Safe Harbour: Manitoba – Our Supporters



Home Manitoba - Welcome About Safe Harbour Join Us Stories Locations Media Coverage Our Supporters Members Forum Contact Us Resources for Safe Harbour Sites		Safe Harbour: Respect for All expanded from a BC-based program to a national program in 2008, thanks to the generous support of the Operational Management and Coordination Branch 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. Consider purchasing a Respect for Alll wristband or making a donation to support the program. As a business, take advantage of opportunities to reach new markets and be a leader in your community through Corporate Sponsorship. Become a Signature Sponsor By becoming a Safe Harbour Signature Sponsor, it will build on your existing commitment to diversity and take it to the next level. We require funding for the continuity and expansion of Safe Harbour throughout Manitoba and across the country. As Canada becomes more diverse, the need to understand diversity grows with it. As a Signature Sponsor, your organization will receive extensive profile within Manitoba's diverse communities and will be recognized for your leadership and commitment. Please contact AMSSA or MIIC for more information on how you can become involved. Thank You! AMSSA wishes to extend thanks to the following supporters: TELUS, BC Hydro, Starbucks, Blenz, Happy Planet, and to Ten Thousand Villages for providing the venue to film our Public Service Announcement now showing on OMNI and CityTV. Celebrity Champions Author and concerned citizen, Severn Cullis-Suzuki, and folk singer and actor, Leon Bibb, are long-time champions of Safe Harbour: Respect for All. Severn founded the Environmental Children's Organization at age nine and attended the Rio Earth Summit in 1992. She 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. Mr. Bibb was born in Louisville, Kentucky. During the late-1950s and early-1960s, Bibb was one of a number of American entertainers who were blacklisted for alleged ties to left-wing groups and causes. Mr. Bibb works tirelessly with a youth organization in Vancouver and provided music and storytelling at our Safe Harbour Celebration Event held in Vancouver on March 21st, 2008. 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 Who Do You Respect? Series 'Star' power can play an important role in helping us create more welcoming communities that embrace everyone's differences and move beyond simple acceptance or tolerance. We welcome celebrity champions to take part in our meaningful Who Do You Respect? Series. Please contact Lindsay Marsh at AMSSA at nationalsafeharbour@amssa.org for more details. Explore Marketing Opportunities with Safe Harbour: 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 may develop a new and innovative partnership based on your organization or industry sector. These are some examples of where your organization could receive Safe Harbour branding exposure: Co-Branding of Diversity Initiatives across seven Manitoba communities and various Safe Harbour locations Public Awareness Campaigns Promotional Activities & Events Community Resource Tools & Support Diversity Training & Curriculum Development Develop an Employee/Employer Volunteer Program Actively participate in making your community a better place to live by connecting with your local non-profit Community Organizer and volunteer your time. Your efforts in promoting Safe Harbour: Respect for All to the people who would benefit the most from knowing about Safe Harbour locations in your community would be appreciated. By helping your Community Organizer with promotions, event planning, fundraising, or administrative tasks, you are providing them with much-needed assistance, which in turn allows them to focus their resources on those they serve. This would certainly demonstrate how employees and employers can make a difference in communities. For further ideas on how to show your respect for diversity, see our Safe Harbour Blog. Last Updated: August 14, 2009