Title Building sanctuary : the movement to support Vietnam war resisters in Canada, 1965-73 / Jessica Squires

Published Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, 2013

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Description 1 online resource Contents Chronology -- Introduction: War Resisters in Context -- 1 "We Help Them Because Their Need Is Great": The Canadian Anti-Draft Movement -- 2 Transnational Connections: US Groups and Other Canadian Groups -- 3 Deserters: Treatment, Tactics, Identity -- 4 Opening the Border: 1969 -- 5 The Limits of Left Nationalism: The Campaign to Open the Border -- 6 Hegemonic Reflections: Inside and Outside the Movement -- 7 "Last Chance to Get Landed": Immigration Department Strategies, Anti-Draft Movement Responses, 1971-73 -- Conclusion: A Contested Refuge from Militarism -- Appendices Summary Canada enjoys a reputation as a peaceable kingdom and a refuge from militarism.Yet Canadians during the Vietnam War era met American war resisters not with open arms but with political obstacles and public resistance, and the border remained closed to what were then called "draft dodgers" and "deserters." Between 1965 and 1973, a small but active cadre of Canadian antiwar groups and peace activists launched campaigns to open the border. Jessica Squires tells their story, often in their own words. Interviews and government documents reveal that although these groups ultimately met with success in the process shaping Canadian identity and Canada's relationship with the United States they had to overcome state surveillance and resistance from police, politicians, and bureaucrats. Building Sanctuary not only brings to light overlooked links between the anti-draft movement and Canadian immigration policy it challenges cherished notions about Canadian identity and Canada in the 1960s Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Subject Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Draft resisters -- United States Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Draft resisters -- Canada Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Draft resisters -- Government policy -- Canada Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- Canada Peace movements -- Canada -- History -- 20th century HISTORY -- Canada -- General. Draft resisters Draft resisters -- Government policy Emigration and immigration -- Government policy Peace movements Protest movements Canada -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy -- History -- 20th century Canada United States Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780774825269 077482526X 9780774825245 0774825243

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