John Clarke is an anti-poverty activist who lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
John Clarke is an anti-poverty activist who lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
A native of Britain, he moved to Toronto, Ontario and became an organizer there. [1] He was a leading figure of the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP) group until he retired from it in January 2019. [2] The Globe and Mail reported in the year 2000 that Clarke's "guerrilla activism has pitted him against police countless times during the past decade." [3]
Clarke was arrested with three other activists and charged with inciting a riot for his role in an OCAP protest at Queen's park in June 2000. Clarke appealed his restrictive bail conditions in August 2000. [3] In 2003, a judge stayed the charges and Clarke walked free. [4]
The Sudbury Star described Clarke in 2016 as "a 25-year veteran of activism." [1] In 2019, he announced an online fundraiser asking people to contribute $25,000 for his retirement. [5]
In 2019, Clarke took on a two-year post as Packer Visitor in Social Justice in the faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies at York University. [2]
