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Photograph of the interior of SWAP Hamilton's drop-in centre on Barton, showing a common area with a pinball machine, at its grand opening in 2022.

Photograph of the exterior of SWAP Hamilton's drop-in centre on Barton, at its grand opening in 2022.

CHCH-TV Morning Live segment, featuring Jelena Vermilion as she promotes SWAP Hamilton's Canada’s first Sex Workers’ Film and Arts Festival.

CHCH-TV segment on the assault and SWAP Hamilton vigil/demonstration.

Jelena Vermilion on CHCH Morning Live in 2023, discussing different areas of sex work, the need for decriminalization, and Working It: Sex Workers on the Work of Sex.

Jelena Vermilion’s tribute video (2023) to Carol Leigh, featuring clips from SWAP Hamilton’s Sex Workers Take Back the Night 2020 event.

Poster distributed by Big Susie's, advertising their demonstration against Bill C-36.

Scan of a 1986 article published in the Hamilton Spectator, reporting on sex workers’ responses to legislation which facilitated their arrests, including vandalism and anonymous calls to the newspaper’s office.

Programme of Carol Leigh's memorial event in 2023: "Celebration of Life: Carol Leigh / Scarlot Harlot", featuring the memorial schedule and the singalong lyrics to "Hooker Heart"

Photograph of memorial card displayed at Carol Leigh's celebration of life memorial event.