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 sub-Saharan 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.

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Watch this space for upcoming events near you!

September 23-29 in Cambridge, Ontario: Visit the quilt at Cedar Hills Church (Sept. 23), the Old Post Office Idea Exchange (Sept. 25-26), Fairview Mennonite Home (Sept. 27), and the Idea Exchange at Queen’s Square (Sept. 28-29)!

September 30 in Brantford, Ontario: The quilt will be on display at the Ontario south and south-west regional grandmothers gathering. Click here for details.

October 11-15 in Halifax, Nova Scotia: The quilt will be on display at the Findlay Community Centre, Halifax North Memorial Library, St. Luke’s Church, First Baptist Church, and Alderney Landing Farmer’s Market. Visit the October event calendar for dates and times!

October 21 in Toronto, Ontario: Join Toronto grandmothers groups for a celebration of the quilt and the SLF’s 20th anniversary at Jubilee United Church! Click here for more details.

October 24-26 in Winnipeg, Manitoba: The quilt will be on display at the International Grandmothers Gathering at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.

October 27 in Winnipeg, Manitoba: Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Stephen Lewis Foundation and admire the quilt at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights from 4-7 PM. This event is open to the public.

The quilt is travelling across Canada! The collective effort of more than 300 grandmothers, this remarkable work of textile art will 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 will visit at least 35 communities across Canada, where grandmothers groups are volunteering to host the quilt for an exciting array of community-building activities. The quilt will hang in libraries, city halls, quilting shops, and museums, from Halifax, Nova Scotia to Victoria, British Columbia. It will make appearances at special, signature events planned in Toronto, Winnipeg, and Vancouver.

Grandmothers groups will display 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.