Satu Repo is a Canadian writer, educator, and sociology professor.
Biography
Satu Repo is of
Finnish-Canadian
Finnish Canadians are Canadian citizens of Finnish ancestry or Finns who emigrated to and reside in Canada. In 2016, 143,645 Canadians claimed Finnish ancestry. Finns started coming to Canada in the early 1880s, and in much larger numbers in the ...
descent. She is the niece of Finnish journalist
Eino S. Repo. Repo and George Martell raised three daughters: Identical twins Marya and Sylvia Duckworth and actress
Liisa Repo-Martell
Liisa Repo-Martell is a Canadian actress and artist.
Her parents Satu Repo and George Martell were founding editors of '' This Magazine Is About Schools'', an influential independent Canadian magazine now known as ''"This"''.
Liisa grew up ...
, an award-winning Canadian actress.
In 1966 Repo, Martell, and Bob Davis founded ''"This Magazine Is About Schools"''.
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In its initial years, the magazine's articles were devoted to both education and politics. After several years the magazine changed its name to simply ''"
This Magazine
''This Magazine'' is an independent alternative Canadian political magazine.
History and profile
The magazine was launched "by a gang of school activists" in April 1966 as ''This Magazine Is About Schools'', a journal covering political issues ...
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It has been called ''"The most important source of early writing on Canadian alternative education."''
In 1971, Repo edited a 457-page anthology of articles from the magazines first four years.
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Repo and George Martell were among the founders of Everdale, a rural, residential "
free school
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Concept
* Freedom, having the ability to do something, without having to obey anyone/anything
* Freethought, a position that beliefs should be formed only on the basis of logic, reason, and empiricism
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Canadian women non-fiction writers
Canadian non-fiction writers
Living people
Canadian people of Finnish descent
Year of birth missing (living people)
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