20th Anniversary Solidarity Quilt

The Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign is proud to present a commemorative quilt in honour of the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s 20th anniversary. The quilt is a symbol of solidarity, stitched together with contributions from grandmothers across Canada and six countries in Africa. Over four months, 20 groups in 10 Canadian communities assembled the quilt.

The Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign is a community of like-minded grandmothers and grandothers in Canada, the U.K., and Australia. They raise funds for Stephen Lewis Foundation partners who support grandmothers and children in communities affected by the HIV epidemic.

The quilt has travelled across Canada! The collective effort of more than 300 grandmothers, this remarkable work of textile art continues to inspire grandmothers, grandothers, and their communities. It holds the story of what becomes possible when women gather, connect, and share their resources, creativity, and compassion.

The 20^th Anniversary Commemorative Solidarity Quilt visited at least 35 communities across Canada, where grandmothers groups volunteered to host the quilt for an exciting array of community-building activities. The quilt was hung in libraries, city halls, quilting shops, and museums, from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Victoria, British Columbia. It made appearances at special, signature events planned in Toronto, Winnipeg, and Vancouver.

Grandmothers groups displayed the quilt as a centrepiece at quilt shows in Ontario, and at gatherings and celebrations in cities across the country, including Regina, Calgary, and Fredericton.

Hosted by the G-Moms of Port Perry, Ontario, including Dini Page (L) and Tinie Evans (R), the solidarity quilt was on display at the Scugog Council for the Arts (August 1-5).

This beautiful bee and ship detail was captured while the quilt was on display at the Moonlight Madness Festival at the The Lil Wee Quilt Shoppe in Fenelon Falls, Ontario, one of the viewing locations organized by the Fenelon Falls Grannies for Grannies group.

Visiting the quilt at Fenelon Falls Public Library, Jaya Mootoo, Deputy Director, Philanthropic Partnerships, Stephen Lewis Foundation.

The Grandees of Chatham-Kent hosted the quilt at the Stitches in Bloom quilt show together with the Chatham-Kent Quilters Guild. Pictured here is Kathy Armstrong.

At the Stitches in Bloom quilt show, Anne Coulter of the Grandees of Chatham-Kent shares information about the quilt, the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign, and the grandmothers solidarity movement.