Olive Morris was a community leader and active in the squatters' rights campaigns of the 1970s.

Morris was a founder member of the Organisation of Women of African and Asian Descent (OWAAD) and set up the Brixton Black Women's Group.

Morris was born in Jamaica in 1952 and moved to London with her family at an early age. She lived predominantly in South London. Morris died at the age of 27 in 1979.

Morris' is depicted on the B£1 denomination of the Brixton Pound, a local currency

Local currency

In economics, a local currency, in its common usage, is a currency not backed by a national government , and intended to trade only in a small area. As a tool of fiscal localism, local moneys can raise awareness of the state of the local economy, especially among those who may be unfamiliar or...

 in Brixton

Brixton

Brixton is a district in the London Borough of Lambeth in south London, England. It is south south-east of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London....

, London.