Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign

Kingston Grandmother Connection Outdoor Market
2022-06-04 09:00 - 14:00 (America/Toronto) | 273 Blenheim Terrace, Kingston K7M 4C8, 273 Blenheim Terrace,, Kingston, K7M 4C8, Canada
Kingston Grandmother Connection – June 4 Outdoor Market
Come with your friends to our outdoor market, 273 Blenheim Terrace, June 4 (rain date June 5), 9am – 2pm. We have our popular nature photo note cards by Kingston photographer Dieter Ehlert, textiles, new to you clothing, jewellery and books, Sandglass Creations, eco products, a special selection of art, exquisite things, and more. All proceeds to Help Lesotho and the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign, helping Grandmothers in Africa and their families. We appreciate you wearing a mask and bringing a shopping bag. Cash, credit/debit.
Contact: Deb Ruse 613-542-6993
www.g2gkingston.ca
https://www.facebook.com/KingstonGrandmotherConnection

Weekly Solidarity Cycle Training Sessions
2022-06-04 09:00 - 11:00, 2022-05-07 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Vancouver) | British Columbia

The Mariposa Grandmothers' Plant Sale
2022-06-04 08:00 - 12:00 (America/Toronto) | British Columbia
The Mariposa Grandmothers in Orillia, ON have been busy digging, potting and readying plants for our big sale on June 4/22 from 8am to noon at 145 Cedar Street in Orillia. In addition to great yard sale finds we also have yards and yarns and jewelry! Please come out and support us.

Together Again: The Nyanyas are back!
2022-06-03 12:30 - 14:30 (America/Toronto) | Old Winery Restaurant, 2228 Niagara Stone Road, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, L0S 1J0, Canada
Finally we can gather again for our annual spring luncheon – June 3, 2022 at 12:30 pm at the Old Winery Restaurant in Niagara-on-the-Lake. The tickets are $50 and they must be purchased ahead of time.
Ruth-Anne Seburn, Development Officer with the Grandmothers Campaign, and Alanna Wallace, Deputy Director, Philanthropic Partnerships at the Stephen Lewis Foundation, are our guest speakers. They will talk about how the Stephen Lewis Foundation works with their partners in Sub-Saharan Africa and share stories of the triumph and resilience of grandmothers and communities in the face of the AIDS pandemic and the COVID pandemic.
There will be a Marketplace and a raffle of wonderful items!

For the Love of Grandmothers Fitness Challenge (May 1 to June 30)
2022-06-01 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | British Columbia
It’s not to late to join the fun! The Greater Van Gogos invite members, their friends, family and supporters to join them in a fitness challenge from May 1st to June 30th. We hope to raise $50,000 in support of the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers Campaign. We’ve done it before and we can do it again!
Click here for more information and ways to participate.

Kingston Grandmother Connection: Gail's Annual Plant Sale
2022-05-27 13:00 - 2022-05-28 17:00 (America/Toronto) | 226 Mowat St., Kingston K7M 1K8, 226 Mowat St., Kingston K7M 1K8, Kingston, Ontario, K7M 1K8, Canada
Come and bring your friends to Gail’s Annual Plant Sale. A grand selection of potted geraniums, perennials and herbs. Your purchase will help African grandmothers and the children they care for, through Help Lesotho and The Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. *Please wear a mask*
Friday, May 27, 1-5pm; Saturday, May 28, 1-5pm.

Contemporary African Voices-Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu
2022-05-26 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Vancouver) | Zoom
Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu, Zimbabwean award-winning novelist, filmmaker and academic, in conversation with Garvia Bailey, followed by a Q&A.
We are delighted to invite you to another Contemporary African Voices online event. We believe we come to know a country by reading its authors. This event is a fundraiser for the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s 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.
Recording available from Thursday, May 26 to Thursday, June 9, 2022.
Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu is a writer, filmmaker and academic who holds a PhD in Modern Thought and Literature from Stanford University, as well as masters degrees in African Studies and Film. Her first novel, The Theory of Flight, won the Barry Ronge Fiction Prize in South Africa. Her novel, The History of Man, is the second book published in her trilogy. She was recently awarded a prestigious 2022 Windham-Campbell Prize which is administered by Yale University.
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.
Donations of $20 and more will receive a charitable tax receipt directly from the Stephen Lewis Foundation.

