Naomi Klein
Canadian author and activist
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| June 13 2024 | Won the inaugural Women's Prize for Non-Fiction for her book 'Doppelganger'. |
| June 13 2024 | Won the inaugural Women's Prize for Non-Fiction for her book 'Doppelganger'. |
| April 23 2024 | Klein spoke at a 'Seder in the Streets' event near Senator Chuck Schumer's residence, drawing parallels between the Exodus story and her critique of Zionism, describing it as a 'false idol' used for 'colonial land theft'. |
| April 23 2024 | Klein spoke at a 'Seder in the Streets' event near Senator Chuck Schumer's residence, drawing parallels between the Exodus story and her critique of Zionism, describing it as a 'false idol' used for 'colonial land theft'. |
| 2023 | 'Doppelganger' was featured in The Guardian's Best Ideas Books of 2023. |
| 2023 | 'Doppelganger' was featured in The Guardian's Best Ideas Books of 2023. |
| September 2023 | Released her memoir and social critique 'Doppelganger', which explores her experiences being chronically confused with Naomi Wolf and examines societal political fractures. |
| September 2023 | Released her memoir and social critique 'Doppelganger', which explores her experiences being chronically confused with Naomi Wolf and examines societal political fractures. |
| October 7 2022 | Naomi Klein published an article titled 'COP27 Summit in Egypt's Police State Creates Moral Crisis for Climate Movement' in The Intercept, critiquing the political context of the climate conference. |
| October 7 2022 | Naomi Klein published an article titled 'COP27 Summit in Egypt's Police State Creates Moral Crisis for Climate Movement' in The Intercept, critiquing the political context of the climate conference. |
| 2021 | Joined the University of British Columbia as a Professor in Climate Justice and co-director of the Centre for Climate Justice. |
| 2021 | Received the Neil Postman Award for Career Achievement in Public Intellectual Activity from the Media Ecology Association. |
| 2021 | Received the Neil Postman Award for Career Achievement in Public Intellectual Activity from the Media Ecology Association. |
| 2021 | Joined the University of British Columbia as a Professor in Climate Justice and co-director of the Centre for Climate Justice. |
| 2019 | Received an honorary doctorate from the University of Amsterdam. |
| 2019 | Received an honorary doctorate from the University of Amsterdam. |
| November 2019 | Signed a letter supporting Jeremy Corbyn and endorsing him in the 2019 UK general election, describing him as 'a beacon of hope' against far-right nationalism. |
| November 2019 | Signed a letter supporting Jeremy Corbyn and endorsing him in the 2019 UK general election, describing him as 'a beacon of hope' against far-right nationalism. |
| September 17 2019 | Klein's book 'On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal' was published, discussing climate change and featuring her meeting with Greta Thunberg. |
| September 17 2019 | Klein's book 'On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal' was published, discussing climate change and featuring her meeting with Greta Thunberg. |
| April 2019 | Simon & Schuster announced the publication of Naomi Klein's seventh book, 'On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal', a collection of essays focusing on climate change. |
| April 2019 | Simon & Schuster announced the publication of Naomi Klein's seventh book, 'On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal', a collection of essays focusing on climate change. |
| October 2018 | Began her appointment as the inaugural Gloria Steinem Endowed Chair in Media, Culture and Feminist Studies at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, a position she held for 3 years. |
| October 2018 | Began her appointment as the inaugural Gloria Steinem Endowed Chair in Media, Culture and Feminist Studies at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, a position she held for 3 years. |
| September 2018 | Completed her term on the board of directors of 350.org at the end of the fiscal year. |
| September 2018 | Completed her term on the board of directors of 350.org at the end of the fiscal year. |
| June 2018 | Naomi Klein published 'The Battle for Paradise: Puerto Rico Takes on the Disaster Capitalists', a paperback and e-book examining Puerto Rico's post-Hurricane Maria humanitarian crisis and critiquing disaster capitalism. |
| June 2018 | Naomi Klein published 'The Battle for Paradise: Puerto Rico Takes on the Disaster Capitalists', a paperback and e-book examining Puerto Rico's post-Hurricane Maria humanitarian crisis and critiquing disaster capitalism. |
| 2017 | Klein was criticized by conservative writers Mark Milke and James Kirchick for her previous support of Hugo Chávez. |
| 2017 | Appeared on the British radio show Desert Island Discs on BBC Radio 4. |
| 2017 | 'No Logo' ranked Number 3 on The Guardian's list of the Top 100 Non Fiction books of all-time. |
| 2017 | 'No Logo' ranked Number 3 on The Guardian's list of the Top 100 Non Fiction books of all-time. |
| 2017 | Appeared on the British radio show Desert Island Discs on BBC Radio 4. |
| 2017 | Klein was criticized by conservative writers Mark Milke and James Kirchick for her previous support of Hugo Chávez. |
| June 2017 | Published her fifth book 'No Is Not Enough: Resisting Trump's Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need', which provides a critical analysis of Trump's political approach and argues for radical policy alternatives to address climate change and political challenges. |
| June 2017 | Published her fifth book 'No Is Not Enough: Resisting Trump's Shock Politics and Winning the World We Need', which provides a critical analysis of Trump's political approach and argues for radical policy alternatives to address climate change and political challenges. |
| 2016 | Awarded the Sydney Peace Prize for her activism on climate justice. |
| 2016 | Awarded the Sydney Peace Prize for her activism on climate justice. |
| November 2016 | Called for international economic sanctions against the United States if the Trump administration refuses to comply with the Paris Agreement. |
| November 2016 | Called for international economic sanctions against the United States if the Trump administration refuses to comply with the Paris Agreement. |
| 2015 | Released an accompanying film to her book 'This Changes Everything'. |
| 2015 | Book was shortlisted for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. |
| 2015 | Featured in the documentary film This Changes Everything |
| 2015 | Featured in the documentary film This Changes Everything |
| 2015 | Released an accompanying film to her book 'This Changes Everything'. |
| 2015 | Book was shortlisted for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. |
| 2014 | 'This Changes Everything' was named 'Book of the Year' by The Observer and included in The Guardian Readers' 10 best books of 2014. |
| 2014 | 'This Changes Everything' was named 'Book of the Year' by The Observer and included in The Guardian Readers' 10 best books of 2014. |
| September 2014 | Published her fourth book 'This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate', which critically examines the relationship between capitalism and climate change. |
| September 2014 | Published her fourth book 'This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate', which critically examines the relationship between capitalism and climate change. |
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