Thank you for applying to Connecting for Change Dinner
Thank you for applying to Connecting for Change Dinner
Our next dinner is October 30th at 6:30 pm
Our next dinner is October 30th at 6:30 pm
LOCATION PARTNER
LOCATION PARTNER
THE DEPPANEUR
Founded in 2011 by Len Senater in an old corner-store in Toronto, The Depanneur is an ongoing, evolving social and culinary experiment; a prototype and proof-of-concept exploring food’s role in building community, creating opportunity and celebrating diversity. It has evolved over the years into a convivial urban food hub where food producers, creators and consumers can connect to explore food ideas in a fun, informal setting.
The Depanneur has spearheaded social-purpose initiatives like Newcomer Kitchen, our 3-year pilot program (2016-2019) that put more than $150,000 into the pockets of over 80 newly-arrived Syrian refugee women. It raised over $3500 for Kiva microloans in the run-up to the award-winning The Depanneur Cookbook, to women food entrepreneurs around the world, and through our Pay It Forward programs, prepared hundreds of meals and raised thousands of dollars for food security programs supporting some of Toronto's most vulnerable communities
Starting in 2024, we have partnered with Chef Taylor Parker (Mohawk Nation, Bear Clan, Six Nations of the Grand River) to host a monthly Indigenous Food Lab where we seek to explore the possibilities of rediscovery and reconciliation of through a celebration of ingredients native to Ontario, as seen through a First Nations lens.
The Depanneur has spearheaded social-purpose initiatives like Newcomer Kitchen, our 3-year pilot program (2016-2019) that put more than $150,000 into the pockets of over 80 newly-arrived Syrian refugee women. It raised over $3500 for Kiva microloans in the run-up to the award-winning The Depanneur Cookbook, to women food entrepreneurs around the world, and through our Pay It Forward programs, prepared hundreds of meals and raised thousands of dollars for food security programs supporting some of Toronto's most vulnerable communities
Starting in 2024, we have partnered with Chef Taylor Parker (Mohawk Nation, Bear Clan, Six Nations of the Grand River) to host a monthly Indigenous Food Lab where we seek to explore the possibilities of rediscovery and reconciliation of through a celebration of ingredients native to Ontario, as seen through a First Nations lens.
CHEF
CHEF
RAHAF ALAKABANI
Rahaf Alakabani is from Sweida in southwestern Syria. She arrived in Canada in 2016 with her husband Esmaeel Aboufakher, and together they were instrumental in helping co-found Newcomer Kitchen, Nai Syrian Children’s Choir and Haneen Women’s Choir as part of their ongoing work to support their community. Rahaf continues to nurture her twin loves of Syrian cooking and culture in workshops, choirs and concerts across the GTA, sharing songs and recipes passed down from her mother and grandmother. Rahaf and Esmaeel have recently completed their Masters in Arts and Humanities at York while raising their two young children.
CHARITABLE PARTNER
CHARITABLE PARTNER
FREEDOM IS A MUST FOUNDATION
The Freedom is a Must Foundation is a grassroots organization that takes a holistic approach to provide mentorship, opportunity and guidance to deter marginalized youth involved in criminal activity or at risk of being involved in a life of crime. Through advocacy, workshop activities and education, the Foundation provides at-risk youth and adults with a criminal past with hope, opportunity and a clear path to success. Our mentors offer support, guidance, and a positive outlook on life.
Our mission is to provide hope, opportunity, and a path to success through advocacy, action, and education.
Our mission is to provide hope, opportunity, and a path to success through advocacy, action, and education.
Our vision is to create a safe space where at-risk youth can partner with mentors from the community who have overcome similar systemic barriers. Continuing this practice will break the stigma surrounding those that have made mistakes and ensure our societies that people can change.
“Making mistakes shouldn’t define a person’s character forever.”
Our pricing structure
Our pricing structure
Portion of all ticket sales go to a local charitable partner.
Portion of all ticket sales go to a local charitable partner.
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Executive Seat
Executive Seat
$180
For leaders, executives, change makers and decision -makers, company representatives.
Patron's seat
Patron's seat
$360
Pay it forward seat for leaders wanting to sponsor a seat for a community leader.
Recognition at the dinner as a Seat Sponsor
Recognition at the dinner as a Seat Sponsor
Bridge Seat
Bridge Seat
$75
Accessible seating for non for profit leaders, small independent entrepreneurs and new changemakers.
Community Seat
Community Seat
By application only
Subsidized seat for community leaders and young change makers.
Limited seating.
Limited seating.
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Get your ticket and step into a curated circle of leaders.
Make meaningful connections, co-create opportunities, and leave with momentum.
Get your ticket and step into a curated circle of leaders.
Make meaningful connections, co-create opportunities, and leave with momentum.
Make meaningful connections, co-create opportunities, and leave with momentum.
Upon acceptance you will be invited to purchase your seat of choice.
Upon acceptance you will be invited to purchase your seat of choice.
HONORING WHERE WE ARE- Land Acknowledgement
Even though we work globally, our offices are on the traditional unceded territory of Huron-Wendat, Anishinabek, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and The Mississaugas of the Credit River First Nations. As treaty people on this land, we acknowledge the collective, yet uniquely, and individually distinct responsibility of repairing the harms and preventing further harm caused by the White supremacist, colonial, systems which impact all parts of society, and which are directly responsible for the violent physical and cultural genocide of Indigenous peoples across Turtle Island, and the forced enslavement of people of African decent on these lands.
In our work we are accountable to all care practices that are not entangled with, and structured in punishment, surveillance and control. Care practices which are land based, and built on mutual support. Practices indigenous to all of our ancestors, and stolen from many. In our work we bring the history of our own individual ancestries, as well as the rich genealogy of deep lineage of care present in Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (QTBIPoC) communities. Communities from which self-determined care has been stolen through the legacy and present day reality of colonialism, supremacy and binary based systems. We actively center the QTBIPOC voices and aim to ensure that we are taking leadership in care by those who experience most harm.
Even though we work globally, our offices are on the traditional unceded territory of Huron-Wendat, Anishinabek, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and The Mississaugas of the Credit River First Nations. As treaty people on this land, we acknowledge the collective, yet uniquely, and individually distinct responsibility of repairing the harms and preventing further harm caused by the White supremacist, colonial, systems which impact all parts of society, and which are directly responsible for the violent physical and cultural genocide of Indigenous peoples across Turtle Island, and the forced enslavement of people of African decent on these lands.
In our work we are accountable to all care practices that are not entangled with, and structured in punishment, surveillance and control. Care practices which are land based, and built on mutual support. Practices indigenous to all of our ancestors, and stolen from many. In our work we bring the history of our own individual ancestries, as well as the rich genealogy of deep lineage of care present in Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (QTBIPoC) communities. Communities from which self-determined care has been stolen through the legacy and present day reality of colonialism, supremacy and binary based systems. We actively center the QTBIPOC voices and aim to ensure that we are taking leadership in care by those who experience most harm.