Biographies

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The Guy in the Green Truck

The Guy in the Green Truck

John St. Amand – A Biography

James N. McCrorie

Few mature men and women choose to abandon secure employment with handsome health and retirement benefits for a cause and an uncertain future. This biographical memoir is about a man who did just this, abandoning a promising career as a sociologist at Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario, for the turbulent life of union organizer in Nova Scotia. In one of his first organizing campaigns, John St. Amand crisscrossed industrial Cape Breton signing up workers to the new Canadian Miner’s Union… (more information)

A Sense of Themselves

A Sense of Themselves

Elizabeth Murray’s Leadership in School and Community

Carol E. Harris

“Thanks to Ms. Harris for her care in making Miss Murray live for those of us who care about women’s lives and community in Atlantic Canada.” —reviewer “Presents an excellent picture of pioneer and modern efforts in Nova Scotia’s adult education activities and, in the process, constitutes a fitting tribute to a remarkable woman/” —Herman Timmins, former Director of the Adult Education Division, N.S. Department of Education This vivid portrayal… (more information)

Accidental Opportunities

Accidental Opportunities

A Journey Through Many Doors, An Autobiography

Bridglal Pachai

Bridglal (Bridge) Pachai, a life long advocate of social justice, was born in a thatched roof cottage in Umbulwana, South Africa. His journey has taken him from South Africa to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Along the way he has taught history at universities in South Africa, Malawi, The Gambia and Halifax. He has also served as director of the Black Cultural Centre in Nova Scotia and as director of the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission. In the words of Tom McInnis, his senior when Bridge was director… (more information)

Muriel Duckworth

Muriel Duckworth

A Very Active Pacifist

Marion Douglas Kerans

”Muriel is an extraordinary woman whose life and work has enriched many–through her faith and her practice. A feminist, a pacifist and a compassionate Canadian, her life is an example of what love and selfless intelligence can do.”–Ursula M. Franklin C.C. FRSC ”Muriel Duckworth inspires me. She is living, walking proof that age need not destroy one’s commitment to progressive social ideals. Muriel is a true humanitarian who freely gives herself to others regardless… (more information)