Ann Hansen

Memoirs of an Urban Guerrilla

Direct Action

Peter Kropotkin

Errico Malatesta

Abbie Hoffman

Félix Fénéon

Louise Michel

Clément Duval

Louis Léveillé

Ravachol

Georges Étiévant

Auguste Vaillant

Émile Henry

Sante Caserio

Marius Jacob

Raymond Callemin

Enrique Flores Magón

Mollie Steimer

Louise Olivereau

Bo Brown

Kuwasi Balagoon

Bill Dunne

Nikos Maziotis

Pola Roupa

Rami Syrianos

Alfredo Cospito

Nicola Gai

Jeremy Hammond

Eric King

Anarchist Statements Before Judge and Jury

Defiance

Ann Hansen stood trial as one of the so-called “Squamish Five.” Sentenced to life in prison, she served seven years. Now she tells her story for the first time. Direct Action captures the excitement and indignation of the counterculture of the early ’80s. Missile tests were fuelling a new arms race. Reckless megaprojects threatened the global environment. Alienation, punk rock, and militancy were on the rise. Hansen and her fellow urban guerrillas believed that sabotaging government and corporate property could help turn things around. To prove their point, they bombed the Litton Systems plant in Toronto, where components for Cruise Missiles were being made. Hansen’s book poses unresolved ethical dilemmas. In light of the recent explosion of anti-globalization protests, Direct Action mirrors the resurgence of militant activity around the world.

"Direct Action captures the excitement and indignation of the counterculture of the early '80s. Missile tests were fuelling a new arms race. Reckless megaprojects threatened the global environment. Alienation, punk rock, and militancy were on the rise. Hansen and her fellow urban guerillas believed that sabotaging government and corporate property could help turn things around. To prove their point, they bombed the Litton Systems plant in Toronto, where components for Cruise Missiles were being made.".

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