Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign

Join the West Van Gogos for Theatre Night
2023-04-19 19:30 - 22:00 (America/Vancouver) | British Columbia

Contemporary African Voices (online event)
2023-04-13 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Vancouver) | Zoom
We are delighted to invite you to another event of Contemporary African Voices! We believe we come to know a country by reading its authors. This time we will take you to Uganda. This event is a fundraiser for the Stephen Lewis Foundation Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign which supports community-based organizations in sub-Saharan Africa who are turning the tide of HIV and AIDS. Thank you for your support.
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, Ugandan award-winning novelist, in Conversation with Garvia Bailey, followed by a Q&A
Live On Zoom on Thursday, April 13, 2023, at 10 AM PDT/ 1 PM EDT
Registration is required. Please click here to register.
Recording available from Thursday, April 13 to Thursday, April 27, 2023
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi is a Ugandan novelist and short story writer living in Manchester, England. Her second novel A Girl is A Body of Water (published as The First Woman in the UK) is earning accolades on both sides of the pond. Please click here for an initial meeting with Jennifer. Short interview about A Girl is a Body of Water.
Garvia Bailey is a Toronto based, Jamaica born journalist, producer, broadcaster, and former CBC host who is inspired and driven by the power of sharing our stories.
Massy Books is our bookstore partner in Vancouver and Makumbi’s book, A Girl is a Body of Water, is in stock on their bookshelves now. Please visit https://www.massybooks.com/ or check with your local independent bookstore.
There is no charge for this event. Donations are welcome to the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. To make an online donation, please click on the DONATE button above the tracker which shows our fundraising progress. The PARTICIPANT is listed as CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN VOICES. Donations of $20 and more will receive a charitable tax receipt directly from the Stephen Lewis Foundation.
We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Commercial Drive Branch #12 of Vancity Credit Union through their Community Branch Partnership grant.
This online event is presented by SLF Grandmothers Groups in Vancouver: East Van Gogos, Tikun Olam Gogos, VanGogos, and Welisa Gogos.
With warm wishes and heartfelt gratitude,
Contemporary African Voices committee
For more information, please contact vangogos1@gmail.com

Benefit Movie Night
2023-03-30 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema, 506 Bloor St W, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1Y3, Canada
Blind Ambition is the story of four Zimbabwean refugees who escape political and economic chaos and rise to become world-class sommeliers.
Click here to purchase tickets: https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/films/tslf-blind-ambition

Pub Night & Silent Auction
2023-03-28 17:30 - 20:30 (America/Vancouver) | The Terminal Pub, 115 12th St, New Westminster, British Columbia, V3M 4G8, Canada

March Campaign Call
2023-03-16 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Toronto) | Zoom
All members of the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign are welcome to join us for our monthly Zoom call! This month we’ll talk about recruitment, and invite groups to come and share strategies and ideas that have been successful for their group.
Email campaign@stephenlewisfoundation.org to RSVP and receive the Zoom link.

Salt Spring Scrabble
2023-03-11 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Vancouver) | Salt Spring United Church, 111 Hereford Ave, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, V8K 2T3, Canada
3 chances to play for fun, prizes and fundraising! Come with friends or play with a new one you’ll meet. Saturday’s final games features Grans Delightfully Delectable Desserts and for Sale items.

Fabric, Yarn and More Sale
2023-03-11 09:00 - 14:00 (America/Toronto) | St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 504 2 St SE, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
The Hat Grannies for Africa’s annual (and wildly successful) Fabric, Yarn and More Sale will be held on Saturday, March 11, 2023, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 504 – 2nd Street SE, Medicine Hat, Alberta. All manner of fabric, yarn and notions will available at very reasonable prices. You will find supplies for anything to do with sewing, quilting, knitting, crocheting, stitching and crafting! There will be a half price sale from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. There is a $1.00 admission charge and the wearing of masks is strongly encouraged. Bring your own bag please.

Explore Southern Africa - Memoir
2023-03-09 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | Zoom
Tea, Scones, and Malaria, Zimbabwean author Katlynn Brooke interviewed by Lesley Block.

