Past Events:
2009
Global Alliance for Africa 11th annual gala
Friday, September 25, 2009
6:30pm to 11:30pm
Keynote Speaker: Nicholas Kristof
Where: Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers
301 East North Water Street, Chicago, IL
An evening of Cocktails, Dinner, Dancing and Silent Auction with Nicholas Kristof and Senator Richard Durbin. More information.
Old St. Pat's Alternative Market
Sunday, Sep. 20, 2009
9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: Old St. Patrick's Church
700 W. Adams, Chicago, IL
St. Patrick's Alternative Market will offer an opportunity to support alternative vendors who uphold the dignity and rights of workers, provide meaningful and productive work as well as a decent and fair wage. More information.
2008
Travel with Global Alliance for Africa to Tanzania this Summer
June 26 through July 11, 2008
Approximate Cost $4,500
Deadline to enroll: March 1
For information visit www.globalallianceafrica.org, or download a PDF.
- Help plan and conduct an art camp for children in Tanzania
- Work side by side with African artists and craftspeople on the coast of Tanzania
- Help work on a Community Library
- Visit art programs, schools, agricultural programs
- Tour the U.N. Tribunal for the Rwandan Genocide
GAA 10th annual gala
April 26, 2008
keynote speaker Stephen Lewis, former UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa. Visit www.globalallianceafrica.org for more information.
Global Alliance for Africa Benefit
March 8, 2008
3:00 -7:00 pm
Where: Loyola University Museum of Art
820 N Michigan Ave, Chicago
Donation: $25
This event benefits the Art Therapy Programs in Arusha, Tanzania & Kibera Slum, Nairobi and Kenya. Artwork and Quilts will be on exhibit and don't miss the dance performance by the Chicago Moving Company. Download PDF.
International Women's Day
March 7, 2008
International Fair: 10:30am; Luncheon: Noon
Where: Union League Club of Chicago
65 W. Jackson Boulevard, Chicago
2007
World AIDS Day Event
December 1, 2007
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Oak Park & River Forest High School, Oak Park, IL
Gallery exhibit of art created by African and American artists and children from Global Alliance Art Program 2006 and 2007
Christ the King "Ladies Night Out"
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
9805 S. Bell Avenue, Chicago
Need a night out? Join us for Ladies Night Out at Christ the King Church in Beverly, Chicago.
Fair Trade Event, St. Giles Church, Oak Park
Saturday and Sunday, November 10 and 11, 2007
Check out the Fair Trade Event at St. Giles Parish in Oak Park, Illinois.
6th Annual Dance for Africa
Global Alliance for Africa Event benefiting orphans and vulnerable children
November 3rd, 2007
7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m
Salvage One, 1840 W. Hubbard, Chicago
Tickets Advance Purchase $50
$60 at Door
For reservations visit Global Alliance website at www.globalallianceafrica.org or call 708.525.2011 or 312.382.0607 for more information. Download PDF Invite (1.2M)
Open House for Soko Rafiki and Global Alliance for Africa Art Program
Sunday, October 28th, 2007
4:00 to 8:00 pm
633 Noble, Chicago
2006
Holiday Sale and Fundraiser
Friday, December 8th 2006
More information is coming on this great event. Please check back.
Girls Night Out
Tuesday, November 21st 2006
92nd and Hoyne
Chicago, Illinois
Need a night out? Join us for Girls Night Out at Christ the King Church in Beverly, Chicago.
Alternative Giving Fair
November 18-19th 2006
Check out the Alternative Giving Fair at St. Giles Parish in Oak Park, Illinois.
Soko Rafiki Party
Friday, November 15th 2006
Soko Rafiki will be partying in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. Contact Robin at for more information.
Soko Rafiki Party
Friday, November 10th 2006
Soko Rafiki will be partying in Rockford, Illinois. Contact Robin at for more information.
Event at Messiah Lutheran Church
Sunday, October 29th 2006
Don't miss Soko Rafiki at the Messiah Lutheran Church in Park Ridge in Illinois.
Aids Foundation AIDS Walk/Run
Saturday, September 16th 2006
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Join thousands of community members in the fight against HIV/AIDS on in Grant Park (Columbus & Balbo). To find out more visit the Aides Run Walk website.
Maywood Harvest Festival
Saturday, August 28th 2006
10:00 to noon
Soko Rafiki joined the University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners to celebrate diversity & harvest vegetables with Maywood Summer Campers. The campers grew their own edibles throughout the summer in their individual Earth Boxes.
Art Trip
July 2006
Together with Global Alliance for Africa, Soko Rafiki is co-sponsor of an art trip taking place in July 2006. American artists, teachers and students will travel to East Africa to exchange ideas and techniques about art with African artists. Together, they will plan and conduct a two-day camp for orphans and vulnerable children in Arusha, Tanzania. Because art is not widely available in the schools, this will possibly be a first opportunity for these children to engage in art.
Soko Rafiki has donated a potter's wheel and loom, as well as other materials, to Global Alliance to help establish the program. Soko Rafiki will help create a market for the goods resulting from the initiative. Read about our African trip.
Web Launching Party
Wednesday, June 28th 2006
6:30 to 9:30
Pamela Penney Textile Arts
41 Harrison Street
Oak Park, IL
Lutheran World Relief's World Fair Trade Day
May 20, 2006
We'll be at Calvary Lutheran Church, 1301 S. Ridge Road, to honor Lutheran World Relief's World Fair Trade Day
Green Bay, WI
Oak Park Schools Ethnic Festival
May 6, 2006
Oak Park, IL
Global Alliance for Africa fundraiser & sale
April 8, 2006
Boston, MA
International Women's Day
March 8, 2006
Chicago, IL
International Day of Prayer
March 3, 2006
Oak Park, IL
2005
St. Giles Alternative Giving Fair
December 2005
Boston, MA
Beverly Arts Sale
December 2005
Morgan Park, Chicago, IL