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Shannie was forced to undertake major restructuring of the City organization which led to downsizing, layoffs and a long and bitter strike.",[10,14,15],{},"\"A real low point in my life,\" Shannie said. She was filled with doubt as she reflected on why she lost the race and what she could have done differently. But in the end, she believed that \"things happen for a reason\" and the time out from politics was good for perspective, replenishment, quality time with her family, and some new directions.",[10,17,18],{},"The local Rotary Club persuaded her to serve as founding Chair of an affiliate of Habitat for Humanity Canada, which she accepted because she knew so little about building and it would give her a chance \"to learn a whole new set of skills and to work with low income families to build homes which they could actually own, giving them some hope of breaking out of the poverty cycle. Fifteen years and 32 houses later, I am still actively involved as a volunteer\". She was also a project manager for a special Ed Schreyer Work Project in 1997 that saw seven homes built in one week with 500 volunteers.",[10,20,21],{},"These experiences helped restore her confidence and she ran for a seat on City Council, which she won and has maintained ever since.",{"title":23,"searchDepth":24,"depth":24,"links":25},"",2,[],"md",{},true,"\u002Fshannie-duff\u002Ffruits-discouragement","\u002Factivists\u002Fshannie-duff\u002Ffruits-discouragement",{"title":5,"description":12},"activists\u002Fshannie-duff\u002F05.fruits-discouragement","DK1buVuAXXbBDMBbnU--tpQakeNclsK2XOE7yeq3hiw",{"id":35,"title":36,"body":37,"description":41,"extension":26,"links":64,"meta":68,"navigation":28,"oldPath":69,"path":70,"pictures":71,"portrait":78,"portraitAlt":79,"province":80,"quote":81,"sections":82,"seo":103,"stem":104,"summary":105,"__hash__":106},"activists\u002Factivists\u002Fshannie-duff\u002Findex.md","Shannie Duff",{"type":7,"value":38,"toc":62},[39,42,59],[10,40,41],{},"Shannie Duff entered municipal politics in 1977 and has served as Mayor, Deputy Mayor and a Councillor at Large. She has also served as a Member of the House of Assembly for St. John's East. Her many awards include the 2001 National Volunteer of the Year for Habitat for Humanity Canada, the Queen's Silver and Golden Jubilee Medals, and, in 2003, the Order of Canada for outstanding community service.",[10,43,44,45,52,53,58],{},"Shannie graduated as a Registered Nurse from the ",[46,47,51],"a",{"href":48,"rel":49},"http:\u002F\u002Fmuhc.ca\u002Froyal-victoria-hospital",[50],"nofollow","Royal Victoria Hospital"," in Montreal and holds a BA in Sociology from ",[46,54,57],{"href":55,"rel":56},"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mun.ca",[50],"Memorial University",". She has been much involved in volunteer activities, especially as a founding member of many of the groups and organizations that have made St. John's a sustainable community.",[10,60,61],{},"Shannie was born and raised in St. John's. She is married to Frank Duff and together they have raised five children.",{"title":23,"searchDepth":24,"depth":24,"links":63},[],[65],{"url":66,"title":67},"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.shannie.ca","Shannie Duff for St. John's",{},"\u002Fcontent\u002Fshannie-duff","\u002Factivists\u002Fshannie-duff",[72,75],{"image":73,"caption":74},"\u002Fimages\u002Factivists\u002Fshannie-duff\u002Fpicture-1.jpg","Shannie runs for Deputy Mayor.",{"image":76,"caption":77},"\u002Fimages\u002Factivists\u002Fshannie-duff\u002Fpicture-2.jpg","Shannie pedaling at the launch for Phase I of the City of St John's Bike Plan.","\u002Fimages\u002Factivists\u002Fshannie-duff\u002Fportrait.jpg","Portrait of Shannie Duff.","Newfoundland and Labrador","In social activism you have to have passion about what you are trying to accomplish; you have to feel it in your gut.  That's what carries you through the rough spots and the opposition.",[83,86,89,92,95,97,100],{"slug":84,"label":85},"making-activist","The Making of an Activist",{"slug":87,"label":88},"issues-unpacked","Issues Unpacked",{"slug":90,"label":91},"lessons-learned-navigating-highs-and-lows","Lessons Learned: Navigating the Highs and the Lows",{"slug":93,"label":94},"one-thing-leads-another-built-and-natural-environment","One Thing Leads to Another: The Built and the Natural Environment",{"slug":96,"label":5},"fruits-discouragement",{"slug":98,"label":99},"creating-change-kitbag-experience-and-advice","Creating Change: A Kitbag of Experience and Advice",{"slug":101,"label":102},"direct-advice-upcoming-activist","Direct Advice to the Upcoming Activist",{"title":36,"description":41},"activists\u002Fshannie-duff\u002Findex","Shannie Duff's work as a municipal and provincial politician continues to focus on well-informed and multi-faceted advocacy and public education for democratic decision-making around built and natural heritage environments, urban planning, regulatory frameworks and social development of downtown St John's.","-2GeynQqVOAGPxdNvEg6EtE_La6UNw-kq8GuuOsYl_c",1789062652114]