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May 29th, 2008UCLA’s Ackerman Grand [email protected]: www.mightymic.org

MIGHTY MIChuman rights awareness concert


At A GlAnceMay 29th, 2008UCLA’s Ackerman Grand [email protected]: www.mightymic.org

At A GlAnce

UCLA is a pioneer of the California Divestment MovementLos Angeles International Media Hub Local, National and International ExposureDiverse Group of Organizers and Grass Roots Activists.VIP Celebrity After PartyHuge Network of Dedicated Nonprofits, NGOs and Partner OrganizationsFirst Social Activism Concert at UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion in over 15 years.Tangible and Achievable Humanitarian Goal of Sending 1 mobile 747 Health Clinic to assist with Urgent Medical Support of the displaced persons of Darfur (Target = Refugee Camp Assistance in Chad Aid Corridor). Thought provoking and experimental programming.Multi-tiered marketing opportunity with a cause!Diverse and educated audience ready to make a difference.Built in music industry connections experience.

This weekend multi-event charity gathering will be held April 11-13th of 2008 on the Campus of UCLA, with the Concert to End Genocide being held at Pauley Pavilion on April 12th 2008. This date is significant in that it commemorates many important holocaust related anniversaries. We feel this is especially important during the 60th Anniversary of Raphael Lemkins 1948 Genocide Convention where the world first proclaimed its opposition to genocide and ethnic cleansing at the International Level. Thus, the weekend corresponds with Holocaust Remembrance Day (April 13th), and the Concert itself corresponds to the anniversary of the 1951 Israeli parliament’s proclamation of ‘Yom Hashoah U’Mered HaGetaot’ (Holocaust and Ghetto Revolt Remembrance Day) which was later simplified to Yom Hashoah.

This Weekend of Concerts, Events and Celebrations is dedicated to stopping the insanity of ongoing genocide while raising awareness about genocide: past, present, and future. The weekend consists of The Concert To End Genocide, A Gala Welcome Dinner and Auction, a VIP After Party and Symposium Series dedicated to finding solutions to solving issues related to Genocide and Human Rights Abuses.



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A Weekend dedicAted to Fighting genocide

The Coalition to End Genocide is comprised of more than 25 UCLA student groups and 15 community partners united to end genocide in Darfur and beyond.

On Saturday, April 12, 2008, several student and community organizations will come together to make history on the campus of UCLA with The Concert to End Genocide. This significant event will consist of a multi-media showcase of committed musicians as well as relevant genocide themed content. The purpose will be to inspire and educate the over 10,000 students, faculty and local community members expected to attend. We will also be raising funds in order to aid a number of the displaced refugees from Darfur by purchasing a mobile medical clinic to service them. In order to accomplish our goal, innovative tools, such as the Darfur is Dying Videogame, will be featured. We will also bring musical performers, survivor testimonials, celebrity guests and relevant authors together to focus on illustrating the urgent need for change. An academic style symposium will be held concurrently throughout the weekend to further explore the issue of Genocide and possible solutions.

On April 10, 2007, the first annual Mighty Mic Human Rights Awareness Concert united education with entertainment, music with activism, and UCLA students with each other in a common cause. Originating from the belief of several UCLA students that students can exert a real, tangible influence on the world they live in, Mighty Mic was a joint effort of over 20 student organizations collaborating to provoke thought, promote education, inspire dialogue, and advocate action with regards to both local and international humanitarian issues. Last April, Mighty Mic highlighted the issues of global access to healthcare and Afghan women’s rights as well as donated all proceeds of the concert to two organizations at the forefront of addressing these matters, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) and the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA).

This year, Mighty Mic and the rest of The Coalition to End Genocide looks forward to a monumental weekend of education, campus unity, performance, entertainment, energy, and an ever-growing commitment to fighting genocide.




overview: 1st Annual Mighty Mic Human Rights Awareness Concert The very first annual Mighty Mic Human Rights Awareness Concert was held last year, and it turned out to be a huge success. We successfully raised over $15,000 for Doctors Without Borders and the Afghan Women’s mission. We sold out Ackerman Grand Ballroom and accomplished our goal of fusing educational segments with artist performances in an effort to raise awareness on humanitarian issues. As a result, this year we are taking the concert to a higher level.

The concentration of this year’s concert will be genocide, with an emphasis on the current genocide in Darfur. The proceeds raised from the concert will be used to send a mobile 747 health clinic to provide urgent medical assistance to a refugee camp in Chad through our partners U.S. Doctors for Africa. In 2006 U.S. Doctors for Africa announced the Ghana Mobile Clinic Project--the deployment of its first mobile clinic to Africa. The Ghana Mobile clinic was the first clinic of an anticipated 200 mobile clinics USDFA has committed to deploy by 2015 as part of its Mobile Clinic Initiative, a commitment made by USDFA at the 2006 Clinton Global

USDFA aims to save millions of lives by providing basic health care and education that is currently unavailable in rural Africa.

