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Direct Action
Also known asSquamish Five, Wimmin's Fire Brigade, Vancouver Five
Dates of operation1981–1983
CountryCanada
MotivesWar against the state
IdeologyAnarchism
Notable attacksBombings, arson
Size5+ members

The Squamish Five (sometimes referred to as the Vancouver Five)[1] were a group of self-styled "urban guerrillas" active in Canada during the early 1980s. Their chosen name was Direct Action. The five were Ann Hansen, Brent Taylor, Juliet Caroline Belmas, Doug Stewart and Gerry Hannah.

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Squamish Five

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The Squamish Five (sometimes referred to as the Vancouver Five) were a group of self-styled "urban guerrillas" active in Canada during the early 1980s...

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Gerry Hannah

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Hannah was also a member of the armed revolutionary group known as the Squamish Five. Hannah was a member of the Vancouver-based punk rock band The Subhumans...

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Squamish

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Squamish may refer to: Squamish, British Columbia, a district municipality in British Columbia, Canada Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia...

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Squamish language

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Squamish (/ˈskwɔːmɪʃ/ SKWAW-mish; Sḵwx̱wú7mesh sníchim, sníchim meaning "language") is a Coast Salish language spoken by the Squamish people of the Pacific...

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Nicky Guadagni

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Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television 1988, Nominee, Gemini Award The Squamish Five Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Academy of Canadian...

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Squamish people

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The Squamish people (Squamish: Skwxwú7mesh listen, historically transliterated as Sko-ko-mish) are an indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast...

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List of guerrilla movements

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libération du Québec – Canada Direct Action – Canada, Know by the media as Squamish Five. An Anarchist and Feminist self styled urban guerrilla group. The Order—United...

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Stawamus Chief

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as simply The Chief, or less commonly Squamish Chief), is a granitic dome located adjacent to the town of Squamish, British Columbia, Canada. It towers...

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Collins Bay Institution

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Hope 8. Richard Sauvé, one of the Port Hope 8. Brent Taylor, of the Squamish Five. Edwards, Peter (2013). Unrepentant The Strange and (Sometimes) Terrible...

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Robyn Stevan

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Captive Hearts (1987) and Paint Cans (1994). Stevan's performance in The Squamish Five brought her the Best Actor Award from the Atlantic Film Festival. Elizabeth...

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Domestic terrorism

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radicalised Muslim religion. On October 14, 1982 – The anarchist group the Squamish Five, who were Canadian version of Direct Action, bombs a Litton Industries...

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Really Red

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times and played some dates in Canada, including a benefit for the Squamish Five in Vancouver. Along with their "paying gigs" they were known to do benefit...

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List of books about anarchism

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Direct Action: Memoirs of an Urban Guerrilla Ann Hansen Non-fiction Squamish Five, Urban guerrilla warfare 2003 The Watch Dennis Danvers Fiction Anarchism...

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Direct action

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as strikes and sabotage. Canadian anarchist Ann Hansen, one of the Squamish Five, wrote in her book Direct Action that "the essence of direct action...

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Tom Koch

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regulation 43-Man Squamish match, a simplified version may be played: 2-Man Squamish. The rules are identical, except in 2-Man Squamish, the object is to...

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British Columbia Highway 99

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the U.S. border to near Cache Creek, serving Greater Vancouver and the Squamish–Lillooet corridor. It is a major north–south artery within Vancouver and...

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List of conflicts in North America

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– FLQ – October Crisis 1971 – Gastown Riots 1982 – October 14: The Squamish Five, bombs a Litton Industries factory. 1983 – Solidarity Crisis 1990 –...

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Terrorism in Canada

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part of Public Safety Canada), closely collaborate with partners in the Five Eyes (United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand), the Group of...

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Anarchism in Canada

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Coalition Against Poverty Political culture of Canada Socialism in Canada Squamish Five The Grains of Time R.M. of Rodgers History Book Committee "Archived...

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List of direct action groups

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Society Sons of Liberty Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Squamish Five Students for a Democratic Society Take Back the Land Trident Ploughshares...

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Albert Schultz

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includes the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's (CBC) 1988 film The Squamish Five, the legal drama Street Legal, the medical drama Side Effects, the comedy...

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