In Limbo

Seeking Justice event overview:

So the event went well to what I think was a moderate success; we sold a painting, raffle tickets and the speakers were all incredible. Thank you to Starbucks and all the other who donated for our raffle. I have to admit though that the event should have tried to gear it towards a younger target audience because it would have had a bigger turn out.

Upcoming events to think about:

Right now I'm on my last week of school (yay) and then I graduate! (Hear I come world) so not a lot planned however these have been on the back burner so watch out for them!

• Fashion Faux Paws (A charity fashion show with all proceeds going towards an animal shelter) - If you want to help, are a fashion designer or have any suggestions for where to donate please message me
• Music for Meds 3 (The third charity concert with all proceeds going to a hospital in the GTA) - If you have any requests for a hospital to help, or are in a band and would like to play let me know
• 1st annual amateur short film festival - If you have any tips and tricks on how to set one up that would be awesome
• Art show fundraiser in conjunction with the CCIJ - Please let me know if you would like to donate art

This is going to be a great summer and I would love to know if anyone out there would like to volunteer and help. Also, if you are running an event in the GTA please let me know and I'll come and review your event as well as put up advertising and spread the word for you FOR FREE!

Thanks guys,

Sarah

Small Update:

So the facebook group for the next event, Seeking Justice, is up and awaiting responses! This is another great event with experienced speakers who are willing to make time and educate those who may not know some of the horrible things that has happend to these women.

Another thing is that April 11th is the Holocaust Remebrance Day.

Thats all for now, the next update will be the review for the next Thursday Thursday!

See you all there,

Sarah

The Reckoning

Happy Easter everyone, and Happy Long Weekend to those who just wanna drink!
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The Reckoning documentary night was deemed a success, many thanks to those who came out. I had a great time working with the Canadian Center for International Justice Toronto working group and they should be given a round of applause for all their hard work (everyone involved in the working group are volunteers and just want to make this world a better place). Johanna MacDonald took a risk by putting on this movie night but she wants to get the word out about the ICC and the CCIJ as well as other groups who are devoted to helping victims of atrocities as well as others who want to bring peace and justice for everyone.

What I've Learned

This is my 3rd event so far that I've helped out with and although I didn't have too much responsibility, I've learned so much because this was my first movie event.

1. I learned that there are a lot of people out there who have an interest in helping others, it's just sometimes hard to get their attention and come out to events.
2. Print media such as Now Magazine, Eye Weekly etc let you put your event listing for free, you just need it 1 week before publication (such as the Thursday before for Now Magazine)
3. If you do an event at Bloor Cinema, they put your movie in their own newspaper/newsletter

I also want to let you know (if you don't know already) that social networking sites such as facebook and twitter aren't reliable anymore. It's only real purpose now is to let a mass amount of people know about your event, however people forget in about a week. I think I am going to try to use the more traditional methods (newspapers, radio, posters) because it may be as effective, if not more so, than the social networking sites.

Here are some more photos from the event:









So that's it for now, the next event will be Thursday Thursday on April 8th so watch out for that. After, April 11, 2010 will be the next event for the CCIJ and the Sorpotist that I am helping organize as well.

Peace!

Sarah