A Closer Walk: Women & HIV/AIDS awareness event, March 23 – Vancouver

Date: Friday March 23rd
Time: 7:00pm-10:00pm
Location: SFU Harbour Centre
Segal Centre
515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver

Oxfam & BCCIC will be hosting a screening of the film A Closer Walk, which is an inspirational and insightful documentary that shows the global pandemic of HIV/AIDS. The film screening will be followed by a panel discussion – the panel will look at HIV/AIDS and Women – both the local and global perspective. ACESS Kenya will host a photo exhibition of their photographer’s work Africa.

Little Travellers will be available for purchase, and Simunye’s Ilan Schwartz will be discussing his experiences working with AIDS in South Africa as part of international representation of the panel.

Selling compassion with cute

Here is a link to an article titled “Selling compassion with cute” about Simunye member Jason Globerman published last October in The Varsity, the student newspaper of the University of Toronto.

Grandmothers for Grandmothers Potluck Fundraiser, March 20th in Wpg

In the wake of the devastation of AIDS, the grandmothers of Africa are carrying the continent on their shoulders; they care for their orphaned grandchildren and those of their neighbours, and oftentimes driving the economy. To support these courageous women, grandmothers across Canada are raising money, facilitated by The Stephen Lewis Foundation.

This Tuesday, March 20th, the grandmothers of Winnipeg are hosting a potluck dinner, to raise funds for the plight of their African counterparts. It is being held at the Augustine United Church, 444 River Ave., at 6 pm. The cost is $10 plus an item for the potluck, and tickets are available by emailing Barb, at barbf@miiic.ca.

The grandmothers of the Hillcrest AIDS Centre in South Africa wish they could be here, but have sent their “Little Travellers” to attend on their behalves. Little Travellers will be available for purchase for $5 each, all of which will go towards supporting families affected by AIDS – most of the beaders are “Gogos” (grandmothers) that are supporting large families of orphans on the income from this project).

For more information about the event, please contact barbf@miiic.ca. To purchase your Little Travellers, visit our shop at www.littletravellers.net/buy-dolls.html or contact us through our contact form.

Little Travellers @ World Rhythm: African Cause in Winnipeg, March 22nd

World Rhythm: African Cause is a concert/event happening on THURSDAY MARCH 22nd at the WEST END CULTURAL CENTRE, featuring two of Winnipeg’s favorite celtic rock bands, Dust Rhinos and Banshee’s Wail. There will also be drum and dance groups from Sudan and the Congo.

In addition, Little Travellers will be available for purchase, and there will also be tables from humanitarian relief organizations including Amnesty International, Save the Children, UNICEF, Make Poverty History, and Oxfam; its a great chance to get more information on what these organizations are doing to improve the human condition, and how you can get involved.

Tickets for the event are $12, with all proceeds going towards UNICEF’s work in Sudan. They are available at all McNally-Robinson locations, UW Info Booth, Answers @ UM, Music Trader, Into the >Music, Encore Music, Bread and Circus (off Corydon), Cousin’s Deli, and Mondragon. They will also be available at the door, but we don’t want to turn anyone away, so be sure to get them in advance!