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Religion Social Issues

Canada-Chile Solidarity, 1973-1990

Testimonies of Civil Society Action

edited by Liisa North

Publisher
Novalis
Initial publish date
Sep 2023
Category
Social Issues
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9782898301469
    Publish Date
    Sep 2023
    List Price
    $25.95

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Description

The stories and documents presented here relate key facets of the history of Canadian civil society solidarity with Chile after the September 1973 military coup d’etat. It is a history that speaks to the importance of well-organized and coordinated civic action in the formulation of public policy, especially with regard to refugees and dealing with dictatorships; it also speaks to the significance of refugee and exile community contributions to Canadian society. In addition to retrospective interpretations by activists, through the documents that are reproduced here, we hear the voices of the churches, unions, civic organizations, government officials, corporate leaders, and others as events were unfolding, as they tried to convince each other about the directions that Canadian policy toward Chile and Latin America should take.

About the author

Contributor Notes

Liisa L. North is Emeritus Professor of Politics at York University in Toronto. She has made many important contributions as a teacher, researcher of rural issues and reformist movements in Latin America, and social activist.