~ Rhythms of Peace ~ SPONSORSHIP PACKAGE

~ Rhythms of Peace ~ THE VISION The Centre for Social Justice will be hosting an event on July 26th 2008 in Toronto to mark the United Nation’s declaration that this decade is dedicated to promoting a culture of peace. This summer we envision bringing communities together from across the Greater Toronto Area for an event that celebrates how music, dance, poetry and the visual arts are transformative tools in manifesting healing and peace. We have invited persons from refugee and immigrant communities to share the ways in which they use artistic expression to transform, to enliven, to heal and for promoting a culture of togetherness.

SPONSORSHIP The Rhythms of Peace event relies on the generous support of our sponsors to make the event financially accessible to all persons who would like to attend and to uphold the Centre for Social Justice’s goal of promoting inclusion. Sponsorship is an excellent means of promoting your organization to performers, audience members and also the greater community and beyond. The event is organized by the Centre for Social Justice, a registered non-profit organization that has held events and brought community members together since 1997. The event will be advertised in the Greater Toronto area, and has attracted performers in Ottawa and Quebec. Event publicity will be circulated widely within those cities as well.

THE EVENT Rhythms of Peace will be held on Saturday July 26th, 2008 at the Cecil Community Centre. Professional and amateur performers from the Greater Toronto Area will present the ways in which their art form manifests personal empowerment and brings about healing and peace. In addition to these performances, we have invited a number of artists who will be simultaneously painting their rendition of peace in what will be called “Pieces of Peace”. The artwork will be auctioned at the end of the night and proceeds will go towards a cause for furthering research and education on the importance of the arts in manifesting peace. Raffle tickets will also be sold, the proceeds of which will also go towards the cause. Doors will open from 7:30pm and performances will begin at 8:00pm and end at midnight in a family-friendly and wheelchair accessible venue, The Cecil Community Centre at 58 Cecil Street in downtown Toronto. The space can accommodate 270 people and we anticipate a great turnout. The space is versatile and allows for participants to be seated, to dance, to interact and to network. We aspire to have a free event and to make it as accessible as possible.

The Centre for Social Justice: 489 College Street, Suite 303, Toronto, Ontario, M6G 1A5 Telephone: 416-927-0777 or Toll free: 1-888-803-8881 or visit: www.socialjustice.org

Sponsorship Levels PLATINUM SPONSOR ($1000 or greater) • Your logo displayed prominently on an individual signboard (one signboard per PLATINUM sponsor) at conference and on website. • Full-page advertisement in conference program

GOLD SPONSOR ($500-999) • Your logo displayed on a GOLD sponsorship signboard at conference and on website. • Half-page advertisement in conference pamphlet

SILVER SPONSOR ($250-499) • Your logo displayed on SILVER sponsorship signboard at conference and on website

BRONZE SPONSOR ($up to 249) • Organization’s logo on promotion materials (posters, conference pamphlet, ads)

[PLATINUM, GOLD & SILVER SPONSORS will have BRONZE level benefits as well]

The Centre for Social Justice: 489 College Street, Suite 303, Toronto, Ontario, M6G 1A5 Telephone: 416-927-0777 or Toll free: 1-888-803-8881 or visit: www.socialjustice.org

Specific Sponsorship Levels

OFFICIAL HONORARIUM SPONSOR (125 performers and/or volunteers at $25 per person for their contribution, approximately $2500) • PLATINUM level benefits plus recognition as the Official Honorarium Sponsor

OFFICIAL TRAVEL SPONSOR (travel cost of performers: van rental plus gas for group of 6 performers from Quebec; 2 van rentals plus gas for 12 performers from Ottawa, approximately $1200) • PLATINUM level benefits plus recognition as the Official Travel Sponsor

OFFICIAL ACCOMMODATION SPONSOR (cost of one night of accommodation at University of Toronto or Ryerson University dorms for 20 performers, approximately $1200) • PLATINUM level benefits plus recognition as the Official Accommodation Sponsor

OFFICIAL VENUE SPONSOR (Cecil Community Centre, approximately $600) • GOLD level benefits plus recognition as the Official Venue Sponsor

OFFICIAL REFRESHMENTS & APPETIZERS CEREMONY SPONSOR (approximately $500) • GOLD level benefits plus recognition as the Official Refreshments/Appetizer Sponsor

OFFICAL SOUND & TECH SPONSOR (approximately $300) SILVER level benefits plus recognition as the Official Sound and Tech Sponsor The Centre for Social Justice: 489 College Street, Suite 303, Toronto, Ontario, M6G 1A5 Telephone: 416-927-0777 or Toll free: 1-888-803-8881 or visit: www.socialjustice.org

Donating Merchandise for the Event We are also relying on the support of those organizations/businesses who would be able to donate merchandise for making this event possible. We are open to all sorts of donations and are specifically seeking the generosity of those groups that could provide any of the following: • • • • •

Canvases for painting — these will be used for our “Pieces of Peace” live art where local artists will simultaneously draw their interpretation of peace. Painting supplies — paint brushes of varying sizes, sponges, acrylic paint, watercolours, oil paint etc. for our “Pieces of Peace”. Balloons — to bring colour and dimension to the venue. Flowers — to go towards the arrangement of centre pieces to bring light and beauty into the space. Merchandise (books, home décor, cds, dvds, clothing, art supplies, gift certificates etc.) that will go towards our raffle draw. All proceeds will go towards a cause furthering social justice.

All those who donate will be formally recognized as sponsors on advertisements for the event and on the program of the event. The Centre for Social Justice The Centre for Social Justice conducts research and education in a bid to narrow the gap in income, wealth and power, and enhance peace and human security. The Centre brings together people from universities and unions, faith groups and community organizations in the pursuit of greater equality and democracy. It supports social movements in the struggle for social justice and offers a non-partisan perspective on political, social and economic issues. Our History The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) was created in 1997 to carry on much of the work of the Jesuit Centre for Social Faith and Justice. During its 19 years of operation, the Jesuit Centre had earned widespread respect for its work on Central American issues, for its support of refugees, and for its efforts to strengthen social movements here in Canada. In an effort to continue this work, a partnership of activists from unions, universities, faith communities and social movements approached the Jesuits, who agreed to help them in setting up a new independent centre. In order to guarantee full compliance with Canadian charity laws, the Board of Directors incorporated two entities: the Centre for Social Justice would conduct public advocacy and the CSJ Foundation for Research and Education would pursue charitable activities in the form of research and education.

The Centre for Social Justice: 489 College Street, Suite 303, Toronto, Ontario, M6G 1A5 Telephone: 416-927-0777 or Toll free: 1-888-803-8881 or visit: www.socialjustice.org

SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION FORM Please make cheques and money orders payable to ‘The Centre for Social Justice”.

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CONTACT INFORMATION For further details about sponsorship of the event, please contact: Bahar Karbakhsh, Event and Sponsorship Co-ordinator The Centre for Social Justice 489 College Street, Suite 303, Toronto, Ontario, M6G 1A5 Tel: (416) 727-1030 Email: [email protected] www.socialjustice.org