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Contact: Melanie Swalwell, Media Studies, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealan, melanie.swalwell@vuw.ac.nz
Author: Swalwell, Melanie
Date created: 2005-04-16
This booklet is 15 pages, containing five entries on the history of SFURA:The Beginning - by John WalkleyThe Early Days - by John WalkleyThe Expansion Years - by Janet BlanchetExtending the Mandate - by Marvin WideenWhere do We go from Here? - by Norman Swartz and Marvin Wideen
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Bio: David Spaner has worked as a feature writer, movie critic, reporter, and editor for numerous newspapers and magazines. David's also been a cultural/political organizer (Yippie, manager of the punk band The Subhumans). He is the author of Dreaming in the Rain and Shoot It! Hollywood, Inc. and the Rising of Independent Film.In 2021, Spaner published a behind-the-scenes book about the Solidarity resistance movement, Solidarity: Canada's Unknown Revolution of 1983 (Ronsdale 2021) documenting the event using intimate storytelling and melding cultural and rebel politics to provide insight into the conflicts that are still with us. It was the largest political protest in the province's history and threatened to end in an all-out general strike. Resources: Solidarity: Canada's Unknown Revolution of 1983 (Ronsdale 2021): https://ronsdalepress.com/all-books/solidarity/SHOOT IT! Hollywood Inc. and the Rising of Independent Film (Arsenal Pulp Press 2012): https://arsenalpulp.com/Books/S/Shoot-ItDreaming in the Rain: How Vancouver Became Hollywood North by Northwest (Arsenal Pulp Press 2002): https://arsenalpulp.com/Books/D/Dreaming-in-the-Rain
Author: David Spaner, Author: Johal, Am, Author: Melissa Roach, Author: Paige Smith, Author: Kathy Feng, Author: Alyha Bardi, Author: Steve Tornes, Author: Alex Masse
Date created: 2022-05-03
Author: SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement, Author: Indian Summer Festival
Date created: 2015-10-28