John Clarke (activist)
John Clarke is a Canadian anti-poverty activist.
A native of Britain, he moved to Toronto and became an organizer there.[1] He is a leading figure of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) group; the Globe & Mail reported in the year 2000 that Clarke's "guerrilla activism has pitted him against police countless times during the past decade."[2] In 2016, the Sudbury Star described Clarke as "a 25-year veteran of activism."[1]
References
- 1 2 Keenan Kusan, Workers being held down, activist says in Sudbury, Sudbury Star (March 26, 2016).
- ↑ Margaret Philp, Activist to fight bail terms, Globe & Mail (August 10, 2000).
External links
- Justin Podur interviews John Clarke May 2004
- Riot charges against OCAP organizer stayed by trial judge October 28, 2003
- John Clarke straight up Eye Magazine July 19, 2001
- Rapping with John Clarke Eye Magazine August 7, 2003
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