Rockingham Grannies' Christmas Market
2021-11-06 13:00 - 15:30 (America/Toronto) | 12 Flamingo Dr, 12 Flamingo Drive, Rockingham, NS, Canada
Join the Rockingham “Grannies” at their Outdoor Christmas Market! Shop for unique Christmas gifts for all ages to put under the tree, Christmas ornaments, Christmas baked goods, Christmas stockings, handmade crafts, knitting, Christmas vintage items, Christmas Holly decorations, homemade fudge, cookies and surprises. Social distancing and masking may be in effect at that time but prudent regardless.
Rain Date November 7

Kingston Grandmother Connection's On Line Store REOPENS
2021-11-14 08:00 - 2021-12-14 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Online
Our successful Online Store reopens for Christmas and Holiday shopping November 14-December 14. Local pickup and delivery in Kingston, Ontario. Art, Textiles & Sewing, Gifts, Body and Bath, Jewellery and more. Check us out! https://kingston-grandmother-connection.myshopify.com/

The Impact of Colonization on Indigenous Communities in Canada and Africa - Similarities and Differences (Online)
2021-11-16 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
Join Grandmothers Partnering with Africa for a panel discussion featuring:
Panelists:
Margaret Sault – Director, Lands, Membership and Research, Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation
– esteemed public speaker on the history of the First Nation
– has successfully settled four land claims
Mohamed Kassim – Professor Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
– taught African and world history at UofT and Brock University
– co-editor of Servants of The Sharia: The Civil Register Of The Qadi’s Court Of Brava 1893-1900 – a comprehensive volume covering a wide range of issues in Southern Somalia and the Swahili coast
Facilitator:
Martin Klein – Professor Emeritus, UofT Dept. of History
– taught African history at Univ. of California at Berkley andUofT
– author of Slavery and Colonial Rule in French West Africa.
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZArcOiqrzwuHtC9Cn68pgZtY8GNI_D9Prmm
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Grandmothers Campaign Call (Campaign-wide)
2021-11-18 12:30 - 13:30, 2021-12-16 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Toronto) | Zoom

Slocan Valley Grassroots Grammas Bake Sale
2021-11-27 11:00 - 15:00, 2021-12-11 11:00 - 15:00 (America/Toronto) | 3036 BC-6, Slocan Park, BC V0G 2E0, 3036 BC-6, Slocan Park, BC, V0G 2E0, Canada
The Slocan Valley Grassroots Grammas will have a loaves and cookies bake sale. Various loaves and cookies are available. Pre-order and pick up om November 27 and December 11.

The Story of Paul Simon's Graceland (Online)
2021-12-02 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Online
Event is free. Donations welcome. Registration required.
Dr. Mike Daley will relay the story of Paul Simon’s unique album Graceland, a milestone in worldbeat music. He will discuss the controversial process by which Simon incorporated the work of South African musicians, with live music, video clips and recordings, featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo.
Q&A will follow.
Dr. Mike Daley holds a PhD in music from York University and has lectured at several universities and retiree learning programmes around Toronto. He is a musicologist, specializing in the history of popular music.

Sunshine Gogos Merchandise and Bake Sale
2021-12-04 11:00 - 15:00 (America/Vancouver) | Town Centre Mall Powell River BC, 7100 Alberni St, Powell River, British Columbia, Canada
To mark World AIDS Day, the Sunshine Gogos will load up several sales tables in the Town Centre Mall with Grassroots bulletins as well as a potpourri of hand made items. Signature tote bags, microwave bowl holders, pot holders, scarves, travel bags and our newest product – earring travellers – will be available for purchase. Holiday baking adds the yummy to this sale!

Burnaby Gogos Baking & Crafts Sale
2021-12-11 11:00 - 14:00 (America/Vancouver) | Jubilee United Church, 40 Underhill Dr, North York, Ontario, M3A 2J5
A wide variety of freshly baked holiday goodies from shortbread to fruitcake to jam – all packaged for gift giving. And a limited number of crafts- aprons, swing bags, baby quilts, fabric bunting flags & more.