Making a difference in the lives of millions throughout Africa

Meet our beneficiary: US DOCTORS FOR AFRICA

“US Doctors for Africa envisions a future for Africa, free from the burden of preventable and treatable diseases and conditions, in which its people can prosper”




Who they Are

US Doctors for Africa is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization humanitarian organization committed to increasing access to medical care for diseases and conditions affecting the people of Africa. By mobilizing and distributing medical manpower, supplies, and equipment to medical institutions throughout the continent of Africa, they are able to provide medical and preventative healthcare and capacity-building to regions of Africa without available medical services

US Doctors for Africa relies on the energy, talent, compassion and commitment of its volunteers and partner organizations. US Doctors for Africa creates strong, strategic partnerships with NGOs, medical institutions, and governments operating in African nations in order to effectively and efficiently mobilize and deliver needed resources to areas in which they operate.

They also create strong, tactical partnerships with US medical institutions and pharmaceutical companies in order to receive donations of medical supplies and equipment, and distribute them to clinics, hospitals, and other medical institutions in Africa where there is a great need for resources.

They deliver multi-disciplinary teams of healthcare professionals and equipment to resource-poor regions in Africa with a mission to provide primary care, strategic planning, education, training, and capacity-building. They seek first to aid the people of Africa and then to empower them to respond to the health crisis they face.



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The Mighty Mic! Concert to End Genocide Coalition is proud this year to benefit US Doctors for Africa. Proceeds from this event will go towards sending a mobile hospital aboard a 747 airplane into the Darfur refugee camps in Chad. This will truely be a revolutionary feat - the first time a private sector humanitarian project consisting of a 747 mobile clinic deployed into this type of war-torn region. Our beneficiary, US Doctors for Africa, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the idea that access to healthcare should not be a matter of historical chance or geographical circumstance. US Doctors for Africa is committed to increasing access to medical care for diseases and conditions affecting the people of Africa. By mobilizing and distributing medical manpower, supplies, and equipment to medical institutions throughout the continent of Africa, they provide medical and preventative healthcare and capacity-building to regions of Africa without available medical services. They seek first to aid the peoples of Africa and then to empower them to respond to the health crisis they face. They recently unveiled their 747 mobile health clinic in New York City at an event hosted by Russell Simmons. For more information on US Doctors for Africa, please visit http://www.usdfa.org

US Doctors For Africa founder, Ted Alemayhu and Dr. Judy pose for a picture inside the first mobile clinic bound for Ethiopia.



corporAte SponSorShipS & contributionS

Monetary contributions

Mighty Mic is a benefit concert and would not be possible without the generous help of corporate sponsorships. Monetary donations are the most effective and efficient way to produce a successful humanitarian event, as 100% of the proceeds will be donated to “US Doctors for Africa” to directly aid the victims of the Darfurian Genocide.

Product Contributions: Donating company products is another way to help the cause. Product contributions are especially necessary for our silent auction gala, in which 100% of the proceeds will be donated to “US Doctors for Africa”. Donating products to be placed in gift bags given away at the event is also a great way to advertise your company. Any other types of donations are greatly appreciated. We are particularly looking for travel and hospitality industry partners to bring down costs associated with artist accommodations and travel. We can also create custom tailored opportunities for other types of donations.

“Specific Sponsorship Information:Please keep in mind your sponsorship is tax deductible through our support from our main supporting organization, The International Human Rights Consortium (IHRC/CIDH) a Swiss and USA Federally Registered 501 (c)3 Not For Profit Organization. Please make all donation checks out to IHRC/CIDH and mail them to 168 Bent Street, Bumuda Run, NC 27006. IHRC/CIDH is a federal tax exempt not for profit organization, EIN # 95-4390302.

Please visit www.tcteg.org for more information



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US doctors for Africa celebrity supporters

* Al Gore * Bill Clinton * Chris Tucker * Don Cheadle * Lance Armstrong * Russell Simmons

With celebrity and special guest appearances prior to and during the concert, our event is able to attract media attention which provides extra opportunities to relay the names of our sponsors.

