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Barlow, Maude: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Canadian auther and activist. National chairperson of the Council of Canadians, a citizens' advocacy organization, co-founder of the Blue Planet Project, and an executive member of the International F... Baum, Gregory - obituary Article 2017 Obituary for renowned Canadian theologian Gregory Baum, 94, who died Oct. 18, 2017. Bertell, Rosalie: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Canadian-American researcher who has worked in the field of environmental health. (Born 1929). Berton, Pierre: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Journalist, historian, media personality. (1920-2004). Bethune, Norman: Connexipedia Article Article Canadian Communist physician, and medical innovator who developed the first mobile blood-transfusion service in Spain in 1936. (1890-1939). Bethune, Norman: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Canadian Communist physician, and medical innovator who developed the first mobile blood-transfusion service in Spain in 1936. (1890-1939). Big Bear: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Cree leader who was involved in the North-West Resistance and subsequently imprisoned. (1825-1888). Birney, Alfred Earle: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Canadian poet, twice winner of the Governor General's Award for Literature. (1904-1995). Bob Carty Foster, John Article 2014 Celebrating Bob Carty (1950 – 2014). Tribute given by John Foster on March 10, 2014. Brown, Rosemary: Connexipedia Article Article Canadian politician, prominent member of the New Democratic Party. (1930-2003). Buck, Tim: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Machinist, trade unionists, and a long-time leader of the Communist Party of Canada. (1891-1973). Buller, Annie: Connexipedia Article Article Union organizer and manager of various Communist Party of Canada (CPC) publications. (1895-1973). Callwood, June: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Journalist, writer, broadcaster, civil libertarian 1924-2007. (1924-2007). Callwood, June: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Journalist, writer, broadcaster, civil libertarian 1924-2007. (1924-2007). Canada's Young Activists: A Generation Stands Up for Change Cullis-Suzuki, Severn; Fredrickson, Kris; Kayssi, Ahmed; Mackenzie, Cynthia; Aldana Cohen, Daniel Book 2007 Twenty five personal accounts of the important work of some of Canada's most prominent young activists championing causes from child labour to environmentalism. Carr, Shirley: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Canadian union leader who was the first woman president of the Canadian Labour Congress. Casgrain, Marie Thérèse (Forget): Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Feminist, reformer, politician and senator in Quebec, Canada. (1896-1981). Celebrating Bob Carty (1950 - 2014) Foster, John Article 2014 Tribute given by John Foster at the pass of Bob Carty Chant, Donald Alfred: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Scientist, educator, environmental advocate. (1928-2007). Chartrand, Michel: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Quebec union leader and activist. (1913-2010). Clarke, Tony: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Canadian social justice advocate. (Born 1944). Coaker, William Ford: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Newfoundland union leader and politician and founder of the Fisherman's Protective Union and the Fishermen's Union Trading Co. (1871-1938). Coldwell, Major James William: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Canadian social democratic politician, and leader of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation party from 1942 to 1960. (1888-1974). Culhane, Claire: Connexipedia: Article from PrisonJustice.ca Article Canadian social justice activist. (1918-1996). Darcy, Judy: Connexipedia Article Article Canadian trade unionist and president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees from 1991 until 2003. (Born 1950). Davidson, Joe: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Trade unionist and self describe evolutionary socialist "with the proviso that evolution needed a shove at every opportunity." (1915-1985). Douglas, Tommy: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Canadian social democratic politician, CCF premier of Saskatchean and leader of the federal New Democratic Party. (1904-1986). Dr. Mike Carr passes at 73 Article 2015 Dr. Mike Carr, community activist, academic and teacher, passed away amongst his Cuban family in Havana Cuba. Duckworth, Muriel: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Canadian pacifist, feminist, social and community activist. (1908-2009). Duckworth, Muriel: Connexipedia Article Article Canadian pacifist, feminist, social and community activist. (1908-2009). Dumont, Gabriel: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Métis leader in what is now western Canada. (1837-1906). Dumont, Gabriel: Connexipedia Article Article Métis leader in what is now western Canada. (1837-1906). Edwards, Henrietta Muir: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Canadian women's rights activist and reformer. (1849-1931). Erasmus, Georges: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Canadian Aboriginal politician, national chief of the Assembly of First Nations from 1985 to 1991. (Born 1948). Evans, Arthur: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Socialist, trade unionist. (1890-1944). Franklin, Ursula: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Metallurgist, humanitarian, feminist, peace activist. (Born 1921). Franklin, Ursula: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Metallurgist, humanitarian, feminist, peace activist. (Born 1921). Franklin, Ursula: Connexipedia Article Article Metallurgist, humanitarian, feminist, peace activist. (Born 1921). Miriam Garfinkle 1954 - 2018 Diemer, Ulli Article 2018 Obituary for Miriam Garfinkle, who died on September 15, 2018. Gonick, Cy: Connexipedia