Update:
A plaque commemorating Terry has been installed at Carleton University. Click
here for more information and pictures.
We are deeply saddened to announce his tragic passing, at the age of 41 on Friday, November 5, 1999 in Ottawa, Canada. A memorial service was held on Wednesday, November 10.
Terry's memory will be cherished by his partner, Daniel Guertin, his mother, Dr. Kazimiera J. (Jean) Cottam of Ottawa, sister Kathy and brother-in-law Matt of Greenwood, Nova Scotia and niece and nephew.
Terry's passion, commitment and dedication; his quiet, humble and selfless manner, and his contributions to struggles for dignity and human rights will be sadly missed by countless individuals and numerous groups, some of which he helped found.
 | He was a board member of Friends of the Rainforest and a supporter of the Green Party and other environmental
movements. |
| He was a key organizer of awareness campaigns for Burmese democracy
and human rights. He led the successful boycott of Petro-Canada
and initiated the successful boycott Pepsi campaign. He
worked with Canadian Friends of Burma and also with the East Timor Alert Network.
Terry's active interest in Southeast Asia grew out of experiences he
had in that region with Canadian Crossroads International. |
| He was a founding member of the Ottawa barter/exchange
program called LETS. He organized the MAI-Not! campaign against the Multilateral Accord
on Investments attempt. |
| His last passion was raising local and national awareness about
Y2K community preparedness. |
| He drew on his strong writing, good layout sense and phenomenal attention to detail to promote the many issues upon which he focused his tireless efforts. He wrote regularly for the Peace and Environment News, had countless letters published in the mainstream press, and played a central role in the Canadian Guide to Working and Living Overseas. |
He inspired many people who knew him, and many he never met, to connect with his vision of a better Earth. We are richer for having known him. May he find the peace and the serenity he missed in his own life as he gave so much to others.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Canadian Friends of Burma. Another fitting way to honour Terry's legacy would be to volunteer with a human rights or environmental cause of one's choice.
Read what others have written in our guest book.
| MAI-Not! Terry created this web site,
now Fair Trade, not Free Trade, as part of the successful campaign against the Multilateral Agreement on Investments. |
| 'We are richer for having known him' Ottawa Citizen, Nov 11 (500K graphic) |
| Friends mourn
‘peaceful warrior’ The Charlatan, Nov 18 |
| Terry Cottam stands in a shopping
mall... The Fulcrum, 1997 |
| In Memoriam Ottawa Peace and Environment News, Dec 1999 |
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