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Scarlett Gillespie

Executive Director Sex Workers’ Action Program (SWAP)

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Won the YWCA Hamilton Woman of Distinction Award in 2024
Years long community organizer and dedicated activist
Advocated for tenant protections and infrastructure maintenance at CityHousing Hamilton

Scarlett Gillespie’s Priority Issues

Housing:

Affordable, RGI, and nonprofit housing expansion, reducing homelessness, holding Public Housing accountable

Accountability and responsibility:

Honest governance, reducing waste of public funds, and increasing public trust

Community safety through public health:

Increasing effective emergency responses and better mental health, addiction supports, and harm reduction

Organizing for working-class interests:

Promoting civic engagement, accessible and maintained infrastructure, centering a human-led experience

Scarlett’s platform is highly detailed and cannot be displayed on this card alone. Please view her website for more details

Source: scarlettformayor.ca/platform

Scarlett’s Answers: Muslims & Islamophobia

How will you strengthen relationships and trust between police services and Muslim communities?

How will you work with mosques, Islamic schools, and Muslim organizations to improve community safety and emergency preparedness?

What steps will you take to address Islamophobia and anti-Muslim discrimination?

How will you ensure Muslim residents and community organizations have a meaningful voice in municipal decision-making?

How will you support Muslim organizations that provide community services, settlement support, youth programming, food assistance, and other essential services?

How can the city provide a more nuanced approach to zoning for religious institutions (such as mosques) given their practices, cultures and needs differ?

What do you think is the greatest problem the ward is facing, and how do you plan to address it?

Scarlett in the Media

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