Naomi Klein

Naomi Klein born May 8 1970 is a Canadian author social activist and filmmaker known for her political analyses support of ecofeminism and organized labour and criticism of corporate globalization fascism and capitalism Klein first became known internationally for her alterglobalization book No Logo 1999 The Take 2004 a documentary film about Argentine workers selfmanaged factories written by her and directed by her husband Avi Lewis further increased her profile The Shock Doctrine 2007 a critical analysis of the history of neoliberal economics solidified her standing as a prominent activist on the international stage and was adapted into a sixminute companion film by Alfonso and Jonás Cuarón as well as a featurelength documentary by Michael Winterbottom Kleins This Changes Everything Capitalism vs the Climate 2014 was a New York Times nonfiction bestseller and the winner of the Hilary Weston Writers Trust Prize for Nonfiction In 2016 Klein was awarded the Sydney Peace Prize for her activism on climate justice Klein frequently appears on global and national lists of top influential thinkers including the 2014 Thought Leaders ranking compiled by the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute Prospect magazines world thinkers 2014 poll and Macleans 2014 Power List She was formerly a member of the board of directors of the climate activist group 350org In 2021 Klein took up the UBC Professorship in Climate Justice joining the University of British Columbias Department of Geography She has been the codirector of the Centre for Climate Justice since it was launched in 2021