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| | DiSCORDER » Blog Archive » Monkey Warfare, Direct Action, Bicycles and eBay |
 | | In the early 1980s, five young people in Vancouver, passionately concerned about environmental issues, poverty, women’s rights, and social justice set out to make a difference through direct action-which was also the name they gave themselves, though not the name they are most widely known by. |
 | | The Five only ever intended to damage property, but serious miscalculations led to the near-fatal injury of a security guard, Terry Chikowski, and several others. |
 | | Hannah’s release from prison happened years ago; he is an older and wiser man, and has recently returned to punk rock, having reunited with the Subhumans for a new album, New Dark Age Parade, and an ongoing Canadian tour (a US tour is unlikely, needless to say). |
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