Salt Spring Scrabble
2023-03-09 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Vancouver) | Salt Spring Inn, 132 Lower Ganges Rd, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, V8K 2S9, Canada

Taco Tuesday Karaoke
2023-03-07 17:30 - 20:30 (America/Vancouver) | British Columbia

Grand(m)others to Grandmothers 15th Annual Scrabble Fundraiser
2023-03-07 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Salt Spring Inn, 132 Lower Ganges Rd, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, V8K 2S9, Canada
Three chances to play on Salt Spring in March! Games, prizes and fun!

Trivia with VanGogos
2023-02-25 15:00 - 16:30 (America/Vancouver) | British Columbia
Ready for some February Fun which will stimulate your brain and perhaps give you some laughter? Please sign up to play Trivia with the VanGogos! Form your own team or have us assign you to a team!
Saturday, February 25 on Zoom from 3:00 pm PST to 4:30 pm PST/6:00 pm EST to 7:30 pm EST
Proceeds to the SLF Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign
The event will run approximately 1.5 hours. No prizes, just Bragging Rights.
Last day to sign up: Feb. 22
Event Format
• 3 rounds of 12 questions. Each round formatted as 4 questions, a break out with your team to discuss answers, and then return to the main Zoom room for the answers and the next 4 questions, etc.
• 4 or 5 people per team (form your own or we can assign you to a team)
• Questions will be given verbally and also entered into Chat. NOTE: To view the questions once you are in the breakout room, click the Chat button again. (This feature is not available on all devices.)
• Participants should have pen and paper handy.
• Winners will get a Certificate of Trivia Glory emailed to them.
How to Join
Contact Arline at aoishi@telus.net with the following information:
• Your name and email address (if replying for a team, name and email for each person playing with you). Participants will be emailed a Zoom link just prior to Feb. 25
• If you are playing with a specific team or want us to assign you to a team
• If more than one person is playing from one computer, the names of both people.
• Your team name, if applicable.
Contact info: Arline at aoishi@telus.net
How to Pay
*Let Karen know the following information when you pay:
• That the payment is for Trivia
• If paying for more than yourself, who the other players are
• If making an additional donation, the amount of the donation
Where to send your Money:
• etransfer $15 to Karen Coulter at karenocoulter@gmail.com.
• Mail a cheque to Karen Coulter.
308-1876 W. 6th
Vancouver, B.C.
V6J 1R6

Explore Southern Africa - Food
2023-02-16 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | Zoom
Flavours inspired by Southern African cuisine
Baking demonstration by Evis Chirowamhangu and Carole Ferrari

February Campaign Call
2023-02-16 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Toronto) | Zoom
All members of the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign are welcome to join us for our monthly Zoom call! This month we’ll have a fundraising sharing circle, and invite groups to come and share a fundraising event or idea that has been fun and successful for their group. We’ve had requests for events that can be organized easily by smaller groups.
Email campaign@stephenlewisfoundation.org to RSVP and receive the Zoom link.

Yoga in Support of African Grandmothers (In Person, Online)
2023-02-04 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | British Columbia
We invite you to join us for a 1-hour yoga class where you can stretch,
energize, and relax during a nurturing gentle practice that fosters deep
well-being. All levels are welcome. No experience is necessary.
The class will be taught by Joanne Gormley, a long time teacher in the
community, and a member of Grannies for Good, a chapter of the
Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign of the Stephen Lewis
Foundation.
By donation. Suggested amount $20-$30 ATTEND IN PERSON or VIA ZOOM
To donate and for more information go to https://slf.akaraisin.com/ui/grandmotherscampaign2023/p/eea29da842514aedae2946c41bcf04b0

