Agatha Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1994) Winner
Jean Swanson
ジーン・スワンソン
Jīn Suwanson
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1942
- Nationality
- Canada
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Vancouver, British Columbia
Career
- Occupations
- activist, writer, politician
- Active Years
- 1980-2022
- Affiliations
- Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE), Downtown Eastside Residents Association (DERA), Carnegie Community Action Project (CCAP), End Legislated Poverty, National Anti-Poverty Organization (NAPO)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Order of Canada | — | Member (CM) | Governor General of Canada | Recipient |
| 2007 | Kroeger College Award for Citizenship and Community Affairs | — | Citizenship and Community Affairs | Carleton University | Recipient |
Order of Canada
2016
Category:
Member (CM)
Organization:
Governor General of Canada
Result:
Recipient
Kroeger College Award for Citizenship and Community Affairs
2007
Category:
Citizenship and Community Affairs
Organization:
Carleton University
Result:
Recipient
Awards & Nominations
Macavity Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (1995) Winner
Works
Major Works
Poor Bashing: The Politics of Exclusion
2001 Non-fictionA critique of the politics of exclusion and poverty-bashing in Canada.
povertysocial exclusionsocial justice
Bibliography
- Poor Bashing: The Politics of Exclusion
Legacy
Canadian anti-poverty activist, writer, and politician known for her work in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Recipient of the Order of Canada and served as Vancouver City Councillor from 2018 to 2022.
In Popular Culture
- Subject of the 2021 short documentary film 'Jean Swanson: We Need a New Map' by Teresa Alfeld.
Trivia
- Arrested at a Burnaby pipeline protest as an Order of Canada recipient.