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- Collection: Clayoquot Peace Camp Oral Histories
Oral history interview with Irene Abbey Day 2 (audio recording and transcript)In this interview, Irene talks about her love for nature and plants, and the joy of briefly living in the country after having spent her childhood and…
In this interview Christine shares her knowledge and experience working within unions in British Columbia, Canada, and draws connections between…
Diane discusses how her personal biography led to her becoming interested in the environment and women’s studies separately. She discusses some of the…
Judith discusses life before Clayoquot and first encountering nature through her grandparents. She reflects on motherhood and on raising two children…
Síle discusses life before Clayoquot, and the experiences that lead here there. She talks about growing up in Ireland, starting a feminist theatre…
Amy discusses hearing about Clayoquot Sound, her early relationship with the environmental movement and with direct activism, and how she came to get…
Wendy describes the camp and the environmental devastation of the area. She speaks of life in the camp, the gender-related tensions she observed at…
Sergio talks about his participation in urban actions in Toronto protesting the logging of Clayoquot Sound. This includes shutting down the Toronto…
Inessa discusses her road to feminism and environmentalism. She touches upon her early years and her often difficult and violent relationships with…
In this interview, Maryjka discusses how she came to be involved with the Clayoquot peace camp and describes working with the Friends of Clayoquot…
Mike talks about his experiences of living in the camp at Clayoquot Sound, attributing the camp’s success to its leadership and consensus-based…
Jean discusses her intense involvement with the campaign at Clayoquot Sound and the routines of daily life at the camp. She talks about running…
Chris discusses her experiences of violence in the family home and how her personal biography influenced her interest in injustices. She also…
Norleen talks about her involvement with activism at the Walbran, leading up to Clayoquot, and discusses differences between the two actions as well…
In this interview, Miriam talks about her life before, during and after the Clayoquot Sound peace camp. She describes growing up in Virginia, going to…
In this interview, Valerie discusses her work in environmental activism. She shares how she came to work for the Friends of Clayoquot Sound (FOCS).…
In this interview, Betty discusses how she first heard about Clayoquot Sound and the peace camp, why she chose to get arrested and the time she spent…
In this interview, Kami describes getting involved in activism at Clayoquot, and initially travelling to the camp. She talks about her experience…
Dana discusses early days at the camp and daily life there, cooking and cleaning and becoming involved in peacekeeping training and with the Friends…
In discussing his biography, Jay talks about his involvement with other types of activism and how this led to his and his wife, Atty’s, engagement…