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Inclusivity and Equity in Canada: Activists

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Carrie Best
 

Human Rights Activist, Author, Journalist, Publisher and broadcaster
born 4 March 1903
died 24 July 2001

Léa Roback
 

Trade Union Activist and Feminist
born 3 November 1903
died 28 August 2000

Won Alexander Cumyow
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Activist and Interpreter
 
born 21 March 1861
died 6 October 1955

Hide Hyodo Shimizu

Educator and Activist
born 11 May 1908
died 22 August 1999

Viola Desmond
 

Civil Rights Activist
 
born 6 July 1914
died 7 February 1965

Balteg Singh
 

Religious Accommodation Activist
born 1966
 

Michelle Douglas
 

LGBTQ activist and advocate
 
born 30 December 1963 
 

Kew Dock Yip 葉求鐸
 

Community leader and Lawyer
born on 23 August 1906
died 2 July 2001