Article Article Canadian socialist publisher, academic, and politician. (Born 1936). Goodwin, Albert (Ginger): Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Labour leader, and socialist who inspired the first General Strike in Canada on August 2, 1918 in Vancouver, British Columbia. (1887-1918). Gordon, Walter: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Canadian accountant, businessman, politician, and writer. (1906-1987). The Green Trees Beyond: A Memoir Lawrence, R. D. Book 1994 R.D. Lawrence, a self-taught biologist whose first years of life coincided with the Spanish civil war, and who later became a noted as well as self-taught Canadian biologist. Grey Owl (Belaney, Archibald Stansfeld): Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Writer: one of Canada's first conservationist writers. (1888-1938). Hans Blumenfeld 1892-1988 Salaff, Stephen Article 1988 A look at the accomplishments of Hans Blumenfeld, a German-Canadian architect and city planner who was also active throughout his life in promoting peace. Hartman, Grace: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Canadian labour union activist. (1918-1993). Heap, Dan: Connexipedia Article Article Canadian politician with the New Democratic Party. (Born 1925). Heaps, Abraham Albert: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Canadian politician and labour leader. (1885-1954). Heaps, Abraham Albert: Connexipedia Article Article Canadian politician and labour leader. (1885-1954). Hurtig, Mel: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article A Canadian publisher, author, political activist and political candidate. (Born 1932). An Inside Look at Our Penal System: Review of Go-Boy! Memoirs of a Life Behind Bars, by Roger Caron Weitz, Don Article 1979 GO-BOY! can be read as a major social document which cries out for long–overdue prison reforms in Canada. It's a major contribution to prison literature and criminology. But GO-BOY!, like much concent... Irvine, William: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Canadian politician, journalist and clergyman. (1885-1962). Irvine, William: Connexipedia Article Article Canadian politician, journalist and clergyman. (1885-1962). Jackson, Clarence Shirley: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article (1906-1993). Was a trade union leader. Jacobs, Jane: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Author, urban advocate, economist, ecologist, and philosopher. (1916-2006). Jacobs, Jane: Connexipedia Article Article Author, urban advocate, economist, ecologist, and philosopher. (1916-2006). Joe Zuken, Citizen and Socialist Smith, Doug Book 1990 Examines the forces that dominated Winnipeg's social and political life from the 1930s to the 1980s - the impact of European migration, the growth of radicalism, the internment of communists in World ... Journey of an Unrepentant Socialist Kneen, Brewster Book 2014 Kneen describes his book as his “political theological autobiography.” The book is a personal life-story with a focus on the 1950s and '60s, coming from someone who was active in the peace and social ... Landsberg, Michele: Connexipedia Article Article Canadian writer, social activist and feminist. (Born 1935). Lavell, Jeannette Vivian Corbiere: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Native women's rights activist. (Born 1942). Laxer, James: Connexipedia Article Article Canadian political economist, professor and author. (Born 1941). James Laxer - Canadian iconoclast 1941-2018 Laxer, Michael Article 2018 Obituary for the prominent campaigner, author and academic James Laxer, who passed away February 23rd 2018. Laxer, Robert: Connexipedia Article Article Canadian psychologist, professor, author, and political activist. (1915-1998). Lewis, David: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Socialist politician, labour lawyer, and leader of the federal New Democratic Party. (1909-1981). Lewis, Stephen: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Politician, diplomat, author, journalist, labour arbitrator, and former leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party. (Born 1937). Livesay, Dorothy: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Poet, journalist, writer of short fiction, autobiography and literary criticism. (1909-1996). Livingstone, Kay: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Social activist, radio host. (1918-1975). Lount, Samuel: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Blacksmith, politician, rebel. (1791-1838). MacInnis, Grace Winona: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Canadian politician and feminist. Mackenzie: A political biography of William Lyon Mackenzie Sewell, John Book 2002 History has often dismissed William Lyon Mackenzie as a comical figure, or as the political hothead who bungled the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837. Former Toronto mayor John Sewell suggests he may act... Mackenzie, William Lyon: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Journalist, politician, rebel. (1795-1861). Macphail, Agnes Campbell: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Canadian polician. (1890-1954). Marshall, Donald, Jr: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Accused of murder, Marshall, a 16-year old Micmac, was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment. After he had served 11 years in a penitentiary, a re-examination of the case found him innocent. (1... Matthews, Peter: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Farmer who participated in the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837. (1789? - 1838). McClung, Nellie Letitia (Mooney): Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Canadian feminist, politician, and social activist. (1873-1951). McLachlan, James Bryson: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Labour leader. (1869-1937). McNaughton, Violet: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Feminist, journalist and activist. (1879-1968). Mercredi, Ovide William: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Aboriginal Canadian politician