Past Apperances

* Eve (Hip Hop artist and actress) * Peaches (musician) * Saul Williams (Spoken Word and Hip Hop Artist * Eve Ensler (Writer of the Vagina Monologues and Founder of the V-day Foundation) * Malalai Joya (Youngest female to be elected to the Afghan Parliament) * Raine Maida (singer from Our Lady of Peace) * The Fall of Troy * Jello Biafra (former lead singer of the Dead Kennedys)



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The Weekend Series of Events

April 12th: The Concert To End Genocide

• A Charity Concert with Dedicated Musicians, Survivors, and Expert Speakers

• Remembering Humanity’s Plague of Genocide: Past Present and Future and Creating Newfound Hope for permanently ridding the planet of Genocide – A musical trip through the history of violent conflict.

April 11th: Benefit Gala and Silent Auction• Dinner to Welcome Sponsors and Guests.

• Silent aution with proceeds directed toward the launch of the mobile clinic efforts.

April 10th - 13th: 4th Annual Brain Trust Symposium

• Academic Style Symposium to Work Towards creating solutions for Ending Genocide in Darfur and Beyond.

• Media, Conflict and Private Sector Solutions to Conflict Resolution in the 21st Century as thematic focus.



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We have been in serious negotiations with most speakers/artists for some time, and have received incredibly reduced rates, often less than 50 – 80% of their usual student rate. Many of the speakers scheduled to attend the concert are willing to come from across the country, and receive little more than travel expenses, in order to educate and empower our student body and raise community awareness. Without sufficient funds to cover these minimal expenses, however, the program cannot succeed.

1. Possible Artists*• Common• Bad Religion• Stevie Wonder• Rage Against the Machine• Black Eyed Peas• Usher• Cold Play• Pepper• Slightly Stoopid• Gym Class Heroes• Ben Harper• Fishbone• Beastie Boys

2. Entertainers and Celebrities*

Various celebrities including Vanessa Williams, Rosario Dawson, Russell Simmons, Wayne Brady, Chris Tucker, Don Cheadle, Forest Whitaker and others have already been contacted and are interested in attending and or supporting the concert.

3. Guest Speakers• Eric Reeves• Carolyn Calloway-Thomas• Dennis Dalton• Samantha Power• Jeff Skoll• Ben Goldhirsch• Genocide Survivors• Kristen Silverberg• Jendayi E. Frazer• Robert Zoellick• Susan Rice• Senator Richard Durbin• Senator Russ Feingold• John Prendergast• Doug Brooks• Nicholas Kristoff• SaveDarfur Activist• Kofi Annan• Nelson Mandela• Gregory Stanton• Rosalyn Higgins• Cristina Gravitsky• George Clooney• Don Cheadle• US Doctors For Africa Representative• International Rescue Committee Representative• Ibuka Representative

* This list of Artists and Entertainers is our best projection or ultimate goal of possible artists who will be involved; however this list of course cannot be finalized until further UCLA logistical developments have occurred. Nonetheless, this list represents artists, management or agencies representing celebrities which have expressed a desire to work with this concert and its goals related to ending the Darfur Genocide.



About our Audience

With more than 38,000 students, UCLA is California’s largest university. Pulling from different disciplines from the arts to the humanities to medicine, the campus is one of the largest and most diverse. We are publicizing to every department on campus and a wide range of student groups. This is the first social activism concert to be held at UCLA in over 15 years, with UCLA representing their commitment as the epicenter of the California Divestment movement, this was a cause that they could get behind.

We also hope to attract a diverse population from the greater Los Angeles community as well. Our community partners will be publicizing to those working in and interested in music, non-profit organizations, public sector employees.

At The Concert to End Genocide, the audience will receive far more than just an evening of entertainment. The concert will allow students to learn more about issues of international human rights and social justice, from intervention and security issues to health care and refugee rights. The event will help spark discussion about these issues and broaden their learning experiences outside of the classroom. Attendees will receive information about how to work for positive and tangible change. Students and community members may attend the concert for different reasons, whether it be because of their interest in the issues or because of their favorite band, but it is our goal that they all leave united in their interest in promoting justice and human rights.



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About our Partners

This concert is being organized by over 15 community and 25 UCLA Student Organizations. These range from humanitarian organizations to music related organizations. For a complete list please visit our website at www.tcteg.org. The community groups are supported by our Main UCLA on campus partner, UCLA Mighty Mic Human Rights Awareness Concert, is a student run program based on a collaborative effort of the active support of 26 on campus organizations ranging from social justice groups to pre-health organizations to religious clubs. Each organization takes part in the management, publicity, and logistical support of the concert. As the concert aims to address a wide range of issues, it has garnered attention from a diversity of student organizations, departments, and USAC representatives on campus.

