births
May 8, 1970
Naomi Klein, Canadian author and activist
Naomi Klein
Naomi Klein is a Canadian author, social activist, and filmmaker known for her political analyses; support of ecofeminism, organized labour, and criticism of corporate globalization, fascism and capitalism. In 2021, Klein took up the UBC Professorship in Climate Justice, joining the University of British Columbia's Department of Geography. She has been the co-director of the Centre for Climate Justice since it was launched in 2021.
May 8
May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 237 days remain until the end of the year.