Sheila Baxter (born 1933) is an anti-poverty activist who has written several books about poverty and mental illness in Canada.
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She 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,[1] and has more recently been active in Vancouver, British Columbia as a counsellor and welfare advocate at the Downtown Eastside Women's Centre.[2] 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.[3][4]
She read at the Vancouver Public Library.[5][6]