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| February 2025 |
Free the nipple
Charli XCX wore a sheer black dress to the Brit Awards and made a public statement about Free the Nipple, challenging ITV's stance on nipple visibility.
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| 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'. |
| 2023 | 'Doppelganger' was featured in The Guardian's Best Ideas Books of 2023. |
| October 2023 | Klein wrote commentary in the context of the Israel-Hamas war. |
| October 31 2023 |
Free the nipple
Skims, Kim Kardashian's shapewear company, releases 'The Ultimate Nipple Bra', which sold out within a month of its launch, sparking conversation about body perception and modesty.
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| September 2023 | Released her memoir and social critique 'Doppelganger', which explores her experiences being chronically confused with Naomi Wolf and examines societal political fractures. |
| 2022 |
Free the nipple
Tumblr relaxed its restrictions on nudity that were previously implemented in 2018.
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| 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 | Contributed vocals to Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez's song 'Let's Keep It Going' |
| 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. |
| 2020 | Roller derby was under consideration as a potential roller sport for the 2020 Summer Olympics. |
| 2020 | Featured in the documentary film The Go-Go's, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and was later broadcast on Showtime. |
| 2020 | Appeared on Chelsea Peretti's song 'BDR' from the album 'Phosphorescent Panic' |
| 2019 |
Free the nipple
Google+ was shut down, eliminating its previous policy of allowing nipples only in cartoons.
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| 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. |
| September 2019 |
Free the nipple
Fort Collins, Colorado decided to stop defending their ordinance prohibiting women from revealing their breasts after spending over $300,000 on legal battles, effectively repealing the code and granting women the right to go topless in the 10th Circuit jurisdictions.
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| 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. |
| 2018 |
Free the nipple
Tumblr changed its rules to ban 'female-presenting nipples' and other nudity.
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| 2018 |
Free the nipple
Free the Nipple events were held in Brighton, England.
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| 2018 |
Gurl.com
Gurl.com ceases activity following the closure of Defy Media, and is later redirected to Seventeen's website.
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| 2018 | Started 'Tees 4 Togo', a project selling t-shirts with proceeds going to Peace Sisters, a non-profit that funds girls' school tuition in Dapaong, Togo. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| March 3 2018 | The first intercollegiate roller derby bout took place, with the Claremont Colleges roller derby team defeating Arizona State University. This marked a significant milestone in the expansion of college roller derby in the United States. |
| 2017 | 'No Is Not Enough' is longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction in the US. |
| 2017 | Featured on P.O.S's song 'Sleepdrone/Superposition' from the album 'Chill, dummy' |
| 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 | Klein was criticized by conservative writers Mark Milke and James Kirchick for her previous support of Hugo Chávez. |
| September 2017 | Fédération Internationale de Roller Sports (FIRS) releases its first set of Roller Derby Rules at the World Roller Games in Nanjing, China. |
| August 26 2017 |
Free the nipple
A Free the Nipple event was held in Hull, England on Women's Equality Day and Go Topless Day.
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| 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 |
Free the nipple
Free the Nipple events were held in Brighton, England.
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| 2016 | Released single 'I'm with Her', marking a later period of musical activity for the band |
| 2016 | Provided vocals for Seth Bogart's song 'Eating Makeup' |
| 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. |
| July 2016 | Releases the Julie Ruin's second album Hit Reset through Hardly Art. |
| March 23 2016 |
Free the nipple
Protesters Tiernan Hebron and Anni Ma were arrested for indecent exposure at a Bernie Sanders campaign appearance, despite being topless with tape covering their nipples.
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| March 19 2016 |
Free the nipple
Anni Ma attended a Bernie Sanders campaign rally in Phoenix, Arizona while topless, and was led to the back of the venue without incident.
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| January 23 2016 |
Free the nipple
Anni Ma, a FEMEN activist, protested at a 'Walk For Life' event at San Francisco City Hall and Civic Center.
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| 2015 |
Free the nipple
In Iceland, a teenage student activist posted a topless photo and was harassed. In solidarity, Björt Ólafsdóttir, a Member of Parliament, posted her own topless photo.
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| 2015 |
Free the nipple
Miley Cyrus appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and lifted her top to reveal sparkly heart patches, discussing the inconsistencies in nudity policies.
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| 2015 | Featured in the documentary film This Changes Everything |
| 2015 | Released an accompanying film to her book 'This Changes Everything'. |
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