Ann Hansen stood trial as one of the so-called "Squamish Five." Sentenced to life in prison, she served seven years. Now she tells her story for the first time.
Direct Action captures the excitement and indignation of the counterculture of the early '80s. Missile tests were fuelling a new arms race. Reckless megaprojects threatened the global environment. Alienation, punk rock, and militancy were on the rise. Hansen and her fellow urban guerrillas believed that sabotaging government and corporate property could help turn things around. To prove their point, they bombed the Litton Systems plant in Toronto, where components for Cruise Missiles were being made.
Hansen's book poses unresolved ethical dilemmas. In light of the recent explosion of anti-globalization protests, Direct Action mirrors the resurgence of militant activity around the world.
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- CaOOCEL
- Dewey Decimal Classification Number
- 322.4/2/092
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- Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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- n-cn---
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- 9781459305120 1896357407
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- HV6430.H35
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- A3 2001eb
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- 1 electronic text (xiv, 493 p.)
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- (CaBNVSL)slc00200743 (CaBNVSL)slc00200743 (CaBNVSL) (CaBNVSL)gtp00523324 (OCoLC)181843942 (CaOOCEL)406131
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Table of Contents
- Contents 8
- Preface 10
- Photos 14
- Part I: Somewhere near Squamish 16
- Part II: Going Underground 34
- Part III: Doing Cheekeye-Dunsmuir and Litton 196
- Part IV: Under Surveillance 306
- Epilogue 474
- Appendices 488
- Communiqué Regarding the Cheekeye-Dunsmuir Bombing 490
- The Litton Bombing Communiqué 492
- Wimmin's Fire Brigade Communiqué, November 22, 1982 502
- Ann Hansen's Statement to the Court before Sentencing 504