SWAP - Sex Workers' Action Program Hamilton Inc.

Advocacy, Education, Outreach; Not An Escort Agency/Brothel.

[phone] [email protected]

Decriminalize Now!

[SWAP - Sex Workers' Action Program Hamilton Inc. @swaphamilton]

Thank you to all our donors over the past 6 years! 🥳 🎉 🎊 🍾

[Stormy Daniels @StormyDaniels]

Thank you again for bring this to my attention. My apologies again

[TS Jelena Vermilion - 💉FULLY VACCINATED x5 💉MPx2 @IsisIntrepid]

. @demarjgrant @TheSpec I am the one that forced Antler Entertainment to announce their (hidden) cancellation and forced refunds.

@StormyDaniels #HamOnt @CityofHamilton

[TS Jelena Vermilion - 💉FULLY VACCINATED x5 💉MPx2 @IsisIntrepid]

. @SWAPHamilton Inc. Presents

Victoria Schneider: Verified

A New Play Written and Directed by Scarlett Gillespie

With
Crystal Rose Haygarth
@LisaPezik,
Rayna Trepanier,
David Faulkner-Rundle

As part of the 2026 Hamilton Fringe Festival
(@HamFringeHFTco)

Hosted at @TheWestdale Theatre
1014 King Street West, Hamilton

Fri, July 17, at 8:30 PM
Sat, July 18, at 3:30 PM
Sun, July 19, at 12:00 PM
Tues, July 21, at 7:45 PM
Wed, July 22, at 9:30 PM
Sat, July 25, at 8:00 PM
Sun, July 26, at 12:00 PM

Tickets available in June: https://t.co/kK1e1z0epA

#HamOntFringe #HamOnt #FringeFest #FringeFestival

[Ameil J. Joseph Ph.D. (he/him) @ajesusjoseph]

Did anyone ask him if he had read the 88 page decision before commenting?

[EG WEST DUPPY💛 @Ilovemelanin2]

31 division never stops! Omg

1 of these men is in the community “integration” program and another works with youths!

[SWAP - Sex Workers' Action Program Hamilton Inc. @swaphamilton]

The public should know.

Here are their names:

-Evan Glennie (a training constable),

-Rich Rand (a plainclothes police constable),

-Caglar Yigit (a constable).

[Triple-X Workers @XXXWorkers]

3 Canadian police officers arrested for sexually assaulting a prostitute in a taxi in Barcelona

“One of them is the one who allegedly sexually assaulted the woman, while another hit her in the face, and the third was the co-pilot of the vehicle.”
https://t.co/aRuUkt40of

[Triple-X Workers @XXXWorkers]

3 Canadian police officers arrested for sexually assaulting a prostitute in a taxi in Barcelona

“One of them is the one who allegedly sexually assaulted the woman, while another hit her in the face, and the third was the co-pilot of the vehicle.”
https://t.co/aRuUkt40of

[Equity Network @EquityNetworkD]

Today is International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexphobia and Transphobia #IDAHOBIT

Trans and gender-identity hate crimes are on the rise (https://t.co/yCmqNGz1CB).

[Red Umbrella Club @redumbrellaclub]

Sex work and housing advocate planning to run for Hamilton mayor

Scarlett Gillespie, also known as Jelena Vermilion @IsisIntrepid announced last week her intention to run for Mayor of Hamilton in the upcoming municipal elections.

Sex work advocate Scarlett Gillespie, also known as Jelena Vermilion, is running for mayor of Hamilton in the upcoming municipal elections.

Gillespie is a community activist, organizer and the Executive Director of the Sex Workers’ Action Program (SWAP) Hamilton.

@swaphamilton works with sex workers of all walks of life, including those who are BIPOC, experiencing homelessness, undocumented, part of the 2SLGBTQ+ community and more.

“I am running for mayor because I believe Hamilton needs leadership that understands the realities people are facing on the ground and is committed to building solutions that work for everyone,” she said in a statement.

Gillespie has used the name Jelena Vermilion for many years, which allowed her to “advocate safely in difficult and often hostile environments,” she said.

She said as she steps forwards as a candidate, she’s choosing to use her legal name publicly.

People can officially sign up to run in the October municipal election for mayor, councillor or school trustee on May 1st. Nominations close Aug. 21st

Source: https://t.co/bFh7ggaOpu

[Scarlett J. Gillespie @ScarlettG4Mayor]

My name is Scarlett Gillespie and I'm running for Mayor of the @CityofHamilton.

I’m running to fight for a Hamilton that stays affordable, accountable, and livable for the people who call it home.
Follow this account and retweet 🏙️ #HamOnt #ONPoli #CDNPoli #Hamilton #YHMVote

[Scarlett J. Gillespie @ScarlettG4Mayor]

We wear 💜 to show survivors that it takes a community to end sexual violence and that no one asks for or deserves to experience sexual violence.

Will you help us spread the word? Post your 💜 pics with #NoOneAsksForlt and tag @SACHAHamont to purple-fy social media UR Not alone!

[Scarlett J. Gillespie @ScarlettG4Mayor]

I am officially a @CityofHamilton Mayoral Candidate! 🎉 🎊

Thank you so much for my amazingly supportive team! 💕 I am so grateful for you labour.

Happy May Day! ✊️

See you at the event tonight! @WAHC @hamiltonlabour #HamOnt #ONPoli #CDNPoli

[Butterfly @ButterflyCSW]

Thank you to all who've already registered for Tuesday May 12 online Asian Massage Festival event.

