Betty Krawczyk
Betty Shiver Krawczyk (born August 1928 in Louisiana) is an American author, blogger and environmental activist based in British Columbia, Canada. She identifies as an ecofeminist.
Betty Krawczyk | |
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Krawczyk in a 2014 interview with Silver Donald Cameron | |
| Born | August 1928 (age 95) |
| Occupation(s) | Author, blogger, environmental activist |
Krawczyk is known locally for having been arrested and imprisoned numerous times for defying court orders related to logging and highway developments. On March 5, 2007, she was sentenced to 10 months imprisonment for her role in protesting highway construction on the Eagleridge Bluffs in West Vancouver.[1]
In the 2001 provincial election, Krawczyk finished third in the riding of Vancouver-Kensington, garnering 9.32 per cent of the popular vote for the Green Party, her highest showing ever.
In the 2008 Canadian federal election she ran unsuccessfully in the riding of Vancouver East for the Work Less Party, earning 1.02 per cent of the popular vote.
Bibliography
- Clayoquot: The Sound Of My Heart (January 1997)
- Lock Me up or Let Me Go: The Protests, Arrest and Trial of an Environmental Activist and Grandmother (August 2002)
- Open Living Confidential: From Inside the Joint (June 2008)
References
External links
- Betty's Early Edition blog
- Schiver Rhodes Publishing Archived 2016-10-21 at the Wayback Machine - Betty's Book Publishing Company
- Records of Betty Krawczyk are held by Simon Fraser University's Special Collections and Rare Books