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'''Derrick O'Keefe''' is a [[Canada|Canadian]] Vancouver-based writer and social justice activist. He was the editor of [[rabble.ca]] until 2013 and his writings on foreign policy, Canadian politics, ecology and other topics have been published in a number of both alternative and mainstream publications. |
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He is the author of the book "[[Michael Ignatieff]]: The Lesser Evil?"<ref>{{cite book | last = O'Keefe| first = Derrick | title = Michael Ignatieff: The Lesser Evil? | publisher = [[Verso Books]] | year = 2011 | isbn = 9781844676156 }}</ref> <ref>{{cite news | url=http://rabble.ca/books/reviews/2011/10/michael-ignatieff-lesser-evil | title=Michael Ignatieff and the War on Terror | date=27 October 2011 | accessdate=2014-03-10 | publisher=[[rabble.ca]] }}</ref><ref>[http://www.versobooks.com/books/494-michael-ignatieff] The Lesser Evil? by Derrick O'Keefe</ref> and the co-writer of Afghan MP [[Malalai Joya]]’s memoir [[A Woman Among Warlords]]: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice.<ref name="amazon_book">{{cite journal |last=Joya |first=Malalai |date=2009-10-22 |title=A Woman Among Warlords: The Extraordinary Story of an Afghan Who Dared to Raise Her Voice (Hardcover) |journal=[[Amazon.com|Amazon]] |asin=143910946X}}</ref> |
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O'Keefe is a former co-chair of Stopwar.ca in Vancouver, British Columbia, and a current co-chair of the Canadian Peace Alliance, the largest network of anti-war groups in Canada. He was a founding editor and publisher of the on-line zine ''[[Seven Oaks (magazine)|Seven Oaks]]'', 2004-2008, a now discontinued "journal of "politics, culture and resistance" that featured the writing of a group of young, progressive journalists and activists. |
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He is one of the producers of [[Democracy North]].<ref>[http://w2radio.wordpress.com/thisweek/] Media Mornings/ Democracy North Vancouver News</ref> |
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== References == |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.stopwar.ca/] Stop War Canada |
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*[http://www.rabble.ca/] rabble.ca |
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*http://www.sevenoaksmag.com/ |
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*[http://w2radio.wordpress.com/about/syndicate-%E2%80%A2-itunes/] Democracy North |
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