THE GROWING PAINS OF KAREN SHARKEYAGE 28 56

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THE GROWING PAINS OF KAREN SHARKEY-AGE 28 5/6

• LIBR 500 PRESENTATION
• BY Karen Sharkey

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THE EARLY YEARS

• I have very few memories from when I was young.
• The only two things that stand out are
• nearly drowning in a swimming pool
• being terrified of everything at Disneyland

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I was a shy and quiet kid.

• I spent most of my time reading.

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But then I became a teenager.

• And I started getting into trouble

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THE TEENAGE YEARS

• I was a alternative goth kid, I wore black and
  listened to The Cure.
• It was about this time that I started drinking
  and experimenting with other stuff.

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THE IVANHOE YEARS

• When I finished high school, I moved out to East
  Van.
• I spent most of my time at one of two bars, the
  Ivanhoe and the Cambie.

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I decided that I needed to leave Vancouver to get
out of my rut.

• I thought that a nice, relaxing vacation might
  help.
• So I convinced my friend Niki to fly to Vegas
  with me and then take the Greyhound across
  America to New Orleans.

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RIDIN THE DAWG

• Theres nothing like being stuck on a bus for a
  few days to make you feel a bit better about your
  life.
• I have a twisted love of going on long bus trips,
  and this was the trip that started it.

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• We met lots of activist punk kids who were doing
  interesting things.
• I felt inspired and decided that when I got home,
  I would also be productive and not spend all my
  time in bars.

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THE ANARCHIST PUNK YEARS
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I became involved in activist projects, some of
the things I worked on were

• FOOD NOT BOMBS
• ANTI-APEC DEMONSTRATIONS
• SFU WOMENS CENTRE
• SPARTACUS BOOKS

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AND NOW

• Im at SLAIS and when I leave, I will be an
  information goddess!