Bucking Conservatism Alternative Stories of Alberta from the 1960s and 1970s

• Other Authors: Crane Bear, Leon (Editor), Hannant, Larry (Editor), Patton, Karissa Robyn (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Canada Athabasca University Press 2021
• Subjects: HBLW; HBTB; Alberta politics; Alberta Conservatives; Alberta Progressive Politics; Alberta Social Movements; Citizen Activism; Indigenous Education; Indian Status Rights; Indigenous Women; Gay Rights; Alberta Women's Groups; Birth Control; Alberta Gay Alliance; Gay Liberation; Alberta New Democratic Party; Alberta Social Credit Party; Left-Wing Activism; War Resisters; Peace Activism; Environmental Advocacy; Tom Flanagan; Sid Marty; Marion Nicoll; University of Calgary; Mill Creek Park; South African Apartheid; Woodsworth-Irvine Socialist Fellowship; Edmonton; United Church; urban development
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

With lively, informative contributions by both scholars and activists, Bucking Conservatism highlights the individuals and groups who challenged Alberta's conservative status quo in the 1960s and 70s. Drawing on archival records, newspaper articles, police reports, and interviews, the contributors examine Alberta's history through the eyes of Indigenous activists protesting discriminatory legislation and unfulfilled treaty obligations, women and lesbian and gay persons standing up to the heteropatriarchy, student activists seeking to forge a new democracy, and anti-capitalist environmentalists demanding social change. This book uncovers the lasting influence of Alberta's noncomformists---those who recognized the need for dissent in a province defined by wealth and right-wing politics---and poses thought-provoking questions for contemporary activists.