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8 people are interested
WANT TO SUPPORT HUMAN RIGHTS AND JUSTICE? VOLUNTEER AT CJA'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY GALA!
ORGANIZATION: The Center for Justice & Accountability
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8 people are interested
The Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA) brings the world's worst human rights abusers to justice. Their crimes include torture, genocide, war crimes, and other heinous acts all over the globe.
Thank you for considering a volunteer position for CJA’s 20 th Anniversary Gala. The event will bring together elected officials, judges, leading lawyers, advocates, survivors, and supporters to celebrate our history and important victories secured by CJA and our partners over the last 20 years.
Below are the available volunteer opportunities. We will try to accommodate your request but appreciate your flexibility if the slots are filled. Deadline to sign-up is March 2, 2018, but positions will be filled as the requests come in.
Event Details:
Date: Thursday, March 8, 2018
Time: 6:00 pm
Location: Julia Morgan Ballroom; Merchants Exchange Building; 465 California Street (at Montgomery), 15 th Floor, San Francisco.
Attire: Business/semi-formal attire (dress pants, dress shirts, tie, dresses/skirts; colors black, red, and white).
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Wednesday, March 7, 2018 - 4:00-8:00pm
- Annual Event Prep - working at the CJA office to prepare event materials.
Thursday, March 8, 2018
- Registration set up/Guest check-in: 4:00-7pm
- Greeters: 5-7:30pm
- Raffle ticket sales: 5-8 pm
- Runners: 5:00-8:00pm
- Collect Donations/Pledge information: 7:30-8:30pm - collecting donation checks and charging credit cards using Square during the pitch or collecting information of donors who wish to make a pledge.
- Event Break-down: 8:30-10:30pm - working with CJA staff to pack up materials post-event.
CJA will provide snacks and drinks for the volunteers. All volunteers are welcome to stay during the program after their shifts to watch any speakers or presenters.
Thank you for taking the time to review these volunteer opportunities. Please contact, Susana Solis at ssolis@cja.org or 415.529.7756 for further questions or to volunteer.
More opportunities with The Center for Justice & Accountability
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About The Center for Justice & Accountability
Location:
One Hallidie Plaza, Suite 406, San Francisco, CA 94102, US
Mission Statement
The Center for Justice and Accountability is an international human rights organization dedicated to ending torture and other severe human rights abuses around the world and advancing the rights of survivors to seek truth, justice and redress. CJA uses litigation to hold perpetrators individually accountable for human rights abuses, develop human rights law and advance the rule of law in countries transitioning from periods of abuse.
Description
CJA was founded CJA in 1998 with support from Amnesty International and the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture to represent torture survivors in their pursuit of justice. CJA's first client was a Bosnian torture and detention camp survivor who experienced additional trauma after he learned that his torturer was living freely in the same community in the United States. CJA recognizes that the need for justice is an integral component of a torture victim's recovery process and that healing cannot take place when the perpetrator continues to live without consequence.
CJA was founded on the principle, first used during the Nuremberg trials after World War II, that certain crimes are so egregious that they represent offenses against all humankind. These crimes include genocide, crimes against humanity, extrajudicial killing and torture. CJA believes that perpetrators of such violations should be brought to justice wherever they are found.
CJA uses two civil laws to hold perpetrators of international human rights abuses accountable in the United States: the Alien Tort Statute and the Torture Victim Protection Act. We also pursue criminal human rights cases before the Spanish National Court which has initiated investigations into abuses around the world.
CJA has pioneered a survivor-centered approach to the quest for justice that combines legal representation with medical and psycho-social services to both empower and heal torture survivors and their communities.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
The Julia Morgan Ballroom465 California Street, 15th FloorSan Francisco, CA 94105
DATE POSTED
January 23, 2018
SKILLS
- Event Management
- People Skills
- Fundraising
- Administrative Support
- Customer Service
- Operations
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- 2-4 hour shifts
- No training required, but volunteers must arrive 15-30 minutes earlier for a brief orientation.