20th Anniversary solidarity Quilt Comes to nelson!
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!
Tuesday February 27 - Saturday March 2, 2024
NELSON MUSEUM, ARCHIVES AND GALLERY
See first-hand what the power of love and solidarity looks like!
Join us to view the stunning Solidarity Quilt on display for one week only!
by donation
Tuesday February 27 - Saturday March 2, 2024
NELSON MUSEUM, ARCHIVES AND GALLERY
See first-hand what the power of love and solidarity looks like!
Join us to view the stunning Solidarity Quilt on display for one week only!
by donation
The Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign is proud to present:
A Commemorative Quilt
in honour of the Stephen Lewis Foundation’s 20th anniversary!
Nelson Grans to Grans celebrate the Stephen Lewis Foundation's 20th year anniversary
by showcasing the stunning Solidarity Quilt, that more than 300 grandmothers from
Canada and Africa, crafted, contributed pieces and stitched together.
This represents the remarkable journey grandmothers in Africa have made in the face of adversity. The finished quilt features a tree-like figure of a grandmother with outstretched arms that form a canopy of leaves. Tiny saplings are nurtured under the branches — like a grandmother caring for children — while roots embedded in the soil represent the growth of a community.
The quilt is on display will stay at Nelson Museum, Archives and Gallery for one-week only,
when it leaves Nelson for Penticton in its nationwide tour.
In total, the Solidarity Anniversary Quilt will visit at least 35 cities and towns across Canada.
Since 2006, Nelson Grans to Grans has raised funds to aid “grandmothers” in Sub-Saharan Africa who are caring for children orphaned by the AIDS and HIV pandemic.
Thank you to the Stephen Lewis Foundation Grandmothers Campaign, that fosters creativity and knows that grandmothers know what works best in our own communities whether in Canada
or Sub-Saharan Africa. The quilt is a celebration of the amazing solidarity of grandmothers!
*The Anniversary Quilt is in Nelson for one week only*
Viewing Hours: Tuesday February 27 ~ 10 am – 4 pm
Wednesday February 28 ~ 10 am – 4 pm
Thursday February 29 ~ 10 am – 8 pm
Friday March 1 ~ 10 am – 4 pm
Saturday March 2 ~ 10 am – 4 pm
Nelson Museum, Archives and Gallery, 502 Vernon, Street, Nelson, BC V1L 4E7
All donations go to the Grandmothers Campaign of the Stephen Lewis Foundation.