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- Collection: Clayoquot Peace Camp Oral Histories
Oral history interview with Amy Simpson (audio recording and transcript)Amy discusses hearing about Clayoquot Sound, her early relationship with the environmental movement and with direct activism, and how she came to get…
Atty talks about daily life at the camp and her reasons for joining the campaign at Clayoquot Sound. She reflects on the tensions in the camp,…
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…
Chris discusses her experiences of violence in the family home and how her personal biography influenced her interest in injustices. She also…
In this interview Christine shares her knowledge and experience working within unions in British Columbia, Canada, and draws connections between…
Dana discusses early days at the camp and daily life there, cooking and cleaning and becoming involved in peacekeeping training and with the Friends…
Diane discusses how her personal biography led to her becoming interested in the environment and women’s studies separately. She discusses some of the…
Fireweed talks about her artwork and how this led to her interest in spirituality, environmentalism and ecofeminism. She talks about her daily life at…
Greg talks about his involvement with the peace-camp as a frequent visitor, tensions at the camp and running his Bed & Breakfast near Clayoquot Sound.…
Inessa discusses her road to feminism and environmentalism. She touches upon her early years and her often difficult and violent relationships with…
Irene talks in detail about the various forms of activism and campaigns she had been involved in over many years. She discusses how she decided to get…
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, Jacinta shares the names of colleagues connected to the Clayoquot Sound peace camp, and describes their work. She talks about her…
Jan describes how her interest in feminism and environmentalism led to her involvement with the Friends of Clayoquot, where she worked in many roles…
In this interview Jane discusses her involvement with the Clayoquot Sound peace camp. She shares why she chose to get arrested and describes her…
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…
Jean discusses her intense involvement with the campaign at Clayoquot Sound and the routines of daily life at the camp. She talks about running…
Judith discusses life before Clayoquot and first encountering nature through her grandparents. She reflects on motherhood and on raising two children…
In this interview, Kami describes getting involved in activism at Clayoquot, and initially travelling to the camp. She talks about her experience…
Kim describes in detail her decision to get arrested Clayoquot Sound along with other Denman Islanders. She discusses her fears in the camp the night…