▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁after ▁marry ing ▁actor ▁Donald ▁S uther land . ▁She ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁Rights ▁Mov ement , ▁the ▁campaign ▁against ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War , ▁and ▁later ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁imm igr ants ▁and ▁women . ▁She ▁helped ▁establish ▁the ▁fund ra ising ▁group ▁" Fri ends ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Pan thers ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁she ▁was ▁arrested ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁for ▁Cons pi racy ▁to ▁Poss ess ▁Un register ed ▁Ex pl os ives , ▁after ▁she ▁alleg edly ▁attempted ▁to ▁purchase ▁hand ▁gr en ades ▁for ▁the ▁Black ▁Pan thers . ▁She ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁F BI ▁was ▁trying ▁to ▁frame ▁her ▁and ▁spent ▁five ▁days ▁in ▁j ail . ▁Sub sequently , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government ▁denied ▁her ▁a ▁work ▁permit ▁based ▁on ▁this ▁incident . ▁Douglas , ▁by ▁then ▁divor ced ▁from ▁S uther land , ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁U . S . ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁She ▁and ▁her ▁three ▁children ▁moved ▁to ▁Toronto . ▁The ▁courts ▁eventually ▁dismiss ed ▁the ▁case ▁and ▁ex on er ated ▁her . ▁ ▁Douglas ’ ▁co - f ounded ▁the ▁first ▁chapter ▁in ▁Canada ▁of ▁the ▁Perform ing ▁Art ists ▁for ▁N uc lear ▁Dis arm ament . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Tommy ▁Douglas , ▁who ▁brought ▁Medic are ▁to ▁Canada , ▁she ▁was ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁Canada ' s ▁most ▁prominent