May Grandmothers Campaign-Wide Call (Online)
2022-05-19 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Toronto) | Zoom
Join the SLF Grandmothers Campaign team and members of grandmothers groups from across the Campaign for a Zoom call to share ideas and events, support one another and learn more about activities happening within the grandmothers movement.
RSVP to campaign@stephenlewisfoundation.org for the Zoom link or use the sign-up form in the members only section of the website.

Welisa Gogos Mother's Day Baked Goods Gift Boxes
2022-05-07 12:00 - 14:00 (America/Vancouver) | Gift Box pick up, 3559 WEST 20TH AVE, Vancouver, Canada
TEA FOR TWO GIFT BOXES FOR MOTHER’S DAY
Treat mum (or any special person in your life) with a beautifully ribboned box of sweet afternoon baked treats (10 pieces) chocolates, a card, two flowers and of course tea!
CURBSIDE PICK-UP SATURDAY, MAY 7TH
3559 WEST 20TH AVE, VANCOUVER
BETWEEN 12:00 – 2:00PM
Pre-order only ; prepay by May 2nd.
Cost is $25.
To place your order, email: welisagogos@gmail.com
Use “Mother’s Day” as the subject line and include the following information in your email:
• Your name & contact number
• The number of boxes you would like to order
• Indicate your tea preference: black tea or herbal tea.
Once your order is received, you will receive an email confirmation and instructions for e-transfer payment and pick-up.
All proceeds go to the Stephen Lewis Foundation Grandmother’s Campaign.

Tea in a Box
2022-05-07 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Toronto) | British Columbia
The Mariposa Grandmothers of Orillia invite you to celebrate Mothers’ Day weekend with tea in a box! For $20 you’ll get a sandwich, 3 sweet desserts, a cup, saucer and teabag. Orders will be taken in advance and paid and picked up at a specific time.

For the Love of Grandmothers Fitness Challenge (May 1 to June 30)
2022-05-01 08:00 - 20:00 (America/Toronto) | British Columbia
The Greater Van Gogos invite members, their friends, family and supporters to join them in a fitness challenge from May 1st to June 30th. We hope to raise $50,000 in support of the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers Campaign. We’ve done it before and we can do it again!
Click here for more information and ways to participate.

Ujamaa Grandmas Fabric and Yarn Sale ( In-person)
2022-04-29 - 2022-05-01 | The Magic of Christmas #1, 4416 5St. NE T2E 7C3, The Magic of Christmas #1, 44165 St. NE T2E 7C3 Calgary
Since 2008, we have been accepting donations of fabric, yarn, books and patterns, and related supplies and equipment and selling them at fabulous prices to raise funds for the SLF. This year’s sale is April 29 to May 1 from 10:30 to 5:00. Admission is free, but customers need to reserve a time slot through Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.ca/o/ujamaa-grandmas-32278280321
No cash sales. Bring your own bag.

Kingston Grandmother Connection’s unique African-oriented online store opens again April 3-29, 2022.
2022-04-29, 2022-04-03 | British Columbia
Fine handcrafted items for Mother’s Day, Easter, Birthdays: large woven African baskets, African cloth placemats, distinctive light-weight nuno-felted scarves, soap and shampoo bars, note cards and more.
Pick up in central Kingston every Saturday, or get delivery.
All proceeds go to Help Lesotho and the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers campaign, helping African grandmothers and their families.

No Be From Hia: A Homecoming Tale of a Family
2022-04-27 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Toronto) | Online
Join host Bianca Marais as she engages in conversation with Zambian writer Natasha Omokhodion-Kalulu Banda about her debut novel, No Be From Hia. Meet the Ayomides and the Kombes – Zambian-Nigerian-Jamaican powerhouse families brought together by migration and torn apart by tragedy and secrets. In a search for identity, love and acceptance – two ordinary girls travel from London to Lusaka to Lagos in order to save their family and discover their destiny. This event is the third in the Contemporary African Voices webinar series.
Click here to register.
Click here to donate.

