Direct Action : memoirs of an urban guerrilla / Ann Hansen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hansen, Ann, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hansen, Ann, 1953-.

Hansen, Ann.

Terrorists--Canada--Biography.

Terrorists.

Political violence--Canada.

Political violence.

Canada.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xiv, 493 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm

Place of Publication:

Toronto : Between the Lines ; Edinburgh ; Oakland : AK Press, 2001.

Summary:

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 counter-culture 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.

Contents:

Part I Somewhere near Squamish 1

Part II Going Underground 19

Part III Doing Cheekeye-Dunsmuir and Litton 181

Part IV Under Surveillance 291

Communique Regarding the Cheekeye-Dunsmuir Bombing 475

The Litton Bombing Communique 477

Wimmin's Fire Brigade Communique, November 22, 1982 487

Ann Hansen's Statement to the Court before Sentencing 489.

ISBN:

1896357407 :

1902593480

OCLC:

47365290