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The Stephen Lewis Foundation’s Hope Rising: A pantheon of stars came out for the human-rights luminary’s birthday fundraiser in support of the NGO bearing his name

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Annie Lennox performs at a benefit concert for the Stephen Lewis Foundation.Tom Sandler

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El-Farouk Kahaki and Troy Jackson at Hope Rising, a benefit concert for the Stephen Lewis Foundation.Tom Sandler

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Matt Galloway, Garvia Bailey, and Dwight DrummondTom Sandler

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Nompu Melelo at Hope Rising, a benefit concert for the Stephen Lewis Foundation.Tom Sandler

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Former Chief Justice Roy McMurtry, Olivia Chow and Roy RomanowTom Sandler

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Jeffery Latimer, Valerie Pringle and Larry TobinTom Sandler

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Thandie Newton and Stephen Lewis at Hope Rising, a benefit concert for the Stephen Lewis Foundation.Tom Sandler

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Robin Kay and Jie MatarTom Sandler

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Valentina Mazze and Richard Phillips at Hope Rising.Tom Sandler

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Jim Searle, Ilana Landsberg-Lewis and Chris TyrellTom Sandler

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Valerie Pringle and Jeanne Beker at Hope RisingTom Sandler

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John, Matthew, Lauren and Cindy Stackhouse at Hope RisingTom Sandler

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Naomi Klein, Avi Lewis, baby Toma at Hope Rising.Tom Sandler

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Marina, Arleen and Michael Dickinson at Hope RisingTom Sandler

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Sikelelwa Ndaliso and Nobuntu Mtuze at Hope RisingTom Sandler

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Leanne Potter and Ken Albright at Hope RisingTom Sandler

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