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babylonsister

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Fri Jan 29, 2021, 07:31 PM Jan 2021

Black Lives Matter movement nominated for Nobel peace prize


Black Lives Matter movement nominated for Nobel peace prize

Norwegian MP cites global impact of BLM in raising awareness and consciousness of racial injustice
Martin Belam
Fri 29 Jan 2021 12.52 EST
Last modified on Fri 29 Jan 2021 16.41 EST


The Black Lives Matter movement has been nominated for the 2021 Nobel peace prize for the way its call for systemic change has spread around the world.

In his nomination papers, the Norwegian MP Petter Eide said the movement had forced countries outside the US to grapple with racism within their own societies.

“I find that one of the key challenges we have seen in America, but also in Europe and Asia, is the kind of increasing conflict based on inequality,” Eide said. “Black Lives Matter has become a very important worldwide movement to fight racial injustice.

“They have had a tremendous achievement in raising global awareness and consciousness about racial injustice.”


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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/29/black-lives-matter-nobel-peace-prize-petter-eide-norweigan-mp
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Black Lives Matter movement nominated for Nobel peace prize (Original Post) babylonsister Jan 2021 OP
Kickin' with gusto! Faux pas Jan 2021 #1
K&R, The George Floyd protest were worldwide on all continents. uponit7771 Jan 2021 #2
oh that will burn the magats up. bullimiami Jan 2021 #3
Love it, Hope BLM wins, the christofascists will be apopletic. Thomas Hurt Jan 2021 #4
WHOA! secondwind Jan 2021 #5
Hee..... Chicago1980 Jan 2021 #6
Well! leftieNanner Jan 2021 #7
Suck on that Donny you fat piece of shit Blue Owl Jan 2021 #8
K&R! Solly Mack Jan 2021 #9
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