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Betty Krawczyk
Betty Krawczyk
	Krawczyk in a 2014 interview with Silver Donald Cameron
Born	August 1928 (age 96)
Occupation(s)	Author, blogger, environmental activist

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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.

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

^ B.C. activist, 78, gets 10 months in jail

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

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+'''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 [[Ecofeminism|ecofeminist]].
-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 [[British Columbia Highway 99|Eagleridge Bluffs]] in [[West Vancouver]].<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-activist-78-gets-10-months-in-jail-1.663929 CBC - B.C. activist, 78, gets 10 months in jail]</ref>
+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 [[British Columbia Highway 99|Eagleridge Bluffs]] in [[West Vancouver]].<ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-activist-78-gets-10-months-in-jail-1.663929 B.C. activist, 78, gets 10 months in jail]</ref>
-In the [[2001 British Columbia general election|2001 Provincial Election]], Krawczyk finished third in the riding of [[Vancouver-Kensington]], garnering 9.32% of the popular vote for the [[Green Party of British Columbia|Green Party]], her highest showing to date.
-In the [[2008 Canadian federal election]] she ran unsuccessfully in the [[Vancouver East]] riding for the [[Work Less Party]], resulting in 1.02% of the popular vote.
+In the [[2001 British Columbia general election|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 of British Columbia|Green Party]], her highest showing ever.
+In the [[2008 Canadian federal election]] she ran unsuccessfully in the riding of [[Vancouver East (federal electoral district)|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)
-==See also==
+== Bibliography ==
+* ''Clayoquot: The Sound Of My Heart'' (January 1997)
-*[[Raging Grannies]]
+* ''Lock Me up or Let Me Go: The Protests, Arrest and Trial of an Environmental Activist and Grandmother'' (August 2002)
-*[[Clayoquot Sound]]
+* ''Open Living Confidential: From Inside the Joint'' (June 2008)
-*[[Harriet Nahanee]]
-==References==
+== See also ==
+* [[Raging Grannies]]
-<references/>
+* [[Clayoquot Sound]]
+* [[Harriet Nahanee]]
-==External links==
+== References ==
+{{Reflist}}
-*[http://bettysearlyedition.blogspot.com/ Betty's Early Edition] blog
-*[http://www.schiverrhodespublishing.com/ Schiver Rhodes Publishing] - Betty's Book Publishing Company
+== External links ==
-*[http://www.lib.sfu.ca/system/files/28909/FINDING%20AID%20KRAWCZYK.pdf Records of Betty Krawczyk are held by Simon Fraser University's Special Collections and Rare Books]
+* [http://bettysearlyedition.blogspot.com/ Betty's Early Edition] blog
+* [http://www.schiverrhodespublishing.com/ Schiver Rhodes Publishing] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161021121833/http://www.schiverrhodespublishing.com/ |date=2016-10-21 }} - Betty's Book Publishing Company
+* [http://www.lib.sfu.ca/system/files/28909/FINDING%20AID%20KRAWCZYK.pdf Records of Betty Krawczyk are held by Simon Fraser University's Special Collections and Rare Books]
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