october 2019INTERNATIONAL HOUSE 500 Riverside Drive, NYC, Davis Hall

6-9 PM

We invite you and your organization to partner with WE ACT this fall as we honor key advocates and changemakers of the environmental justice movement, celebrate our achievements, and look toward our future.

As a partnering sponsor of our Annual Gala, your organization will be recognized as an institution committed to supporting and amplifying the work of frontline communities to achieve equitable environmental health for all.

Please consider becoming a partner to continue WE ACT’s necessary work!

WE ACT is Northern Manhattan’s leading environmental advocate at the city, state, and federal levels. At left, WE ACT Executive Director Peggy Shepard and Deputy Director Cecil Corbin-Mark speak at the 2018 Solar Uptown Now press conference on the roof of 128 West 138th Street, joined by project partners from Solar One, UHAB, 770 Electric Corp./Grid City Energy, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, and residents from 128 West 138th Street.

To become a sponsoring partner, please contact:

Sam Doss, doss@weact.org(212) 961-1000 ext. 304

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Sponsorship Opportunities and Benefits

y Premier House Seating at 1.5 tables (15 guests) y Special Dedicated Profile in Email Newsletter to 8,000 WE ACT supporters

y Opportunity for WE ACT orientation and private Toxics and Treasures Tour guide around northern Manhattan

y Premier name and logo placement on all event materials, including signage, projections, website, invitations etc.

y Special mention on all Social Media Platforms y Special acknowledgment during event speaking program y One Full-sized ad in event program/journal

WE ACT CHAMPION $30,000

FRONTLINE WARRIOR $15,000 y Premium seating at one table (10 guests) y Premium name and logo placement on all event materials, including signage, projections, website etc.

y Special mention in Email Newsletter to 8,000 WE ACT supporters y Special mention on all Social Media Platforms y Special acknowledgment during event speaking program y One Full-sized ad in event program/journal

CLIMATE JUSTICE ADVOCATE $10,000 y Preferred seating at one table (7 guests) y Premium name and logo placement on all event materials, including signage, projections, website etc.

y Special acknowledgment during event speaking program y One half-sized ad in event program/journal

y Preferred seating at one table (5 guests) y Special acknowledgment during event speaking program y Name and logo placement on event projections, website y One quarter-sized ad in event program/journal

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CHANGEMAKER $6,000

This sponsorship level supports WE ACT’s capacity to support and bring members to Albany, NY and Wahsington D.C. for lobby days. Members lobby to hold their representatives accountable to address climate change and fight for clean air, water, land and good jobs.

This sponsorship supports WE ACT’s Solar Uptown Now outreach and working group activities to develop independent and clean energy alternatives, reduce the costs of energy for low to moderate income renters, increase community resilience, and improve air quality.

This sponsorship supports several monthly WE ACT membership meetings, including provision of translation and interpration services, as we strive toward language justice in our work.

This sponsorship supports WE ACT’s capacity to scale up our Youth Environmental Health and Justice Leadership Training (YEHJLT), which builds the next generation of environmental justice leaders and equip them with the skills and knowledge to create meaningful change.