Thomas Merton Award Explained

The Thomas Merton Award has been awarded since 1972 by the Thomas Merton Center for Peace and Social Justice in Pittsburgh, United States.^[1] It is named after Thomas Merton and is given annually to "national and international individuals struggling for justice."

Award recipients

1972: James P. Carroll

1973: Dorothy Day

1974: Dick Gregory

1975: Joan Baez

1976: Dom Hélder Câmara

1977: Dick Hughes

1978: Bishop John Harris Burt & Bishop James Malone

1979: Helen Caldicott

1980: William Winpisinger

1981: The people of Poland

1982: Archbishop Raymond Hunthausen

1983: Not awarded

1984: Bernice Johnson Reagon

1985: Henri Nouwen

1986: Allan Boesak

1987: Miguel D'Escoto

1988: Daniel Berrigan

1989: Comrades of El Salvador & Elizabeth Linder

1990: Marian Wright Edelman

1991: Howard Zinn

1992: Molly Rush

1993: Reverend Lucius Walker

1994: Richard Rohr OFM

1995: Marian Kramer

1996: Winona LaDuke

1997: Ron Chisom

1998: Studs Terkel

1999: Wendell Berry

2000: Ronald V. Dellums

2001: Sister Joan Chittister

2002: Bishop Leontine T. Kelly

2003: Voices in the Wilderness

2004: Amy Goodman and Stephen Bluestone for poetry category^[2]

2005: Reverend Roy Bourgeois

2006: Angela Davis

2007: Cindy Sheehan

2008: Malik Rahim

2009: Dennis Kucinich

2010: Noam Chomsky

2011: Vandana Shiva

2012: Martin Sheen

2013: Bill McKibben^[3] ^[4]

2014: Jeremy Scahill^[5]

2015: Barbara Lee^[6]

2016: Frida Berrigan

2017: The Center for Constitutional Rights

2018: ArchCity Defenders^[7]

2019: Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Thomas Merton Award goes to rights center . 2023-03-16 . Center for Constitutional Rights . en.
Web site: Griffith . Wes . 2004-03-22 . Professor Wins Prestigious Thomas Merton Award . 2023-03-16 . The Den . en-US.
Web site: Thomas Merton Award goes to climate change activist. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Oct 8, 2019.
Web site: Staff Writer . 4 St. John's seniors receive Thomas Merton award . 2023-03-16 . The Worcester Telegram & Gazette . en-US.
Web site: Journalist receives Thomas Merton Award. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Oct 8, 2019.
Web site: Congresswoman Lee Receives Thomas Merton Award for Her Work to Advance Peace and Social Justice Barbara Lee - Congresswoman for the 12th District of California . 2023-03-16 . lee.house.gov . en.
Web site: archcity . 2018-11-29 . ArchCity Defenders Receives the 2018 Thomas Merton Award from the Thomas Merton Center . 2023-03-16 . ArchCity Defenders . en.