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This past Saturday (September 11), Geddy Lee  received a Lifetime Achievement Award for his philanthropic work at the Artists for Peace and Justice (APJ) gala in Toronto.  The event brings together celebrities to raise money for important causes. Geddy was honoured for his work with brain cancer research, Toronto Food Bank, Alberta floods, Doctors without Borders, Grapes for Humanity, United Way, Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Casey House, and others. Geddy alongside Neil and Alex have been have been honoured in the past by the Canadian music industry for their humanitarian work. The gala event also raised $500,000 toward furthering education in Haiti.   That money will do wonders. Congrats to Geddy Lee on such a tremendous honour.

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casey: awesome! let’s do this!

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The restaurant fights against stigma.

Canadian organization Casey House is opening a pop-up restaurant run entirely by a HIV+ staff to fight against stigma. It’s part of the campaign Break Bread Smash Stigma. June’s, named after Casey founder June Callwood, runs in Toronto from 7-8 November.

Casey House is teaming up with chef Matt Basile of Fidel Gastro for the project. He will be working with 14 HIV+ cooks at June’s. Together, they developed the menu, trained, and will cook for patrons. 

Tickets for the pop-up restaurant are sold out, but anyone can still donate.

According to Casey House, ‘only half of Canadians would knowingly share food with, or eat food prepared by, someone who is HIV+’. However, food and food preparation cannot transmit HIV. It is this misconception that led the organization to opening the restaurant.

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Beautiful detail of STUA Gas chair in the Casey House in Toronto, an interior by Kiosk Design Inc. GAS: www.stua.com/design/gas  Design Jesus Gasca

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