Feb 10 1986 Mary Astaforoff had cancer. Dec 7 1985 The strength of Mary Astaforoff's convictions appears to have become a major catalyst in unifying the fractured Doukhobor community. Nov 27 1985 Mary Astaforoff will be buried next to her husband, Peter, on Friday in the Sons of Freedom community of Gilpin. Nov 27 1985 Peter Astaforoff, Mary's son, has "no squabble or contention" with the way the authorities handled his mother. "It was a very personal decision, a very emotional decision," said Roberts, a medical officer at the William Head Prison and the Wilkinson Road Jail in Victoria. "I started loving those women." Nov 26 1985 Mary Astaforoff refused nourishment and medical treatment half an hour before her death on the 48th day of a hunger strike. Nov 26 1985 Astaforoff, 71, died Nov. 24 after a 59-day fast. Mary Braun and Tina Zmaeff are still on the hunger strike.  Nov 22 1985 Mary Braun burns her nightshirt during the hunger strike in Matsqui Institution along with Tina Zmaeff and Mary Astaforoff. Oct 19 1985 Mary Braun and Tina Zmaeff, serving 8 years for burning the house of Cecil Konkinare on hunger strike with Mary Astaforoff, serving 10 years for burning buildings at the Doukhobor Museum near Castlegar, BC in September 1985. Oct 4 1985 Mary Astaforoff is sentenced to 10 years in prison for a Sept. 8 arson that destroyed four Doukhobor museum buildings near Castlegar, B.C Sep 25 1985 Mary Astaforoff, 71, was committed to stand trial on arson charges yesterday after a preliminary hearing in which court officials had to extinguish a fire set by a naked woman. Sep 25 1985 Pauline Berikoff sets on fire in a courtroom during Mary Astaforoff preliminary hearing. Sep 8 1985 Mary Astaforoff sets on fire doukhobor museum near Castlegar, BC. Feb? 1985 Mary Braun, Tina Zmaeff and Mary Astaforoff are freed from prison on the promise not to set fires. Jan 1 1985 Mary Braun, 63, Tina Zmaeff, 59 and Mary Astaforoff, 71 are on 24th day of hunger strike in Burnaby Lakeside Correctional Centre. Oct 31 1983 Mary Braun, Tina Zmaeff and Mary Astaforoff returned home 1983 Mary Braun, Tina Zmaeff and Mary Astaforoff are granted early release Oct 27 1983 Mary Astaforoff has been taken from a Fraser Valley prison to Vancouver General Hospital. Jul 19 1983 Astaforoff is being force-fed despite the ruling Jul 14 1983 Two of Astaforoff's sisters are currently on a hunger strike at the Prison for Women. 1983 B.C. Court of Appeal ruled it had no power to order prison officials to force-feed Astaforoff 1983 Mary Braun, Tina Zmaeff and Mary Astaforoff are on hunger strike in a prison; being force-fed. Jan 8 1983 Mary Astaforoff is being fed intravenously (The Globe and Mail) Sep 15 1981 Mary Astaforoff and Pauline Berikoff set fire in a courtroom; both are charged in a fire in April in a Cultural Education Centre near Castlegar. Aug 15 1981 After fasting for more than a month Sons of Freedom sleep on air mattresses in their own special arson-resistant section of the jail and prepare their own vegetarian food. 1981? Astaforoff is sentenced for 3 years for arson. It was at Mr. Voykin's restaurant that Mrs. Astaforoff started the 1981 fire. Jun 16 1979 Crown withdraws arson charges against Mary Astaforoff, Peter Astaforoff, Mary Malakoff and Fred Hoodikoff for an incident in Stefan Sorokin's house. Jun 13 1973 Mary Astaforoff and Polly Chernoff are in Abbotsford security institution for mentally ill, still refusing taking steps to their parole. Apr 13 1973 Mary Astaforoff and Polly Chernoff do not want to apply for parole, unless their names are cleared. Nov 17 1972 Mary Astaforoff, Tina Zmaeff, Vera Poznikoff and Polly Chernoff are on hunger strike in Matsqui after being imprisoned again in August 1972. Jul 8 1972 Ottawa replies that the release was "life and death matter". Women "beat the system with the hunger strike". Jul 7 1972 Mary Astaforoff, Tina Zmaeff, Vera Poznikoff and Polly Chernoff have been arrested for "annoying Verigin". BC requests Ottawa to jail them back. May 27 1972 Mary Malakoff, Mary Astaforoff, Tina Zmaeff, Vera Poznikoff and Polly Chernoff were released from Kingston penitentiary May 25 on medical grounds; technically remain in custody. Apr 13 1972 Mary Astaforoff 58, Mary Malakoff 57 and Tina Zmaeff 48, convicted of arson, which destroyed J. Verigin's house, resumed hunger strike in Kingston penitentiary after being force-fed for 1.5 years.  Jul 22 1966 Mary Malakoff and Mary Astaforoff in on 15the week of food strike, protesting 5 year sentences for arson. 1954-55 Mary Malakoff tells of a time when, following a dream vision, her friend Mary Astoforoff had her help Burn Down the House