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Right Livelihood Awards: Honoring those who stand for a better world

The 2008 Right Livelihood Awards were founded in 1980, and are sometimes called the Alternative Nobel Prize. They are awarded to individuals who offer practical answers to challenges facing the world. This year's awards ceremony will take place on December 8 at 8 at Sweedish Parliament in Stockholm.

The awards are supported by individual donors. Winners receive approximately $300,000 USD (210,000 EUR). This year’s award is shared between four recipients. The organization believes these four people care champions of independent journalism, peace-building and social justice.

The winners are:

  • Krishnammal and Sankaralingam Jagannathan - founders of the Tillers’ Freedom in India
  • Amy Goodman of the US - founder of Democracy Now!
  • Asha Hagi of Somalia - outstanding national leader
  • Monika Hauser of Germany - gynecologist and founder of Medica Mondiale

    • For more information, please visit the Right Livelihood website: www.rightlivelihood.org

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