Canadian high school teacher on epic 12,000 km bike ride from Cairo to Cape Town for Seva View the press release and follow her journey via her blog at http://jonah2africa.wordpress.com/
Larry Louie, award-winning photography, on documenting Seva's work F8 Magazine
Sherritt International Corporation Helps Seva Canada Restore Sight and Prevent Blindness in Madagascar VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Feb 3, 2011 (MARKET WIRE) -- Sherritt International Corporation has donated $32,000 for Seva Canada's efforts to help restore sight and prevent blindness in Madagascar. The Seva program will provide eye care for those in need in the Atsinanana region of Madagascar... read more
On Thursday December 9th, Banyen Books will hold a 40th birthday celebration at the Ridge Theatre with a special live “skype-in” with Ram Dass from Maui, a new short film of Ram Dass, a rare screening of Saint Misbehavin’: The Wavy Gravy Movie and a book signing of Ram Dass’s new book Be Love Now by its co-author Rameshwar Das. Banyen Books, the spiritual book and music store at 3608 West 4th Avenue, is a West Coast institution. With typical compassion, Banyen Books’ owner, Kolin Lymworth, is turning the celebration into a fundraising benefit for Seva Canada’s sight restoration and blindness prevention programs in the developing world. “Be Love Now / Saint Misbehavin’ will be a one-of-a-kind evening celebrating spiritual activist heroes past and present who show us how we can enjoy life while making a difference with our actions. Both Wavy and Ram Dass are deeply seasoned, huge-hearted “teachers” helping us to open our own hearts more fully,” says Lymworth. The evening is a unique opportunity to connect with Ram Dass, author of the seminal book Be Here Now, who lives in Hawaii and was debilitated by a stroke in 1997. Before he was named Ram Dass by his Indian guru, he was known as Dr. Richard Alpert, an eminent Harvard psychologist and psychedelic pioneer with Dr.Timothy Leary. Ram Dass will “skype-in” live from Maui. Saint Misbehavin’ is an award-winning new full-length documentary film about Wavy Gravy (born Hugh Romney), a lifelong activist described as “the illegitimate son of Harpo Marx and Mother Teresa, conceived one starry night on a spiritual whoopie cushion.” Christened Wavy Gravy by none other than blues legend B.B. King, Wavy’s adventures have included traveling with Ken Kesey’s Merry Pranksters in the infamous psychedelic bus. He was truly immortalized when he took to the stage at Woodstock, offering 400,000 people “breakfast in bed.” Seva was founded over 30 years ago by a group of eminent doctors and visionaries, among them Ram Dass, Wavy Gravy and Dr Larry Brilliant. THURSDAY, DEC. 9, 2010 ~ 7pm $20 Ridge Theatre, 16th & Arbutus Tickets at Banyen 604-737-8858, the Ridge box office and on-line at festivalcinemas.ca
Press release: Banyen Books 40th Anniversary Party Featuring Wavy Gravy film and Ram Dass live dialogue link
September 2011: Delta Optical gives the gift of sight to children in eastern Africa
August 2011: Bike for Sight May 2011: Seva Fights Blindness in AIDS Patients
December 2010: Seva's Gifts of Sight for the Holidays
December 2010: Canadian Optometrist Wins International Travel Photographer of the Year
December 2010: Kimberley Boys Gives the Gift of Sight for His Birthday December 2010: Banyen Books 40th Anniversary Benefit for Seva
August 2010: World Sight Day Press Release August 2009: Seva Launches Her Sight Is Worth It Video Contest
August 2009: Media Kit for World Sight Day and Her Sight Is Worth It Video Contest
November 2008: Seva's Gifts of Sight for the Holidays Looking for a unique holiday gift that is meaningful and has the power to transform lives? Seva Canada’s “Gifts of Sight” are a great solution for yuletide shoppers looking for something special to give their friends or family. Read more.
November 2008: Edmontonians Gift Madagascar Girl the Gift of Sight An 8-year-old blind girl in Madagascar will receive the gift of sight this Christmas thanks to the kindness of strangers in Edmonton who are providing her with a very special set of prescription glasses.
November 2008: Canadians Give Madagascar Girl the Gift of Sight An 8-year-old blind girl in Madagascar will receive the gift of sight this Christmas thanks to the kindness of strangers in Canada who are providing her with a very special set of prescription glasses.
October 2008: Beleagured Tanzanian Albinos Get Some Help from Canada Tanzanian albinos have been facing a series of brutal attacks and murders for witch doctor potions. Seva Canada and the Kilimanjaro Centre for Community Ophthalmology have been providing much-needed eye care for this beleagured community. Read more.
October 2008: Inauguration of New KCCO Building, Moshi, Tanzania On November 4, 2008 KCCO will inaugurate its new three-story 25,700 square-foot training centre, at the base of Mt Kilimanjaro.
October 2008: Dr. Paul Courtright and Dr. Susan Lewallen Win the 2008 International Blindness Prevention Award Dr. Paul Courtright and his wife Dr. Susan Lewallen, founders and the co-directors of KCCO have won the prestigious International Blindness Prevention Award for 2008 from the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO).
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November 18-21: Seva at Hycroft's Christmas Fair in Vancouver. Do your holiday shopping! November 26: Seva Canada's AGM and Reception in Vancouver
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