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The Safe Harbour: Respect for All program is funded in British Columbia through the Immigrant Integration Branch of the Ministry of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development through Welcome BC, the Welcoming and Inclusive Communities and Workplaces Program (WICWP).

Safe Harbour: Respect for All expanded into a national program from September 2008 - March 2010, thanks to the generous support of the Government of Canada through Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

Support us!

Demand is growing for the Safe Harbour: Respect for All program, as Community Organizers continue to reach more and more audiences with our pro-diversity message of respect for people of all backgrounds. Demonstrate your corporate citizenship and benefit from valuable marketing opportunities by taking advantage of a variety of innovative partnership opportunities with AMSSA’s Safe Harbour: Respect for All program.

Promote your brand, products and services to a targeted market or wider public audience by integrating sponsorship of Safe Harbour events and initiatives into your overall marketing plan. If sponsorship does not suit your philanthropic or marketing objectives, AMSSA is able to customize a package tailored to your needs. Or, we may develop a new and innovative partnership based on your organization. These are some examples of where your organization could receive Safe Harbour branding exposure:

• Co-Branding with Safe Harbour across 26 BC communities in up to 77 Safe Harbour Locations
• Safe Harbour Champion's Breakfast
• Provincial Public Awareness Campaign
• Promotional Activities & Events
• Community Resource Tools & Support
• Diversity Workshops & Curriculum Development

Become a Signature Sponsor of our Safe Harbour Champion's Breakfast

By becoming a Safe Harbour Signature Sponsor of our second annual Breakfast in November, 2010, you will bebuild on your existing commitment to diversity and showcasing this commitment to a broad audience. As a Signature Sponsor, your organization will receive extensive profile at our Breakfast and among BC's diverse communities. Please contact Lindsay Marsh, Provincial Coordinator, at 604-718-2776 and nationalsafeharbour@amssa.org for more information on how you can become involved.

Celebrity Champion

Author and concerned citizen, Severn Cullis-Suzuki has been a long-time champion of Safe Harbour: Respect for All. Severn has spoken worldwide on the necessity of redefining our values, acting with the future in mind, and listening to children. She's an editor of and writer for Notes From Canada's Young Activists: A Generation Stands Up for Change. She currently lives on Haida Gwaii off BC's coast and sits on the board of directors of the David Suzuki Foundation. She currently lives on Haida Gwaii in British Columbia and sits on the board of directors of the David Suzuki Foundation.

Endorsement from Severn Cullis Suzuki:

Respect.

It is a simple, quiet word. It is also a profound concept, a necessary pillar of a healthy community. We need more of it in the world - respect for others, respect for the Earth, respect for ourselves. In our province of BC, one of the most culturally diverse places in the world, the only way of coexisting is with profound respect for each others’ differences.

My family always taught me that each of us has a responsibility to stand up for our beliefs. I think most people believe in respect. But we need to do more than just believe in it, we need to stand up for it. Especially for the children of BC’s diversity, youth growing up a multicultural reality.

Safe Harbour is a simple and profound idea. This quiet concept gives businesses, institutions and individuals the chance to stand up for respect, and be advocates for peace and justice in our communities. It’s a strong, peaceful way of standing up for diversity, a feature of our country that can make us all stronger.

- Severn Cullis-Suzuki

Develop an Employee Volunteer Program

Promote Safe Harbour as a volunteer opportunity to your workforce. Connect with your local Community Organizer and explore opportunities for active involvement in making a difference in your community.

For further ideas on how to show your respect for diversity, see our Safe Harbour Blog.

Last Updated: June 30th, 2010

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