Solidarity

The year 1983 began like any other year in Canada’s West
Coast province. Then everything suddenly changed. The newly elected provincial
government announced an avalanche of far-right legislation that shocked the
country. A resistance movement called Solidarity quickly formed across British
Columbia, uniting social activists and trade unionists and people who had never
protested before. The movement rocked social foundations, resulting in massive
street protests, occupations, and plans for an all-out general strike. Filled
with revealing interviews and lively, insightful prose, Solidarity goes behind
the scenes of one of the great social uprisings in North American history. In
recreating this one singularly dramatic event, Solidarity chronicles the history
of 20th century British Columbia, exploring its great divides and unions,
cultures and subcultures, and conflicts that continue into the 21st century.