Comments on: Vintage Stephen Lewis http://paulsgraham.ca/2008/10/26/vintage-stephen-lewis/ Communications, politics, peace and justice Sat, 05 May 2012 19:33:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Mag http://paulsgraham.ca/2008/10/26/vintage-stephen-lewis/#comment-99 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:01:52 +0000 http://paulsgraham.ca/?p=231#comment-99 I too was at the Friends of Uganda Dinner with Stephen Lewis. Particularly interesting were his remarks about the disproportionately high impact of HIV AIDS on the women of Uganda. The prevalence of grandmothers raising orphans – with none of the supports or services available to the many grandmothers in similar circumstances in Canada – is shocking. That at least 1/3 of Mr. Lewis’ speech was devoted to this female dimension of the crisis reflects Mr. Lewis’ own overwhelming concern about the women of Uganda.

Too bad the organizers don’t get it. That they did not see fit to deploy any African women on event night in roles other than singers and dancers was a slap in the face to David Lewis, the women of Uganda and black woman with origins in North America. I’m glad they raised lots of money. But, what a thoughtlessly wasted opportunity to present the point of view of the African woman from the African woman. Exclusion: another service Progressives provide.

The food was good though.

]]> By: rww http://paulsgraham.ca/2008/10/26/vintage-stephen-lewis/#comment-98 Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:40:58 +0000 http://paulsgraham.ca/?p=231#comment-98 I didn’t click on the link for the sppech because I knew if I started listening I could not stop and I do not have time right now. Many times I have been channel surfing and come across a Lewis speech and was just memorized by it. But it’s not just the delivery, it is the message.

]]> By: janfromthebruce http://paulsgraham.ca/2008/10/26/vintage-stephen-lewis/#comment-97 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:16:35 +0000 http://paulsgraham.ca/?p=231#comment-97 Witty speech is so important in political speeches.

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