Agape in Action

The Agape Foundation invites individuals, businesses, or organizations to sponsor our fourth annual Peace Prize Awards Ceremony recognizing established and emerging Northern California peacemakers. Prizes will be awarded at a special festive ceremony at the prestigious and historic Green Room in San Francisco on Thursday, September 18, 2008.

Sponsorships start at the $250 level-$10,000. Sponsorship benefits include: free tickets to the event, public recognition in our event materials, and a commemorative gift. If you would like to be sent a sponsorship packet, please call Karen at 415-701-8707. Or, you can download the sponsorship form here:

Peace Prize Sponsorship Form in MS Word

Peace Prize Sponsorship Form in PDF

As a sponsor, you will be joining an international call for peace, commemorating and celebrating the September 21st UN declared International Day of Peace. Your gift will support local peace activism in Northern California.

Once again, we will award two prizes:

• The Enduring Visionary Prize - Honoring a Northern California peacemaker who has made a sustained effort to create peace in their community, nationally, or internationally. The Enduring Visionary Prize recipient will excel in inspiring others, sustaining progress, and achieving a measurable impact.

The 2007 winner of this prize was Homies Organizing the Mission to Empower Youth (HOMEY), a peer-driven organization staffed by youth and young adults from the Mission community in San Francisco working to transform the lives of high-risk youth by instilling pride in Latino and native cultures and community. In existence for less than a decade, HOMEY has become the go-to organization for both youth and city officials in search of solutions to gang violence.

Nancy Hernandez accepts the Enduring Visionary Peace Prize Award on behalf of HOMEY

• The Rising Peacemaker Prize - Recognizing a peacemaker making a critical difference who has been working for peace for five years or less. With courage, commitment, and creativity, the rising peacemaker will engage in progressive change and inspire others to do the same.

The 2007 winner of the Rising Peacemaker Prize was Pablo Paredes, who after five years of service in the U.S. Navy, was court-martialed and sentenced for refusing to board a ship that would transport Marines to fight in Iraq because he believed that this war is illegal. Since his release, Paredes has worked tirelessly to end the war, to defend the rights of GIs, and to educate thousands of young people about the myths and realities of military recruitment before they enlist.

Iraq Veteran Pablo Paredes accepts Rising Peacemaker Prize for his anti-war efforts

A panel of non-profit leaders and activists will select the winners who will each receive a cash grant of $1,000.

Youth Outlook TV was able to cover last year’s Peace Prize! Check out their special coverage here: YO TV special on the Peace Prize

Year after year, the Peace Prize continues to be an inspiring evening for all who attend, reinstilling hope for the the movement for peace and justice in the world today. We hope that you will join us by sponsoring this celebration. I’m sure you’ll agree that there is nothing more honorable to do these days than honor peacemakers.

Together, I know we can make this celebration an even bigger success. If you would like more information about sponsoring the peace prize, please feel free to call me at 415/701-8707 or email karen@agapefdn.org

Tags: activist, HOMEY, international day of peace, Pablo Paredes, peace prize, sponsorship

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