Betty Krawczyk
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Betty Krawczyk (born 1928) is a Louisiana-born, British Columbia, Canada based environmental activist, author and former political candidate.
Krawczyk is well known locally for having been arrested and imprisoned numerous times for defying court orders related to logging and highway developments. Most recently, 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% of the popular vote for the Green Party, her highest showing to date.
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[edit] Bibliography
- Clayoquot: The Sound Of My Heart - 1996
- Lock Me up or Let Me Go: The Protests, Arrest and Trial of an Environmental Activist and Grandmother - 2002
[edit] External links
- A matter of principle - Royal City Record (New Westminster, BC), Feb. 2, 2004
- Krawczyk rejects any court apology - North Shore News, Feb. 21, 2007
- Woman of woods brings fight to Quadra - Vancouver Courier, Dec. 19, 2005
- Activist confesses to spray-painting Vancouver's Olympic clock - CBC News
