Sunday, June 22, 2014

Interview With Mayor Tom Campbell About The 1971 Gastown Riots


This was the height of the counterculture in Vancouver. On August 7th 1971 the Youth International Party organized a smoke-in for marijuana legalization. Mayor Tom Campbell had a hardline on hippies. The mayor very much favoured a strong police response to the Smoke-In which was peaceful. In the end 79 people were arrested and 39 charged on that day.

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