Right Livelihood News
22 Right Livelihood Award Laureates and 5 board and jury members followed an appeal by Nnimmo Bassey and signed a petition to Norway’s Council on Ethics, which screens all investments by the Norwegian Government Pension Fund, asking them to divest all its holdings in Shell.
Oil spills in Nigeria seriously harm the environment and health of the people. Despite reports on the ongoing disastrous impact of oil production, Shell, the largest petroleum producer in the Niger delta, has not taken responsibility or changed their practices.
- Making a difference: Catherine Hamlin (RLA 2009)
Do you know someone who you consider worthy of the Right Livelihood Award 2012?
Someone who has a vision for a better world and is successfully working to realise it?
Then why don't you propose them?
The deadline for proposals for 2012 is on March 1.
All you need to know about how to propose a candidate is in our guidelines.
If you want to know what our 2011 Laureates are working with, you can now watch short interviews with three of them: GRAIN, Ina May Gaskin and Jacqueline Moudeina.
We had a wonderful Award Week with our 2011 Laureates in Stockholm and want to share some impressions with all of you!
A happy festive season and all the very best for the New Year 2012 from all of us at the Right Livelihood Award office!
The Award Acceptance Speeches are online!
You can watch and read the Laureates' speeches:
Huang Ming, Jacqueline Moudeina, GRAIN, Ina May Gaskin
