Links
Other important websites
- The VG4A Facebook page. Click here.
- The Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign: www.grandmotherscampaign.org
- The Stephen Lewis Foundation: www.stephenlewisfoundation.org
- Grandmothers Advocacy Network: www.grandmothersadvocacy.org
- Stephen Lewis' weekly video on the Aids-Free World website: www.aidsfreeworld.org
News articles of interest to VG4A members
- Sunday Dec 13, 2015 The Star
Vuyiseka Dubula was diagnosed with HIV at 22 and told she would die. She joined the Treatment Action Committee and fought for her right for antiretroviral treatment in South Africa. She is seen here with former UN special envoy on AIDS Stephen Lewis.
- Sunday November 29, 2015 The Sunday Edition CBC Radio One
- Watch these African experts discuss the resilience of African women in the face of the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
ILANA LANDSBERG-LEWIS
Executive Director and Co-Founder, Stephen Lewis Foundation
Canadians have rallied powerfully to respond to the human calamity of HIV and AIDS in Africa.
The innovation is in the palpable shift to giving as an act of solidarity – not charity – to strengthen the efforts of community-based organizations at the frontlines of the AIDS pandemic.
We have worked to move away from seeing people as victims or beneficiaries – the grandmothers and orphaned children in their care, and people living with HIV are then recognized as experts on what it takes to beat back the ravages of AIDS. It’s a long struggle to rebuild fractured communities and families, and claim human rights to food and income security, land, access to education and health care.
Solidarity in this struggle is transforming the landscape of philanthropy because Canadians have become a powerful community of supporters who are in it for the long haul. There is no gimmick, no PR campaign – just the recognition by Canadians that the grassroots response to AIDS is in full swing, and that with our solidarity – that steady flow of resources – they will prevail.
- Stephen Lewis and Ilana Landsberg-Lewis thank members of the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign for their tireless efforts over the last decade.
BC Grandmothers Reflection and Renewal Conference
March 2016
March 2016
- Grandmothers and project leaders in Africa celebrate their work over the last ten years, and the dedicated grandmothers in Canada who work in solidarity with them.
Grandmothers to Grandmothers: Celebrate and Rededicate
- Canada increases commitment to the Global Fund, pledging $758 million over three years -- CBC May 9, 2016.
Canada steps up to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria
Ida Nambeya Mukuku, SLF Field Representative, talks to teens about holistic support services around AIDS in Zambia
Toronto Star, 2016 11 30
Drugs not enough to fight Global HIV/AIDS Crisis
- Ilana Landsberg Lewis speaks of the urgent need to support the community based organizations that provide holistic services to deal with the whole spectrum of issues created by the AIDS pandemic
CTV, Lisa LaFlamme 2016 12 01
Stephen Lewis speaks to Lisa LaFlamme on World AIDS Day
5 Things We Learned
CTV interviews Canadian grandmother Joanna White 2016 12 01
Granny Flash Mobs break out across Canada
Granny Flash Mobs break out across Canada
- two news clips from CTV -- both clips follow a short advertisement
Senior Living magazine promotes the 2017 Cycle Tours
The Cycle Continues: VG4A Grannies Ride Again
The Cycle Continues: VG4A Grannies Ride Again
Facebook, Stephen Lewis Foundation, October 11, 2017
Toronto Book Launch
Toronto Book Launch
CBC Radio's The Current with Anna Maria Tremonti promotes the Book Launch for Powered by Love. October 23, 2017
Grandmothers in Africa Fight for an AIDS-free Future
Grandmothers in Africa Fight for an AIDS-free Future
Focus on Victoria Calendar of Events, November 1, 2017
Notice of Book Launches
Notice of Book Launches
CBC Newfoundland's Here and Now interviews Ida Mukuka, Ilana Landsberg-Lewis, and Jennifer Whitfield, Terra Nova Grandmothers. November 17, 2017
SCRABBLE tournament in Newfoundland raises funds for SLF
SCRABBLE tournament in Newfoundland raises funds for SLF
Cycling for Strength and Solidarity with African Grandmothers -- Is It for You?
Senior Living, April 5, 2018
Laurie Wilson ponders growing old, staying strong, and learning to care about the rest of the world
Senior Living, April 5, 2018
Laurie Wilson ponders growing old, staying strong, and learning to care about the rest of the world
Gratitude for Grandmas
Senior Living, May 6, 2018
Laurie Wilson reflects on women who have influenced her, including her mother and VG4A's cycling group
Senior Living, May 6, 2018
Laurie Wilson reflects on women who have influenced her, including her mother and VG4A's cycling group