Events

Thank you for supporting the fundraising initiatives of grandmothers groups across the Campaign! Browse the calendar below to learn about the many online, in-person and multi-day events that grandmothers groups are organizing, as well as Campaign-wide events.

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Gentle Yoga (Online)

Zoom

Would you like to join our one hour Virtual Gentle Yoga Sessions with instructor Bob Ryan, who is generously donating his time to do these two sessions. Bob is a retired teacher who has been teaching yoga and movement classes for many years. All you need is a yoga mat and comfy clothing to join […]

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Yarn and Fabric Sale- February 19-21 (In-Person, Multi-Day)

The Magic of Christmas #1, 4416 5St. NE T2E 7C3 The Magic of Christmas #1, 44165 St. NE T2E 7C3 Calgary

The Ujamaa Grandmas 2021 Fabric & Yarn Sale will be unique this year. Feb. 19, 20, and 21 from 10:30AM -5:30PM. Customer entry will be managed by Eventbrite and tickets will be limited. Only 15 tickets have been issued for every 1/2 hr for 1 hour of shopping and we want all the tickets used. […]

Free

Final Day: Yarn and Fabric Sale (In-Person, Multi-Day)

The Magic of Christmas #1, 4416 5St. NE T2E 7C3 The Magic of Christmas #1, 44165 St. NE T2E 7C3 Calgary

The Ujamaa Grandmas 2021 Fabric & Yarn Sale will be unique this year. Feb. 19, 20, and 21 from 10:30AM -5:30PM. Customer entry will be managed by Eventbrite and tickets will be limited. Only 15 tickets have been issued for every 1/2 hr for 1 hour of shopping and we want all the tickets used. […]

Free

Gentle Yoga (Online)

Zoom

Would you like to join our one hour Virtual Gentle Yoga Sessions with instructor Bob Ryan, who is generously donating his time to do these two sessions. Bob is a retired teacher who has been teaching yoga and movement classes for many years. All you need is a yoga mat and comfy clothing to join […]

Donation

Bianca Marais Presentation (online)

Online

Ujamaa Grandmas present Bianca Marais. Bianca will share information about her life growing up in apartheid South Africa, her work with a Cotlands, an SLF partner in Soweto and her two novel based on her experiences - Hum if You Don't Know the Words and If You Want to Make God Laugh. Donations graciously accepted […]

Free

International Women’s Day Celebration of African Women Writers (online)

Zoom

Join the 4Gs for Africa on Zoom to mark International Women’s Day by celebrating a new generation of young female writers whose work reflects the determination and resilience of African women facing adversity – just like the African grandmothers we support. We have selected three books: a novel, an autobiography and a manifesto. You may […]