Stephen Lewis: He continues to race against time

By Lucy MacDonald

I wrote about Stephen Lewis’ Race Against Time and raved about the speech he gave. Stephen Lewis is the United Nations General Secretary’s Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa. Stephe Lewis calls HIV/AIDs in Africa “the ultimate ethical issue”.”

No exaggeration - listening to his speech was and continues to be life changing experience for me. You can access Stephen Lewis’ speech recorded at the joint conference of the American Counseling Association and the Canadian Counselling Association’s April conference.

Video Download lewis.wmv

If the link doesn’t work you can also access his speech at the American Counseling Association.

After you listen to the Stephen Lewis speech here’s a list of nine things that you can do today to help the Stephen Lewis Foundation.

1. Download the video or audio: invite family, friends, and colleagues to view the video and use it as a fundraiser. Give each person a copy of the video to take home with them to share with others.
2. Bring the video to your workplace and view and share over lunchtime – again use it as a fundraiser.
3. If you belong to a professional associaiton you could use the video as a fundraiser. Organize a meeting,  invite your members, ask them to share the video with others.
4. Invite all the grandmothers you know to watch the video and give them information about Stephen Lewis’ Grandmother to Grandmother campaign. There is information on the foundation site about how Canadian grandmothers can start a group, and/or donate.
5. Put a link to the Stephen Lewis Foundation from your website.
6. Write about Stephen Lewis’ work on your blog or website.
7. Consider tithing 5 or 10% of your income to the Stephen Lewis Foundation.
8. Buy a copy of Stephen Lewis’ book Race Against Time, read it, and pass it along to your family, friends, and colleagues. You can purchase Race Against Time at:
   Amazon.com, Chapters/Indigo, Amazon.ca
9. Write letters to the editor in the newspapers that you read in response to any AIDS in Africa stories in general and to specific articles regarding Stephen Lewis and the foundation.