The Geneva Literary Aid Society was originally conceived
with the cheerful goal of marking the fictional centenary
of James Joyce’s masterpiece
Ulysses set on June 16, 1904,
partly inspired by the memory of Joyce’s brief sojourn in
Geneva a month before he died.
The centenary year came and went but finally a packed
audience attended David Norris’ one man show on Joyce in
January 2005 and so much enjoyment
was had by all, that
GLAS has since taken on a life of its own supporting the
arts and raising funds for the care and treatment of people
living
AIDS, much of it channeled through the
Global Network of People Living with
AIDS.
Recently, funds raised at GLAS events have been donated to
the Swiss association "Solidarité pour les enfants du Kenya
(SPEK)." The association was formed to support children in
Kenya, with a special focus on those who have been orphaned
due to AIDS. Funds donated by GLAS were used to purchase a
plot of land by the Furaha Orphans Centre in Kilifi, a
rural town about one hour north of Mombasa. This will help
the Centre meet the requirements for the application to
become a registered Orphanage. For more information on
SPEK's activities please contact Hilary Papo on
hilary.papo@yahoo.com.
Read the letter of acknowledgment
following the performance of Catalpa, October
2008.
Theatre, music, comedy, politics, poetry, prose..... all
have been given the GLAS treatment over the last three
years contributing to the gaiety of
the Anglophone nation
here in Geneva.
GLAS founder Denis McClean works with a close team of
volunteers who always make sure the show goes on.
Over the years, they have included:
Sophe Barton-Knott
Kirsten Bendixen
Hakim Berhoune
Chris Black
John Black
James Casey
Cynthia Chapatte
Jean-Charles Chamois
Ivo Essenberg
Claire Geraty
Megan Geraty
Catali Ghiglia
Claire Harron
Marko Kokic
Sara, Emma and Mia Liden
Harold Masterson
Thierry Muehlemann
Charoensak Srikanchana
Brian Tisdall
Brian Wall
Mark Willis
And many, many others….
GLAS acknowledges the kind support of the Geneva Irish
Association and the Anglo Irish Bank (Suisse)