Artist Info: Ann Hansen

is a Canadian anarchist and former member of Direct Action, a guerrilla organization famous for the 1982 bombing of a Litton Industries plant, which made components for American cruise missiles. She was sentenced to life in prison, but was released after eight years. Hansen wrote of her experiences in her 2002 book, Direct Action: Memoirs Of An Urban Guerrilla. She now works as a freelance writer in Ontario. [read more...]