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Primarily contains minutes of meetings from the Breads and Roses collective, alongside correspondence from the group. Also contains several publications on socialism.

Series consists of publications collected by Diamond, primarily consisting of pamphlets, newsletters, journals, magazines, bulletins, and newspaper issues. The presence of titles vary in range from multi-year runs to single issues. Primary topics include social movements of the 1970s and 1980s (including the socialist movement, the labour movement, feminism and women’s liberation, and the gay and lesbian movement), video and art theory, and current topics in the Canadian art world.

This series is a useful research collection for exploring and contextualizing the themes and political thought that Diamond was engaging with. As well, it contains issues of publications that Diamond’s writing was published in.

Contains materials connected a Vancouver-based political organization, Jews Against Zionism. Contains notes, correspondence, and texts of a speech. Contains one issue of "Shmate: A Journal of Progressive Jewish Thought" from 1984.

Contains one booklet titled "Motherhood, Lesbianism and Child Custody," by Francie Wyland.

Contains one booklet titled "Final report: 1981 Lesbian Conference / Lesbian power: organizing for the '80s / May 16-17-18 Langara College Vancouver, B.C."

Materials in this subseries include Diamond’s notes, meeting minutes, drafts of articles, internal bulletins, publications, and correspondence. Also includes material from Diamond’s time at SFU as an undergraduate.

Series consists of materials pertaining to Diamond’s political activities outside of her work with the labour movement. This includes the feminist movement, Gay liberation, and solidarity actions. The bulk of the records pertain to Diamond's work with the Revolutionary Workers League in the 1970s. The RWL was formed in 1977 through the fusion of two Canadian-based Trorskyist parties, the Revolutionary Marxist Group and Groupe Marxiste Revolutionnaire. Diamond was active in organizing within the group until her resignation over the lack of engagement from the RWL to the concerns of the Gay Liberation movement.

Other activities present in the records include Bread & Roses, Amelia Productions, the first Canadian Lesbian Conference, Jews Against Zionism, and efforts to save the Vancouver Transition House. More records connected to Diamonds political activities can be found in series 04: Writings and Exhibitions.

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