Art From the Attic (In-person)
2022-04-23 09:00 - 2022-04-25 16:00 (America/Vancouver) | Comox Valley Curling Club, 4835 Headquarters Road, Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada
On Earth Day weekend, the Comox Valley Glacier Grannies are pleased to present ‘Art From the Attic,’ a huge sale of upcycled art.
Come and browse through hundreds of pieces of art featuring treasures and bargains for every budget and taste. Choose from a remarkable collection of works from near and far, including paintings (watercolour & oil), Japanese woodcuts, sculpture, decorative pottery, photography (modern & antique), drawings, African batik, felting, quilting, embroidery, limited-edition prints, stained glass, art and vintage posters, and Indigenous art from Canada, the United States, and Australia. Many pieces have been professionally appraised and will be offered below appraised value.
Our “Boutique” selection of higher-priced works includes a limited-edition Robert Bateman print, oil paintings by Salt Spring artist Gwen Ruckle, numbered prints by Bruce Cryer, a silk screen by Roy Henry Vickers, and signed limited-edition prints by Ojibwe artist Gelineau Fisher. Works in the medium range of “Fabulous Finds” include locally-made fabric art pieces, a Haida shawl by Clarence Mills, portrait drawings by African artist R. Klla, a limited-edition print by local artist Luke Raffin, and an original “Star Wars—The Empire Strikes Back” movie poster with as issued folds. We also offer a wide selection of “Bargain” posters and prints.
All funds raised by Art From the Attic will go to the Grandmothers Campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation. Through local grassroots organizations, grandmothers in sub-Saharan Africa are supported as they raise their grandchildren, orphaned in the HIV & AIDS pandemic.
This fundraising event will be held on Saturday and Sunday, April 23-24th, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, and Monday, April 25th, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at the Comox Valley Curling Club, 4835 Headquarters Road, Courtenay. Art remaining unsold after Sunday, will be marked half price for the Monday sale. For more information please go to www.glaciergrannies.org

Solidarity Cycle Training Sessions
2022-04-23 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Vancouver) | British Columbia

GrammaLink- Africa's Fabulous Fabric Sale (In-person)
2022-04-22 09:00 - 14:00 (America/Edmonton) | Gaetz United Church, 4758 50 St, Red Deer, Alberta, T4N 1X2, Canada
Sale of Fabric, Yarn and Notions. Gaetz United Church 4758 Ross Street, Red Deer

VG4A Virtual Stride Walk
2022-04-22 | British Columbia
Victoria Grandmothers is doing a virtual walk. The theme of this year’s walk is “Count your steps to awareness of the 94 Calls to Action”. Our goal is to walk at least 9400km; 100 km for each call to action. Once a week, those participants who would like, can join up for a group walk and coffee. Locations will be published in the weekly newsletters and will take in various sites of interest. From April 22nd- June 3rd

April Grandmothers Campaign-Wide Call (Online)
2022-04-21 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Toronto) | Zoom

Slocan Valley Grassroots Grammas Springtime Bakery and Boutique
2022-04-09 11:00 - 14:00 (America/Vancouver) | 3036 BC-6, Slocan Park, BC V0G 2E0, 3036 BC-6, Slocan Park, BC, V0G 2E0, Canada
Treat yourself to all kinds of magnificent baked goods!

Capital Grannies Canadian Museum for Human Rights Tour
2022-04-02 14:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | British Columbia
This virtual tour of the museum in Winnipeg is an opportunity to view its exhibits and galleries, as well as its stunning architecture, with an experienced tour guide. The gallery exhibits range from Indigenous perspectives and the right to safety and justice for Aboriginal women in Canada, to human rights in a global setting, with a gallery examining the Holocaust. The tour also presents powerful human rights stories, including those of Nelson Mandela and of the Stephen Lewis Foundation (SLF) Grandmothers Campaign and the Hillcrest AIDS Centre. Join us to learn about human rights, activism, and how to inspire change.