Explore Southern Africa - History/Politics
2023-01-26 13:30 - 15:00 (America/Toronto) | Zoom
From Hope to Despair: The journey from the magic of Nelson Mandela to the corruption of constitutional democracy 25 years later. Mandela’s vision during the apartheid era was for the eradication of racism and for the establishment of a constitutional democracy. He pictured a South Africa in which all its citizens had equal rights and where every adult would have the right to vote for the government of his or her choice.
Judge Dennis Davis will discuss how this vision has been achieved and the rocky road forward for the new democracy in South Africa as well as democracies in other African states and around the world.
Judge Davis is a Judge of the High Court of South Africa and Judge President of the Competition Appeal Court of South Africa. He has held professorial appointments at both the University of Cape Town and University of the Witwatersrand and has lectured at Harvard, NYU, Georgetown and Melbourne Law Schools as a visiting professor. He is the author of 11 books – his latest is LAWFARE 2019. He was a member of the team drafting the new South African constitution and is the host of a South African TV show ‘Judge for yourself with Dennis Davis’ focusing on human rights issues.

Grandmothers Campaign Advocacy Webinar (Online)
2023-01-17 12:30 - 14:00 (America/Toronto) | British Columbia
Join us this month for a special webinar on the topic of advocacy and the Grandmothers Campaign, hosted by the Stephen Lewis Foundation and GRAN.

Email rsvp@stephenlewisfoundation.org to receive the link to the webinar, happening January 17th from 12:30 – 2pm ET.

Kingston Grandmother Connection's 2nd Annual Polar Plunge Challenge
2023-01-02 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Toronto) | Portsmouth Olympic Harbour, Kingston, Ontario, 53 Yonge St., Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Grandmother Gail’s 2nd Annual Polar Plunge and Challenge will be on January 2 at 12 noon at Portsmouth Olympic Harbour. You won’t want to miss this exciting event as Gail stays in the cold water of Lake Ontario for 5 minutes! Yes, 5 minutes. Donations are welcome in advance or at the event, with all proceeds to Help Lesotho and the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign, helping grandmothers and their families in Africa. Cash, cheques, e-Transfers.
See our website for details on how to donate: www.g2gkingston.ca

Fall Fundraiser
2022-11-13 13:30 - 16:30 (America/Toronto) | Christ Lutheran Church, Waterloo, 445 Anndale Rd., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Omas Siskona invites you to shop a variety of crafts including quilted products; books and puzzles; large bake table with canned products; gift baskets; silent auction.

Feeling Amazing
2022-11-10 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Zoom
An Energizing Class with Trish Curling – a Toronto based Yoga Teacher.

Grandmothers Embrace Jewellery Sale
2022-11-05 11:00 - 14:00 (America/Toronto) | St. John’s United Church Alliston ON, 56 Victoria St E, Alliston, Ontario, L9R 1L5, Canada
Our annual sale includes well-loved jewellery, purses and scarves as well as some new items.
All occasion watercolour cards are also available.
Cash only.

Kingston Grandmother Connection Market for Africa (In-person)
2022-11-05 09:00 - 14:00 (America/Toronto) | British Columbia
Kingston Grandmother Connection’s Market for Africa
Our popular Market for Africa returns for in-person shopping. Come to Crossroads United Church on Saturday, November 5 and shop till you drop, through 3 rooms of goods. You will find African crafts and baskets, Christmas crafts, pre-loved jewellery and winter wear, our sewing creations, baking, art and Nature Note Cards, eco products and Sandglass Creations. And stay for our soup luncheon. All for a good cause: funds raised go to the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign, and Help Lesotho, to assist grandmothers in Africa and their families, hard hit by the AIDS pandemic and other challenges.
When: Saturday, November 5, 9am-2 pm
Where: Crossroads United Church, 690 Sir John A MacDonald Blvd. (near the Kingston Centre)K7M 1A2
1 613 542 9305
https://www.g2gkingston.ca
ruse@kingston.ca

Oomama Stories of Resilience
2022-11-04 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Small Arms Inspection Building, 1352 Lakeshore Rd E, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

FINAL DAY: Bid on "A Mosaic Quilt" in a silent auction supporting the Stephen Lewis Foundation
2022-10-30 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | online
Bid on “A Mosaic Quilt” in Support of the Stephen Lewis Foundation (Bidding ends TODAY at 5 PM Eastern!)