and leader. (Born 1946). Mooney, Pat: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Winner of the Right Livelihood Award for his work to save the world's genetic plant heritage. (Born 1947). One Woman Army: The Life of Claire Culhane Lowe, Mick Book 1992 A biography of Claire Culhane, member of the Canadian Communist Party, crusader for prison abolition, and peace activist opposed to the Vietnam war. Papineau, Louis-Joseph: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Lawyer, seigneur, politician, defender of the national heritage of French Canada. Led the fight for control of the political institutions of Lower Canada. (1786-1871). Parent, Madeleine: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Trade unionist. (Born 1918). Parent, Madeleine: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Trade unionist. (Born 1918). Parlby, Irene Marryat: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Politician, farm women's leader. (1868-1965). Parrot, Jean-Claude: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Trade unionist. (Born 1936). Penner, Jacob: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Canadian radical. (1880-1965). Riel, Louis: Connexipedia Article Article Metis leader, founder of Manitoba, central figure in the North-West rebellion. (1844-1885). Riel, Louis: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Metis leader, founder of Manitoba, central figure in the North-West rebellion. (1844-1885). Roback, Léa: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Union organizer, social activist. (1903-2000). Rowley, Robert Kent: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Trade unionist. (1917-1978). Ryerson, Stanley Bréhaut: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Historian, Communist. (Born 1911). Schmeiser, Percy and Louise: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winners Article Canadian farmers and opponents of GMO crops. Scott, Francis Reginald (Frank): Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Founding member of the social-democratic movement in Canada. (1899-1985). Sewell, John: Connexipedia Article Article Political activist and writer on municipal affairs. The mayor of Toronto, Canada from 1978 to 1980. (Born 1940). She never was afraid: The biography of Annie Buller Watson, Louise Book 1976 The story of Annie Buller, a Canadian trade union activist and Communist. Shiva, Vandana: Connexipedia Article Article Philosopher, environmental activist, eco feminist and author. (Born 1952). Shiva, Vandana: Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Article Environmental and women's activist. (Born 1952). Spry, Graham: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Journalist, diplomat, international business executive, political organizer, advocate of public broadcasting. (1900-1983). Suzuki, David: Connexipedia Article Article Canadian science broadcaster and environmental activist. (Born 1936). Tecumseh: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Shawnee chief who attempted to form an alliance of tribes to combat American territorial ambitions and tried to rally the tribes in a common defence against the Americans. (1768-1813). Tecumseh: Connexipedia Article Article Shawnee chief who attempted to form an alliance of tribes to combat American territorial ambitions and tried to rally the tribes in a common defence against the Americans. (1768-1813). Temple, William Horace: Connexipedia Article Article Canadian politician, trade union activist, businessman and temperance crusader. (1899-1988). Truscott, Steven: Connexipedia Article Article Canadian who was sentenced to death in 1959, when he was a 14-year old student, for the allegedly murdering a classmate. (Born 1945). Vallieres, Pierre: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Gordon, Stanley Article Writer, radical. (1938-1998). Violet McNaughton: the Mighty Mite Reformer From Saskatchewan Welton, Michael Article 2018 Violet McNaughton deserves recognition as one of Canada's greatest and most formidable adult educators and co-operator of the twentieth century bar none Watt-Cloutier, Sheila: Connexipedia: Article in Library and Archives Canada Article Inuit leader, activist. Woodsworth, James Shaver: Connexipedia: Article in the Canadian Encyclopedia Article Methodist minister, social worker, politician. (1874-1942). 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Connexions preserves 'alternative' histories that r... Sources LibraryBaum, Gregory 2018 A brief biography of Gregory Baum, one of Canada's most influential and controversial theologians and a participant in the Second Vatican Council. Diefenbaker, John Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia John George Diefenbaker, PC, CH, QC (September 18, 1895 - August 16, 1979) led Canada as its 13th Prime Minister, serving from June 21, 1957, to April 22, 1963. Elizabeth Smart: On the Side of the Angels Gallus, Maya (director) 1991 A documentary about author Elizabeth Smart, with Jackie Burroughts playing Elizabeth Smart. Memorial to Dagmar Baur This site is dedicated to the memory of Dagmar Baur - March 1941 - April 2010. Miriam Garfinkle Memories, Stories, Photos, Articles, Statements, Interviews, Letters, Actions, Activism, News 2018 This page is dedicated to the memory of Miriam Garfinkle (1954 - 2018). It provides links to Miriam’s articles and interviews, letters; accounts of her activism and organizing; stories from some of th... Rose Henderson A Woman for the People Campbell, Peter 2010 A study of the life of Canadian feminist, socialist, and peace activist Rose Henderson (1871-1937). Smart, Elizabeth Wikipedia article Elizabeth Smart (December 27, 1913 – March 4, 1986) was a Canadian poet and novelist. Trudeau, Pierre Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Pierre Trudeau was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from 20 April 1968 to 4 June 1979, and again from 3 March 1980 to 30 June 1984. Zwicker, Barrie Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Barrie Zwicker (born 1934) is a Canadian journalist, documentary producer, and political activist. |
