Sex work and housing advocate planning to run for mayor in Hamilton
Scarlett Gillespie, known as Jelena Vermilion, is a community activist, organizer and the executive director of the Sex Workers' Action Program (SWAP) Hamilton.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/scarlett-gillespie-mayoral-race-9.7130745?cmp=rss

Frank Gilbert Crichlow (13 July 1932 – 15 September 2010) was a British #communityActivist and civil rights campaigner, who became known in 1960s London as a godfather of black power activism. He was a central figure in the #NottingHillCarnival. His restaurant, #TheMangrove in #AllSaintsRoad, served for many years as the base from which activists, musicians, and artists organised the event. Crichlow was one of the Black activists known as the #MangroveNine.