http://campusj.com/2006/10/30/elie-wiesel-tickets-already-sold-out/ Jewish Collegiate News Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:35:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://campusj.com/2006/10/30/elie-wiesel-tickets-already-sold-out/#comment-3843 Tue, 16 Jan 2007 16:33:35 +0000 http://campusj.com/2006/10/30/elie-wiesel-tickets-already-sold-out/#comment-3843 [...] Just like the limited number of free Elie Wiesel tickets sold out quickly last year, so have tickets for another Jewish speaker coming to Montreal –- Stephen Lewis. Currently serving the final months of the post he has held since 2001 as the United Nations special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, Lewis is also a well-known Canadian Jew and activist. Although the free tickets to see Lewis speaking about “Life, Death, and the Urgency of Hope” are sold out, students wishing to fork out the $20 full ticket price can still attend. The event is presented in part by Students Helping Others Understand Tolerance (SHOUT), Hillel Montreal, Africa is Real, and Amnesty International Concordia, along with numerous other sponsors. Students that did receive free tickets are asked to bring a non-perishable food item with them the night of the event, which takes place at 7pm on January 15th at Concordia University. Lewis’ numerous past positions include provincial party leader, diplomat, author, scholar and chair of his foundation, the Stephen Lewis Foundation. The charitable organization raises funds to help people in Africa who have been affected by HIV/AIDS. Lewis is renowned for his passionate and brutally honest public speaking skills and has spoken at universities across the country. He comes from a politically charged background; his father was the federal leader for the New Democratic Party (NDP), and his wife is the well-known Canadian journalist Michelle Landsberg. Lewis’ son, a renowned broadcaster, Avi Lewis, is the husband of distinguished activist and author Naomi Klein. Among other award and honours, in 2005, Lewis was listed as one of the top 100 Heroes and Icons by Time Magazine. [...] […] Just like the limited number of free Elie Wiesel tickets sold out quickly last year, so have tickets for another Jewish speaker coming to Montreal –- Stephen Lewis. Currently serving the final months of the post he has held since 2001 as the United Nations special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, Lewis is also a well-known Canadian Jew and activist. Although the free tickets to see Lewis speaking about “Life, Death, and the Urgency of Hope” are sold out, students wishing to fork out the $20 full ticket price can still attend. The event is presented in part by Students Helping Others Understand Tolerance (SHOUT), Hillel Montreal, Africa is Real, and Amnesty International Concordia, along with numerous other sponsors. Students that did receive free tickets are asked to bring a non-perishable food item with them the night of the event, which takes place at 7pm on January 15th at Concordia University. Lewis’ numerous past positions include provincial party leader, diplomat, author, scholar and chair of his foundation, the Stephen Lewis Foundation. The charitable organization raises funds to help people in Africa who have been affected by HIV/AIDS. Lewis is renowned for his passionate and brutally honest public speaking skills and has spoken at universities across the country. He comes from a politically charged background; his father was the federal leader for the New Democratic Party (NDP), and his wife is the well-known Canadian journalist Michelle Landsberg. Lewis’ son, a renowned broadcaster, Avi Lewis, is the husband of distinguished activist and author Naomi Klein. Among other award and honours, in 2005, Lewis was listed as one of the top 100 Heroes and Icons by Time Magazine. […]

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