Sheila Baxter
Sheila Baxter is a Canadian anti-poverty activist who has written several books about poverty and mental illness in Canada.Life
Baxter became active in the anti-poverty movement in Quebec, Canada in 1970. Baxter also co-founded Chez Doris, a drop-in centre for women living on the streets of Montreal, and has more recently been active in Vancouver, British Columbia as a counsellor and welfare advocate at the Downtown Eastside Women's Centre. Baxter is a poet, educator and author of five books on poverty and homelessness, and is currently active with the Vancouver City-Wide Housing Coalition.
She read at the Vancouver Public Library.Awards
