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FOREST ACTION Network members Corrie Duncan (left) and Deryk Wenaus (right) climbed a crane
aboard the Japanese ship General Tirona early Thursday morning to protest exports of B.C. lumber

which has been clear-cut.

Peruvian officials detain Sutherland secondary school human rights activist

A SUTHERLAND secondary school
teacher, suspected of terrorist activi-
ty, is in jail in Peru.
By Anna Marie D'Angelo
News Reporter

Lissett Barsalo, 47. was ia Lima with
Vancouver human rights activist Frances
MacQueen.

MacQueen was illowed to leave Peru, but
security officials detuned Barsalo as she
attempted to hoard 2 pl nc Aug. 31 to come

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home after a vacalion,

“Right now, we are waiting for the
Department of External Affairs to get back to
us about a decision whether thes (Peruvian
officials) will charge or release her” said
Barsalo’s husband, Roger Ward. on
Thursday,

Barsalo was born in Peru and came to
Canada in 1974,

She ois a
mnternauonal,

Barsalo has edited a publication that
addresses human rights issues in Peru,

She is oman unpaid leave of absence from

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her focal teaching job, She teaches math and
English.

She was hired by North Vancouver
District 44 School Board (NVSD) in 1989.
The school district granted her a one-year
personal feave for the 1993-94 school year,

Barsilo requested a one-year extension to
the leave for this year.

The leave was granted. confirmed NVSD
superintendent Robin Brayne.

Ward sitid his wife was taking law courses
at UBC during the leave.

Several Sutherland secoadary staff meni
bers contacted by the News declined to tak

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about Bursalo.

One Sutherland parent told the News that
she had a run-in with Barsalo over what she
perceived as the inappropriateness of a revo-
lutionary poster displayed in her classroom.

The poster depicted slain South Amencan
revolutionary, Che Guevara.

Sutherland student J.P. Poirier recalls
posters in Barsalo’s Grade S English chiss
two years ago that were “net bright and
fappy” and fad aething to do with English
studies.

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