Thomas Merton Award

The Thomas Merton Award has been awarded since 1972 by the Thomas Merton Center for Peace and Social Justice in Pittsburgh, United States.[1] It is named after Thomas Merton and is given annually to "national and international individuals struggling for justice."

Award recipients

1972: James P. Carroll
1973: Dorothy Day
1974: Dick Gregory
1975: Joan Baez
1976: Dom Hélder Câmara
1977: Dick Hughes
1978: Bishop John Harris Burt & Bishop James Malone
1979: Helen Caldicott
1980: William Winpisinger
1981: The people of Poland
1982: Archbishop Raymond Hunthausen
1983: Not awarded
1984: Bernice Johnson Reagon
1985: Henri Nouwen
1986: Allan Boesak
1987: Miguel D'Escoto
1988: Daniel Berrigan
1989: Comrades of El Salvador & Elizabeth Linder
1990: Marian Wright Edelman
1991: Howard Zinn
1992: Molly Rush
1993: Reverend Lucius Walker
1994: Richard Rohr OFM
1995: Marian Kramer
1996: Winona LaDuke
1997: Ron Chisom
1998: Studs Terkel
1999: Wendell Berry
2000: Ronald V. Dellums
2001: Sister Joan Chittister
2002: Bishop Leontine T. Kelly
2003: Voices in the Wilderness
2004: Amy Goodman and Stephen Bluestone for poetry category[2]
2005: Reverend Roy Bourgeois
2006: Angela Davis
2007: Cindy Sheehan
2008: Malik Rahim
2009: Dennis Kucinich
2010: Noam Chomsky
2011: Vandana Shiva
2012: Martin Sheen
2013: Bill McKibben[3][4]
2014: Jeremy Scahill[5]
2015: Barbara Lee[6]
2016: Frida Berrigan
2017: The Center for Constitutional Rights
2018: ArchCity Defenders[7]
2019: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

References

  1. ^ "Thomas Merton Award goes to rights center". Center for Constitutional Rights. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  2. ^ Griffith, Wes (2004-03-22). "Professor Wins Prestigious Thomas Merton Award". The Den. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  3. ^ "Thomas Merton Award goes to climate change activist". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved Oct 8, 2019.
  4. ^ Staff Writer. "4 St. John's seniors receive Thomas Merton award". The Worcester Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  5. ^ "Journalist receives Thomas Merton Award". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved Oct 8, 2019.
  6. ^ "Congresswoman Lee Receives Thomas Merton Award for Her Work to Advance Peace and Social Justice | Barbara Lee - Congresswoman for the 12th District of California". lee.house.gov. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  7. ^ archcity (2018-11-29). "ArchCity Defenders Receives the 2018 Thomas Merton Award from the Thomas Merton Center". ArchCity Defenders. Retrieved 2023-03-16.