WAC Oregon - Speaker: Stephen Lewis
Writing by Brad on Friday, 9 of May , 2008 at 7:08 am
World AIDS Orphans Day was Wednesday.
From Scouts.org:
World AIDS Orphans Day will occur on 7 May. More than 25 million children worldwide have lost one or both parents to AIDS – equivalent to the number of people living in New York, Paris, Rome and Bangkok combined. In sub-Saharan Africa alone, 12 million children have been orphaned by the pandemic. In addition to being especially vulnerable to all forms of exploitation, these children face financial difficulties, disease, and stigmatisation.
Short Notice: The World Affairs Council of Oregon, the Portland Area Global AIDS Coalition (PAGAC), and Unitarian Universalist Global AIDS Coalition (UUGAC) are hosting Stephen Lewis at the First Unitarian Church of Portland tonight.
Stephen Lewis is the co-director of AIDS-Free World (www.aids-freeworld.org), and was the United Nations Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa from 2001 - 2006, his extensive career in the fields of diplomacy, politics, activism and humanitarian work includes roles as Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF and Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations.
He is a powerful, motivating speaker that you shouldn’t miss.
Full info HERE
Details:
Friday, May 9, 2008
First Unitarian Church of Portland
SW 12th and Main
Stephen Lewis 7:00 p.m.
Action Fair 6:00 p.m. & 8:30 p.m.
$5-15 Admission (sliding scale)
Category: Personal, Portland, WAC
Comment by Theresa
Made Friday, 9 of May , 2008 at 10:28 am
Hi Brad,
THANK YOU for passing this along! You are the best! It should be an amazing event (32 organizations will be at the Action Fair).
Cheers,
Theresa
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