Gerry Hannah
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Gerry Hannah (also known as Gerry Useless) was a member of the militant environmental group Direct Action also known as the Squamish Five and the (Vancouver Five).
Squamish Five carried out a political campaign of "direct actions",including the bombing of Litton Industries which produced guidance systems for American nuclear cruise missiles. Hannah was convicted of conspiracy to rob an armoured car and possession of a stolen weapon, for which he received a ten year jail sentence. He was released after serving five years of his sentence. Hannah was also a member of the Vancouver punk band, the Subhumans, from 1978 to 1981. Gerry penned at least two classics of the genre, "Slave To My Dick" and ("we don't care what you say,") "Fuck You".
In 2004 Vancouver filmmaker Glen Sanford made a documentary movie about Gerry Hannah, called Useless.
External link
- Article with interviews about "Useless" and the Vancouver Five (http://www.brokenpencil.com/features/feature.php?featureid=47)