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On November 22, 200 people gathered for Equitas’ 3rd annual fundraising cocktail where we had the great pleasure of welcoming Ishmael Beah, author of A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier.

All were moved as he spoke of the value and legacy of education and of human rights education. As a child soldier, he felt part of a lost generation, but education gave him hope. Mr. Beah stated simply and eloquently that his education means so much to him because it can never be taken from him by anyone. He underlined the importance of human rights education. "As a child soldier, your rights are constantly violated," said Beah. "For the sake of these children it is essential to prove that another life is possible."

Also present at the cocktail was the Honourable Jason Kenney, Secretary of State (Multiculturalism and Canadian Identity) who spoke of the Canadian government’s support to programs to demobilize and reintegrate child soldiers and the government’s support of Equitas’ work.


Ishmael Beah



Ishmael Beah and Robert Yalden,
President of the Board of Directors

 

 

 

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS


Cocktail Sponsor
$2500


Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP  


 

Platinum 500 - 1000 $


Adonis


Atelka
 

Anonymous


Claudia’s catering


 

Gold 250–500 $


Délices de Dawn


Graphic Minds
 


Hart Resource Development


 

Silver 50-250 $

Aspler Goldberg Joseph
Boucherie Westmount
Cavallaro Westmount
Imprimerie Morley
Le Groupe Répro Desmarais
Les Serres Edgewood Greenhouses
Pâtisserie Alati Casserta
Pâtisserie Pekarna
St-Viateur Bagel & Café
Schwartz’s World Famous Smoked Meat
Servomax