This auction is the first of its kind for Ontario Mosaic Artists (OMA) to commemorate the late Jean Loney. Jean was a founding member of the Grandmothers of the Grand, and a fellow mosaic artist from Fergus Ontario. She participated in OMA’s first group exhibition in 2021. Her artwork focused on birds and the effects of climate change. Jean’s presence and her beautiful mosaics will be missed by many.
To honour Jean’s memory, 17 of the artists participating in OMA’s Putting the Pieces Back Together exhibition collaborated to produce a mosaic quilt of sorts. Each artist created up to 3 sections which were then assembled to create a unique mosaic. It was an enriching project that allowed the artists to work together, even remotely, to produce this one-of-a-kind artwork.
The mosaic, entitled A Mosaic Quilt will be up for auction to raise funds for the Stephen Lewis Foundation will be up for auction beginning on Thursday, October 6th, and will end at 5 pm on October 30th.
Learn more, and place a bid here: https://go.rallyup.com/slf-auction/Campaign/Details

Feeling Amazing - Session 1
2022-10-27 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Zoom
Top tips for nutrition, exercise and stress management with Dani Chenier, a Quebecois naturopathic practitioner.

GrammaLink-Africa Chili for a Cause
2022-10-26 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Edmonton) | Gaetz Memorial United Church, 4758 Ross Street, Red Deer, Alberta
Join GrammaLink-Africa for a chili lunch in a handmade pottery bowl (that is yours to keep!). Tickes are $20 and the event runs from 11:30 am until the Chili runs out!
Tickets will be available at the door at Gaetz Memorial United Church in Red Deer, Alberta.

October 6-30th: Silent Online Auction for a One-of-a-Kind Contemporary Mosaic
2022-10-25 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | British Columbia
Bid on “A Mosaic Quilt” in Support of the Stephen Lewis Foundation

This auction is the first of its kind for Ontario Mosaic Artists (OMA) to commemorate the late Jean Loney. Jean was a founding member of the Grandmothers of the Grand, and a fellow mosaic artist from Fergus Ontario. She participated in OMA’s first group exhibition in 2021. Her artwork focused on birds and the effects of climate change. Jean’s presence and her beautiful mosaics will be missed by many.
To honour Jean’s memory, 17 of the artists participating in OMA’s Putting the Pieces Back Together exhibition collaborated to produce a mosaic quilt of sorts. Each artist created up to 3 sections which were then assembled to create a unique mosaic. It was an enriching project that allowed the artists to work together, even remotely, to produce this one-of-a-kind artwork.
The mosaic, entitled A Mosaic Quilt will be up for auction to raise funds for the Stephen Lewis Foundation will be up for auction beginning on Thursday, October 6th, and will end at 5 pm on October 30th.
Learn more, and place a bid here: https://go.rallyup.com/slf-auction/Campaign/Details

Luncheon & Silent Auction
2022-10-24 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Toronto) | Midland Legion, 196 Queen Street, Midland, Ontario, L4R5M9, Canada
Join In Grandmothers Hands as we host our annual lunch and silent auction. Lunch served at 12:00 pm. Donations for lunch accepted.

Join the Richmond Gogos for a Shred-a-thon
2022-10-22 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Vancouver) | South Arm United Church Parking Lot, 11051 11051 No. 3 Rd, Richmond, British Columbia, V7A 1X3, Canada
The Richmond Gogos invite you to bring any paper you’ve earmarked for shredding to their Shred-a-thon. $10/box or bag.

October Grandmothers Campaign Zoom Call
2022-10-20 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Toronto) | Zoom
To celebrate the upcoming 20th anniversary of the Stephen Lewis Foundation, we are creating a collaborative quilt to artistically represent the solidarity that is at the heart of the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. More information and a call for contributions was shared in the October Granny Bulletin.
Join our October Grandmothers Campaign to discuss the quilt and ask any questions you may have about the project, including creating a contribution and getting more involved. All are welcome to join!
Email campaign@stephenlewisfoundation.org to RSVP.
