2010 Sydney Peace Prize to Dr. Vandana Shiva, Indian Scientist and Environmental Campaigner

The distinguished Indian physicist and environmentalist Dr. Vandana Shiva is the recipient of the 2010 Sydney Peace Prize.
 
The citation for Dr. Shiva’s selection reads, “For courageous leadership of movements for social justice – the empowerment of women in developing countries, advocacy of the human rights of small farming communities and for her scientific analysis of environmental sustainability.”
 
Dr. Shiva will give the City of Sydney Peace Prize Lecture in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House on November 3rd.
 
She will receive the 2010 Sydney Peace Prize at a gala dinner in the University of Sydney’s MacLaurin Hall on the evening of November 4th. .
 
She will be the guest of 1,500 high school children at a peace festival held at Cabramatta High School on Friday, November 5th. [More info] [Profile]