Activism
In 1968, Hill signed the “Writers and Editors War Tax Protest” pledge, vowing to refuse tax payments in protest against the Vietnam War.
In 2007, Hill collaborated with former US-Army soldier (now deserter) Joshua Key to write Key's account of the Iraq War. His book The Deserter's Tale: The Story of an Ordinary Soldier Who Walked Away from the War in Iraq is the result of their interviews and meetings.
Lawrence Hill has a deep interest in the advancement of women and girls in Africa. He is an honorary patron of Canadian Crossroads International, and he volunteered overseas with Crossroads three times - to Niger, Mali and Cameroon in the 1970s and '80s. This experience had a profound impact on him as a person and as a writer. His first published work of fiction, a short story called "My Side of the Fence", recounted his experiences with Crossroads in Niger.
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