(ATLANTA, GA, 1/24/18) – On Saturday, February 24th, the Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-GA) plans to host its second annual fundraising gala, “Living Our Faith, Defending Your Freedom,” at the Crowne Plaza Atlanta Perimeter at Ravinia.
Our special guests will, God willing, include national activist Linda Sarsour, attorney Hassan Shibly, and attorney Roula Allouch, the first woman to chair CAIR National’s board of directors.
During the banquet, we hope to celebrate the successes that CAIR Georgia experienced—by the grace of God—in 2017, including our efforts to:
- Serve Georgia Muslims by delivering free educational presentations, including Know Your Rights seminars, Islamic Last Will workshops, Self-Defense seminars, and college lectures.
- Protect Georgia Muslims by investigating anti-Muslim bigotry, building coalitions with other civil rights groups, and countering Islamophobia in both the court of law and public opinion.
- Advocate for Georgia Muslims by interviewing all of Atlanta’s top mayoral candidates, lobbying on Capitol Hill, delivering Islam 101 seminars, and interacting with local and national media.
- Unite Georgia Muslims by hosting a march in response to the ethnic cleansing of Rohyingya Muslims, a food drive in response to an anti-Sharia hate rally at Piedmont Park, and multiple protests in response to restrictions on religious freedom in Jerusalem.
We are also happy to report that we established our first full-time office in the heart of Atlanta, and expanded our staff, adding a second attorney, a paralegal, and a communications director.
If you, your organization, your business or your house of worship would like to help us sustain and advance our civil rights and advocacy work, please consider supporting our banquet. You can buy a ticket, reserve a table, or sponsor the event here. See below for details about sponsorship levels.
INDIVIDUAL TICKETS & TABLES
- General Admission & Dinner ($50): buy an individual ticket, which covers a single seat at the gala, and a halal or vegetarian dinner.
- Reserve a Table ($500): purchase one 10-seat table with a name of your choosing, and receive a spot in the banquet booklet’s list of event sponsors.
- Babysitting for Children 12 and under ($20): babysitting for children 12 and under provided on-site by a professional babysitting service.
- Click here to select your choice, and sponsor!
EVENT SPONSORSHIP: NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS & HOUSES OF WORSHIP
- Basic ($500): sponsor receives a 10-seat table with a name of your choice, and a spot in the banquet booklet’s list of sponsors.
- Platinum ($1,500): sponsor receives one 10-seat table, a half page advertisement in the banquet booklet, a booth outside the dining hall for your organization, and a spot in the booklet’s list of Platinum sponsors.
- Gold ($2,500): sponsor receives two 10-seat tables, a full page ad in the banquet booklet, a booth outside the dining hall for your organization, a spot in the booklet’s list of Gold sponsors, and an opportunity to deliver 1-2 minute remarks during the gala.
- Click here to select your choice, and sponsor!
EVENT SPONSORSHIP: BUSINESSES, LAW FIRMS & OTHER FOR-PROFIT ENTITIES
- Basic ($500): sponsor receives a 10-seat table with a name of your choosing, and a mention in the banquet booklet’s list of event sponsors.
- Bronze Package ($1,000): sponsor receives a 10-seat table, a half page advertisement in the banquet booklet, and a spot in the booklet’s list of Bronze sponsors.
- Platinum ($2,500): sponsor receives two 10-seat tables, a half page ad in the booklet, a spot in the booklet’s list of Platinum sponsors, and a booth outside the dining hall for your business to advertise.
- Gold ($5,000): sponsor receives two 10 seat-tables, a full page ad in the banquet booklet, a spot in the booklet’s list of Gold sponsors, a booth outside the dining hall for your business to advertise, and an opportunity to speak for 1-2 minutes about your business and its support for CAIR Georgia during the gala. In addition, for one year, God willing, the sponsoring corporation would appear on the CAIR Georgia website’s Referral List so that Georgians who contact us for assistance that we do not provide—such as family, personal injury, criminal law, etc—can reach out to you instead.
- Click here to select your choice, and sponsor!
If you have any questions, call our banquet chair Emad Sabbah at 404-903-3672, [email protected], or CAIR-GA Executive Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell; 404-285-9530; [email protected].
CAIR is America’s largest Muslim civil liberties and advocacy organization. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.