Former winners Naomi Klein and Pat Dodson hail recognition of US-founded movement that ‘resonates around the globe’ Podcast: ‘We’re trying to re-imagine humanity’The human rights movement Black Lives Matter has won this year’s Sydney peace prize. The movement which will be honoured in Sydney in November – was founded in the US by Patrisse Cullors,Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi after the 2013 acquittal of George Zimmerman, who had been accused of murdering black teenager Trayvon Martin.
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Source: theguardian.com