We are looking forward to sharing and celebrating the power & contributions of massage workers with you ❤️‍🔥 Then take part in a collective action together!

[TS Jelena Vermilion - 💉FULLY VACCINATED x5 💉MPx2 @IsisIntrepid]

Thank you to @The_Hamiltonian for interviewing me this week:

https://t.co/JVkE7ddULU

#HamOnt #CDNPoli #ONPoli

[TS Jelena Vermilion - 💉FULLY VACCINATED x5 💉MPx2 @IsisIntrepid]

Thank you to @aliya_karimjee of @NowToronto for interviewing me about my expressed intentions to run for the Mayor of the @CityofHamilton during the 2026 Municipal Election

https://t.co/relozPKkF9

“I’m running for real. I’m also modelling behaviour that tells people if a sex worker, a former sex worker, can run for mayor. I can too."

#HamOnt #ONPoli #CDNPoli

[TS Jelena Vermilion - 💉FULLY VACCINATED x5 💉MPx2 @IsisIntrepid]

The National Day of Mourning, observed annually on April 28 in Canada and other countries, honours workers killed, injured, or made ill on the job. It is a day to mourn the dead and "fight for the living" by strengthening commitments to workplace health and safety.

Photo: @LylaMiklos

[TS Jelena Vermilion - 💉FULLY VACCINATED x5 💉MPx2 @IsisIntrepid]

The @CityofHamilton is trying to cover up the fact that two of their CityHousing Hamilton employees (a manager of operations and a supervisor of operations) were found to have violated the City's Harassment and Discrimination Prevention Policy in relation to my tenancy.

The city is attempting to cover up that I was harassed and discriminated against by CityHousing Hamilton employees.

This is corruption, very simply.

#YHMCC #HamOnt
@TammyHwang @CameronKroetsch
@alexwilson96 @LisaHepfner @HamontWard4  @EngAslamRana @cluckiem @karl_andrus @andreahorwath @BCouncillor @TedMcMeekin @mspadafora2022 @NeilLumsdenMPP @EstherPauls2 @ward1wilson @jeffbeattie2014 @NrinderWard3
@MCirielloMPP @RobinLennox @CHCHNews @ConradCollaco @eva_sita @seancowantv @CHCHNews @CHCHTV  @HadiAzad_ @OntarioAuditor @Ont_Ombudsman
@TheSpec @JohnPaulDanko @DawnDankoOLP @WAWGHAMILTON @Shaw_Sandy  @FaeJohnstone @ajesusjoseph @EasyThePianoMan @PascaleHamOnt @BayObserver @TeviahMoro @jonjwells  @EmilyNTayler @CHCHTV @CHCHNews @CBCHamilton @KateMccullough @Peesker @McMasterOCE @RabbiMivasair @maritstiles

[TS Jelena Vermilion - 💉FULLY VACCINATED x5 💉MPx2 @IsisIntrepid]

I argue it is not just infrastructure, development, or merely commerce that makes a city livable, but rather the willingness of its residents to care for one another. May we continue to support these vital spaces - and may we all learn to love our neighbours just a little more.
#HamOnt @CityofHamilton

[TS Jelena Vermilion - 💉FULLY VACCINATED x5 💉MPx2 @IsisIntrepid]

Please listen to the interview that Victoria Christina Schneider (@mamasan12001), Rayna Trepanier, @LisaPezik, and I had with Molly Gomes of @933CFMU on The Frequency: The Spotlight podcast.

We spoke about our forthcoming Hamilton Fringe Festival Play this summer in the @CityofHamilton at @TheWestdale.

You can listen to the episode, here:

https://t.co/EOFbh5qmpw

Our interview starts at 0:21:21

Our cast includes the above (Rayna playing Victoria and Lisa playing @Carol_Leigh), as well as Crystal Rose Haygarth playing Victoria's attorney, and David Faulkner-Rundle (@d_e_rundle) as the attorney for the City of San Francisco (@SFGov)!

CC: @hamfringehftco, @mcmasteru, @macsilhouette, The @glbt_history Society, @ccena_hamilton, @sfgov, @McMasterOCE #HamOnt

[TS Jelena Vermilion - 💉FULLY VACCINATED x5 💉MPx2 @IsisIntrepid]

Sex Worker Diaries: Spoken and Sung is a bold, participant-led action research musical project funded by Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC).

Performance Location and Showtimes:

Live at the Performing Arts Lodges (@PAL_Canada), 110 The Esplanade, @CityofToronto

-April 10, 11, 17, 18: doors at 7 PM, show at 8 PM

-April 12 and 19: doors at 3 PM, show at 4 PM

FREE ADMISSION (TICKETS): https://t.co/haWxAaQnsq

Part creative performance, part public scholarship, this production emerges from the research initiative Sex Work – The Musical: Altering Societal Perceptions of Sex Work Through Audience Engagement with a Musical Play.

Drawing on in-depth interviews with 52 sex workers across Canada, this project explores how stigma shapes occupational health & safety, stigma, social relationships, and everyday life.

Their words become lyrics. Their experiences become narrative. Their realities take the stage.

We invite you to listen, witness, and engage. Join us for an evening that centres lived experience, challenges assumptions, and reimagines how stories about sex work are told and heard ✨️

CC: @GlobalSexWork @KathleenCherri1