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Stephen Lewis, former politician, social activist, dies at 88
Stephen Lewis, former Ontario NDP leader and HIV/AIDS activist, died at 88 after battling cancer, days after his son Avi was elected federal NDP leader.
- Stephen Lewis, the former leader of the Ontario NDP, passed away in Toronto on Tuesday at age 88.
- Lewis spent decades fighting the HIV/AIDS epidemic with the United Nations and through his own foundation.
- As of last year, Lewis' Stephen Lewis Foundation had raised more than $200 million for grassroots organizations fighting AIDS on the ground in Africa.
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Stephen Lewis, former politician and lifelong social activist, dies at 88
Human rights. Equality for women. The plight of African families decimated by HIV-AIDS. Stephen Lewis spent a lifetime fighting for causes close to his heart — and his weapons of choice were words.
·Kelowna, Canada
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