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THE PRIZE FOR OUTSTANDING VISION AND WORK ON BEHALF OF OUR PLANET AND ITS PEOPLE
The idea of 'right livelihood' is an ancient one. It embodies the principle that each person should follow an honest occupation which fully respects other people and the natural world. It means being responsible for the consequences of our actions and taking only a fair share of the earth's resources.
In every generation, there are groups of people and individuals around the globe who valiantly uphold these principles of right livelihood. They should be the stars in our human cosmos, but their work often entails personal sacrifice, being opposed by powerful forces around them.
The Right Livelihood Award was established in 1980 to honour and support such people. It has become widely known as the 'Alternative Nobel Prize' and there are now over 100 laureates from 48 countries.
This Award exists to strengthen the positive social forces that its recipients represent and to provide the support and inspiration needed to make them a model for the future. It has been said that if the Nobel Prizes reflected world concerns of the 20th century, the Right Livelihood Award should reflect those of the 21st.
Unlike the Nobel awards (for Physics, Medicine, Literature, etc), the RLA has no categories. We recognise that, in striving to meet the human challenges of today's world, the most inspiring and remarkable work often defies any standard classification. For example, people who start out with an environmental goal frequently find themselves drawn into issues of health, human rights and/or social justice. Their work becomes a holistic response to community needs, so that sectoral categories lose their meaning. Allowing for this, the following list indicates the main areas of RLA laureates' activities over the Award's first 20 years:
* Peace and Conflict Resolution
* The Environment
* Human and Civil Rights
* Development/Empowerment
* Vision and Alternative Futures
* Health & Rehabilitation
* Science for People
* Children and Education * Cultural and Spiritual Values
* Protecting Minorities
* Energy
* Challenging Nuclear Policies/Radiation
* Food and Sustainable Agriculture
* Consumer Power
* Alternative Technologies
The idea of 'right livelihood' is an ancient one. It embodies the principle that each person should follow an honest occupation which fully respects other people and the natural world. It means being responsible for the consequences of our actions and taking only a fair share of the earth's resources.
In every generation, there are groups of people and individuals around the globe who valiantly uphold these principles of right livelihood. They should be the stars in our human cosmos, but their work often entails personal sacrifice, being opposed by powerful forces around them.
The Right Livelihood Award was established in 1980 to honour and support such people. It has become widely known as the 'Alternative Nobel Prize' and there are now over 100 laureates from 48 countries.
This Award exists to strengthen the positive social forces that its recipients represent and to provide the support and inspiration needed to make them a model for the future. It has been said that if the Nobel Prizes reflected world concerns of the 20th century, the Right Livelihood Award should reflect those of the 21st.
Unlike the Nobel awards (for Physics, Medicine, Literature, etc), the RLA has no categories. We recognise that, in striving to meet the human challenges of today's world, the most inspiring and remarkable work often defies any standard classification. For example, people who start out with an environmental goal frequently find themselves drawn into issues of health, human rights and/or social justice. Their work becomes a holistic response to community needs, so that sectoral categories lose their meaning. Allowing for this, the following list indicates the main areas of RLA laureates' activities over the Award's first 20 years:
* Peace and Conflict Resolution
* The Environment
* Human and Civil Rights
* Development/Empowerment
* Vision and Alternative Futures
* Health & Rehabilitation
* Science for People
* Children and Education * Cultural and Spiritual Values
* Protecting Minorities
* Energy
* Challenging Nuclear Policies/Radiation
* Food and Sustainable Agriculture
* Consumer Power
* Alternative Technologies
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