Discovering Birds & Finding Happiness in Nature (Online)
2022-03-31 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | Zoom
Click here to register
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March Grandmothers Campaign-Wide Call (Online)
2022-03-17 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Toronto) | Zoom

Fabric, Yarn and More Sale (In-person)
2022-03-12 09:00 - 14:00 (America/Toronto) | St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 504 2 St SE, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Our annual Fabric, Yarn and More Sale skipped two years (during which we continued to receive donations) but we are back! Our sale will be held Saturday, March 12, 2022, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the usual location of St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 504 – 2nd Street S.E., Medicine Hat, Alberta. You will find an excellent selection of fabrics, a huge assortment of yarns, sewing machines, a wide variety of notions and some craft supplies, all priced very reasonably. All AHS COVID protocols will be followed: masking, QR codes, distancing and capacity limits. You may be required to wait outside during busy times. Admission is $1.00 and all sales are cash only.

A Tapestry of Food, Family and Forgiveness (Online)
2022-03-10 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Zoom
A Tapestry of Food, Family and Forgiveness features Nigerian Canadian author Francesca Ekwuyasi and Canadian literary critic Donna Bailey Nurse sharing a conversation about Francesca’s debut novel “Butter Honey Pig Bread.”
Francesca is an author and a multidisciplinary artist from Lagos, Nigeria. Her novel, “Butter Honey Pig Bread” was long listed for the Giller Prize in 2020, and was voted one of the CBCs 10 Best Canadian novels of 2021. Our organization is very important to her as she was raised by her grandmother and she greatly respects all the work the SLF does for African grandmothers.
Donna focuses on Black Canadian literature and Black women’s writing. She is frequently heard on CBC’s radio show The Next Chapter with Shelagh Rogers. She is a literary journalist, lecturer, a critic for Book Television, and the author of two volumes of connected writing, “What’s a Black Critic to Do?” and the editor of Revival: An Anthology of Black Canadian Writing. Donna is currently working on a People’s History of Black Canada.

March Trivia Madness
2022-03-08 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Regina) | Zoom
Celebrate International Women’s Day 2022 and join us for an evening of Trivia fun on a Canadian theme!
Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. CST by Zoom
Round up a team of 4 or 5 people, create a fun name for your team, and email g4greginatreasurer@gmail.com to register. Fee: $10 per person

How to Create a Beautiful Garden: Tips from a Master Gardener
2022-03-07 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | British Columbia
Robert Pavlis, well-known Master Gardener, will provide gardening tips while he shares how he developed Aspen Grove, his 6-acre botanical garden in Guelph. The garden features 3,000 varieties of plants. Robert specializes in soil science and has been an instructor for Landscape Ontario. He is a garden blogger, author, artist, and chemist.
Live On Zoom on Monday, March 7, 2022, at 7 PM EST/8 PM AST/8:30 PM NST/6 PM CST/4 PM PST/
Webinar participants will be able to ask questions and local residents will have the option to actually tour Aspen Grove and meet Robert in person on June 12, 2022.
There is no charge for this event, but registration is required. Donations to the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign are welcome and greatly appreciated.
Donations of $20 and more will receive a charitable tax receipt directly from the Stephen Lewis Foundation.

VanGogos Trivia Fundraiser (Online)
2022-02-26 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Toronto) | Zoom
VanGogos are hosting our first online trivia event of 2022!
Saturday, February 26 at 2 PM PST on Zoom
$15 per person
Proceeds to the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign
The event will run approximately 1.5 hours. No prizes, just Bragging Rights.
Last day to sign up: Feb. 23
You can put together a team of 4 or 5 people from your grandmothers group,
from your family and friends, whoever you like! It is lots of fun and it will challenge your brain! Our awesome Quiz Masters are Arline Oishi and Marilyn Williams, of VanGogos.
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. 26
• 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.
