STEP ONE: Think of friends, family, and colleagues who believe in food and climate justice, multi-racial movement-building, international solidarity and transnational organizing, and Fair Trade – and who might want to learn more about CAGJ and enjoy a delicious, locally sourced meal. Tables are for 10 people.

STEP TWO: Invite your guests!

• We’ve provided a sample email invitation at the end of this page
• Ticketing link (if you’re not paying up front for your table): tinyurl.com/SLEE2023tickets
• Facebook event: coming soon!
• Remember that many people take a bit of follow-up; if you haven’t heard from a guest within a week or two, give them a call or send a note to personally invite them to join you at your table.

STEP THREE: Let us know how you will pay for your table.

• Option 1: Pay $400 – $2,000 up front to CAGJ (individual tickets are $40-$200). Table Captains provide essential seed money so CAGJ can cover the costs of organizing the gala. Please remember that the SLEE! Gala raises a significant portion of our annual budget each year. When considering the sliding scale, we ask you to please give graciously and accept our utmost thanks! Some Table Captains choose to be reimbursed by their guests, others don’t – that’s up to you. Please mail your check (so we don’t get charged a 3% credit card processing fee!), made out to CAGJ, to 1322 S. Bayview St., Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98144.
• Option 2: Pay $40 – $200 for your own ticket and ask your guests to purchase their tickets individually. NOTE: If guests are purchasing their own tickets, please inform them to indicate that you are their Table Captain during the online ordering process. If they are sending a check to CAGJ, please note our address: 1322 S. Bayview St., Suite 300, Seattle, WA 98144.

STEP FOUR: Send your completed guest list, including names and email addresses, to slee(at)cagj.org by SUN October 1, 2023. We promise we will not share guests’ email addresses; we want to be able to send a reminder to all guests before the event with important details.

What happens if I can’t get enough people to come?

If you are unable to fill your table, we will open your table to other single ticket holders.

What will my guests get to do at SLEE?

• Enjoy a delicious, locally sourced dinner, donated by our valued regional farmers and fishers.
• Meet and engage with fellow activists, organizations, farmers, and food workers who are passionate about food justice, fair trade, and supporting local economies everywhere!
• Be inspired by dynamic speakers and presenters from the food sovereignty movement.
• Bid on silent auction items donated by local businesses and community members.
• Make a contribution to the dessert auction – handmade, locally produced desserts – and share your delicious winnings with your tablemates.

How will I be acknowledged?

We want you to know how much we appreciate you! As a Table Captain, you will be recognized in the event program and from the podium at the event. Additionally, if you are able to give at the $2,000 level and pay for your entire table beforehand, we will give you a quarter page ad in our event program.

NOTE: If you paid up front, you can delete the paragraph about tickets and paste the rest of the invitation below. Personalize as you wish!

IF YOU PURCHASED THE TABLE:

Dear friend,

I am writing with an invitation: Can you join my table at the 17th Annual SLEE! Gala celebrating Community Alliance for Global Justice on Saturday, October 14th?

The Strengthening Local Economies Everywhere (SLEE!) Gala is an annual community event and fundraiser benefiting Community Alliance for Global Justice (CAGJ). This dinner is a great chance to meet fellow activists, organizations, farmers, and food workers who are passionate about food justice, Fair Trade, and supporting local economies! It also features a happy hour with live music and appetizers where local grassroots organizations share opportunities to take action, as well as a silent auction full of fabulous offerings from favorite local businesses.

Community Alliance for Global Justice’s 17th Annual SLEE! Gala

Saturday, October 14th, 2023
Happy Hour 5pm, Dinner 6:30pm
St. Demetrios Church, 2100 Boyer Ave. E. Seattle, WA 98112

Keynote by Malik Kenyatta Yakini: “Black Food Sovereignty, Local to Global”
Executive Director, Detroit Black Community Food Security Network (DBCFSN)

A longtime Pan-Africanist, Malik views the work of DBCFSN as part of the larger movement for building power, self-determination, and justice for African people. Malik will share his vision for building the Black Food Sovereignty movement, connecting Black farmers across the US, Africa, and the Caribbean.

BIO: Malik Kenyatta Yakini is co-founder and Executive Director of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network (DBCFSN), and is co-founder of the National Black Food and Justice Alliance. DBCFSN operates the seven-acre D-Town Farm and is spearheading the opening of the Detroit Food Commons that will house the Detroit People’s Food Co-op. He is adamantly opposed to the systems of white supremacy, capitalism and patriarchy. He has an intense interest in contributing to the development of an international Black Food Sovereignty movement that embraces Black communities in the Americas, the Caribbean and Africa.Please let me know if you will be able to join me on October 14th!

Please let me know if you will be able to join me on October 14^th!

Tickets

Tickets are offered on a $40 – $200 sliding scale. Please purchase your tickets, and make sure to include my name as your Table Captain when prompted. You are also invited to donate an additional ticket to make it possible for a farmers and farmworkers to join us at the gala as honored guests!