empowered people from all walks of life to demand political action."
Created in 1980, the annual Right Livelihood Award honors efforts that the prize founder, Swedish-German philanthropist Jakob von Uexkull, felt were being ignored by the Nobel prizes.
The four winners will each receive $103,000.
The foundation also gave its 2019 award to Davi Kopenawa and the Hutukara Yanomami Association, representing Brazil's indigenous tribe, for protecting the Amazon forest and its people; Moroccan activist Aminatou Haidar "for her steadfast nonviolent action" for Western Sahara and Chinese lawyer Guo Jianmei for her work for women's rights in China.
Ole von Uexkull, the foundation's executive director and nephew of the founder, said "we honor four practical visionaries whose leadership has empowered millions of people to defend their inalienable rights and to strive for a liveable future for all on planet Earth."
An award ceremony is planned in Stockholm on Dec. 4, six days before the Nobel prizes are handed out.
Thunberg said in a statement by the Right Livelihood foundation that "whenever I receive an award, it is not me who is the winner. I am part of a global movement of school children, youth and adults of all ages who have decided to act in defense of our living planet."
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It makes sense when you figure obozo got it for just showing up. This poor girl is going to go through life being gullible.. Hope she never finds a mate - at least a male mate who would be made miserable by that lack of common sense. If it’s a female mate, I couldn’t care less!
“”urgent climate action reflecting scientific facts,””
Oh! WOW - who said “”you’re entitled to your own opinion but you’re not entitled to your own facts””? The NY congressman from years ago - a democrat but good friend of Ronald Reagan and worked with him like we haven’t seen any dems do since with a Republican president. I’ll think of his name as soon as I post this - an Irishman...
Saw that later - no matter! Any honor is ridiculous for ridiculous behavior.
Can we sanction a “ridiculous behavior award?”
That’s priceless!!!! And the way we feel most days! Not priceless but overcome with everything we see taking place!!
Give out like candy.
I got be mine with an order of fish tacos
That is said to be characteristic of people on the autism spectrum.
They are also said to die earlier than other people, so maybe that's a reason why she is so worried and so bitter.
Creepy little Wednesday Addams “won” an award.
PC are they?
I have always thought so.
The ones for Physics and such not so much, but I bet there have been more than a few for “climate studies” or some such BS.
During Obie’s award, I remember a sign outside a tire shop that said, “Free Nobel Prize with the purchase of four tires.”
That was an obvious decision. After all, that prize was given to Baraq Obama after only being in office about a month. ......Evidence the prize has no credibility.
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