Welisa Gogos Holiday Pop-up Sale (In-person)
2021-12-12 12:00 - 16:00 (America/Toronto) | 2446 Bayswater Str. Vancouver, BC, 2446 Bayswater Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Our outdoor market will feature handmade treasures: wreaths, adorable knit hats for children and adults, ornaments, mahogany & red oak cheese boards & spoons, candles, soaps, and much more!
Proceeds from our events are donated to the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers Campaign in support of African grandmothers.

The Road to Your Best Age in 2022 (Online)
2022-01-15 09:00 - 10:30 (America/Vancouver) | Zoom
Welisa Gogos will be hosting their second annual Wellness Webinar! The Road to Your Best Age in 2022 with Active Aging Coach, Patti Bishop.
Join Patti, BSc, RHN for a 90-minute wellness workshop focused on women over 50. Join us and learn more about Patti’s three pillar approach to aging, fitness and wellness: MOVE STRONG ~ FUEL STRONG ~ THINK STRONG
There will be a combination of inspiring information and movement. Following the presentation, participants will be invited to take part in a free three-day wellness challenge.
Event tickets for “Age Strong in 2022” are $15.
Your support can reach even further! Instead of purchasing a $15 ticket, you can choose to make a donation of $20 or more and you will receive a tax receipt.
For more information or to register visit Welisa Gogo’s Facebook page or email us at welisagogos@gmail.com

Gugu Gogos Stain Glass Online Sales (In-Person pick-up)
2022-01-18 09:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Online
The Gugu Gogos are selling a limited number of stain glass African violets and feathers. The African Violets are selling for $20.00 and the feathers are $22.00. Note that purchases must be picked up in either North Toronto, Scarborough or Whitby.

January Grandmothers Campaign-Wide Call (Online, all are welcome)
2022-01-20 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.

Contemporary African Voices
2022-01-27 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Vancouver) | Zoom
We are delighted to present the award winning South African writer Rešoketšwe Manenzhe, author of the book Scatterlings, in conversation with Garvia Bailey. Q&A to follow.
To Register: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/contemporary-african-voices-tickets-223033367807
To Donate: https://slf.akaraisin.com/fundraise1/contemporaryvoices

An Evening with Canadian blues singer and guitarist JACK SEMPLE (Online)
2022-02-14 19:00 (America/Regina) | Online
Grandmothers 4 Grandmothers Regina invites you to a memorable musical event on Monday, February 14th at 7:00 p.m. CST, featuring Regina’s own multiple award winning recording artist, Canadian blues singer and epic guitarist Jack Semple. Initially lead guitarist in the late 80’s for Toronto based R & B funk band, The Lincolns, Semple performs extensively throughout Canada and the United States both as a solo artist and with The Jack Semple Band.
A ‘fireside conversation’ between local singer songwriter & G4G member, Bev Zizzy, and Jack Semple will kick off the event, providing an opportunity to get up close and personal with two artists talking about a shared passion. This will be followed by a 45 minute musical set, previously recorded from the comfort of Jack’s home, to be enjoyed in the comfort of yours.
The link to the concert will be provided 24 hours in advance.
Ubuntu is an African philosophy that embraces a shared humanity. Solidarity is born out of the Ubuntu spirit, through which we feel the experiences of others as deeply as our own, in a way that inspires us to take action. G4G Regina members and supporters feel the Ubuntu spirit with communities that support the life-enhancing programs run by African grandmothers and the community-based organizations who support them. Donations to the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Grandmothers Campaign are welcome. Tax receipts are issued for donations of $20.00 or more. Click here to donate.
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February Grandmothers Campaign-Wide Call (Online)
2022-02-17 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Toronto) | Zoom

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.

How to Create a Beautiful Garden: Tips from a Master Gardener
2022-03-07 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
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.

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

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.

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.

March Grandmothers Campaign-Wide Call (Online)
2022-03-17 12:30 - 13:30 (America/Toronto) | Zoom

Discovering Birds & Finding Happiness in Nature (Online)
2022-03-31 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Toronto) | Zoom
Click here to register
Click here to donate

Capital Grannies Canadian Museum for Human Rights Tour
2022-04-02 14:00 - 17:00 (America/Toronto) | Ontario
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.

Kingston Grandmother Connection’s unique African-oriented online store opens again April 3-29, 2022.
2022-04-03 | Ontario
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.

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!

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

VG4A Virtual Stride Walk
2022-04-22 | Ontario
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

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
