Seeds of Fire: A People’s Chronology
Recalling events that happened on this day in history.
Memories of struggle, resistance and persistence.
Compiled by Ulli Diemer
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November 20, 1967
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Approximately eighty University of Toronto students and faculty members initiate a sit-in at the University Placement Service, an employment service on campus. The demonstration is in opposition of on-campus recruitment by the Dow Chemical Company, the manufacturer of napalm, which is being used by the United States in Vietnam.
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November 20, 1968
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Students at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, occupy the university’s administration offices.
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November 20, 1969
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Indians from 20 tribes, members of the group Indians of All Tribes (IAT), seize Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, offering to buy the island from the federal government for $24 worth of beads. They are demanding fairness and respect for Native people; the occupation lasts for more than a year.
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November 20 - 21, 1970
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200 - 300 women met at the University of Saskatoon in the first conference of the women's liberation movement in Canada.
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