As such, the concert is co-sponsored by:

Afghan Student Union - African Student Union - American Medical Student Association - Amnesty International - Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association - Bruin Democrats - Bruins for Israel - Darfur Action Committee - E3 - Ecology, Economy, and Equity - Fem Magazine - Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance (FMLA) - Healthcare Without Borders- International Social Justice Network - Invisible Children - Iranian Student Group - Muslim Student Association - Persian American Society for Health Advancement - Phi Alpha Theta Honors Society - Progressive Jewish Student Alliance - Social Justice Alliance - Student Activist Project - Students for Justice in Palestine - Undergraduate History Association - UNICEF - United Arab Society - Youth for Human Rights



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SponSorShip opportunitieS

Specific Sponsorship Information:

Please keep in mind your sponsorship is tax deductable through our support from our main suporting organization, The International Human Rights Consortium (IHRC/CIDH) a Swiss and USA Federally Registered 501 (c)3 Not For Profit Organization. Please make all donation checks out to IHRC/CIDH and mail them to 168 Bent Street, Bumuda Run, NC 27006. IHRC/CIDH is a federal tax exempt not for profit organizatoin, EIN # 95-4390302. Please visit www.tcteg.org for more information.

The mission of IHRC/CIDH is to bring the spirit of building justice, dignity, and peace contained in the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights to life in the lives of people around the world, the IHRC invites people from the arts,education,business,media,culture and diplomacy to develop and implement trans-generational programs locally with global impact via participation in selected United Nations sessions in Geneva, Switzerland and at international conferences.

I. PRESENTING SPONSOR – $75,0001) Back cover, four color ad in the Concert, Gala and Symposium Program.2) Your name on the presenting venue marquee during the Concert, Symposium, Gala and VIP After Events.3) Your logo on the exterior festival/concert banners.4) Your logo with a “Presented by” credit on all concert advertisements,invitations, press materials, mailers, programs and other marketing collateral.5) Your logo on all concert badges.7) Your logo included in the pre-concert Gala and Auction Event marketing materials.8) Your name at the beginning of all press releases.9) Premiere signage and banner placement at primary venues throughout the concert and symposium.10) Verbal acknowledgment during Concert, Gala-Auction and After Events.11) Right to use the official TCTEG logo in promotional campaigns and advertising.12) Placement of your product samples, discount coupons or promotional itemson a display table near main entrance of Concert and in VIP gift bags.13) One-time use of the TCTEG mailing list.14) Your logo on www.tcteg.org with a link to your website15) 25 All-Access concert passes to the Catered Back Stage VIP Box.16.) Access to customizable branding opportunities with celebrities and musicians as available upon request.




II. GOLD SPONSOR – $25,0001) Inside back or inside front cover, four color ad in the festival program.2) A 2nd Tier “Festival Sponsor” logo credit on all festival advertisements,invitations, press materials, mailers, programs and other marketing collateral.3) Signage and banner placement at primary venues throughout the concert and related events/activities.4) Verbal acknowledgment during the Concert and Gala-Auction5) Right to use the official TCTEG logo in promotional campaigns and advertising.7) Placement of your product samples, discount coupons or promotional itemson a lobby display table and in Opening Night gift bags.8) One-time use of the TCTEG mailing list.9) Your logo on www.tcteg.org with a link to your website.10) 8 All-Access concert passes.

III. PREMIERE SPONSOR – $10,000SPONSORSHIP RIGHTS TO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:• Gala-Auction • Post Concert VIP After Party.• Main Stage • Posters and Merchandising

PLUS...1) A full-page, black & white ad in the festival program.2) Placement of your product samples, discount coupons or promotional itemson a lobby display table and in Opening Night gift bags.3) A 3rd-Tier “Festival Sponsor” logo credit on all promotional materials, mailers and programs.4) Your logo included in the official sponsors page of the program. 5) Your logo on www.tcteg.org with a link to your website6) Acknowledgment in all press materials.7) A package of complimentary tickets.




IV. PROGRAM SPONSOR – $5,000SPONSORSHIP RIGHTS TO A SPECIFIC CONCERT, GALA-AUCTION OR SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM, PLUS:

1) A full-page, black & white ad in the festival program.2) Verbal acknowledgment during your selected program.4) Signage and banner placement at your program’s venue.5) Placement of your product samples, discount coupons or promotional items on a lobby display table and in GALA-AUCTION gift bags.6) A 4th-Tier “Program Sponsor” logo credit on all promotional materials, mailers and programs.7) Your logo on www.tcteg.org with a link to your website.8) A package of complimentary tickets.

V. FESTIVAL FRIEND – Complimentary** 1) Logo placement on www.tcteg.org and in the official program. 2) Placement of your outreach and or educational materials, product samples, discount coupons or promotional items on table the day of the concert.3) A 5th-Tier “Friend” logo credit on all promotional materials, mailers andprograms.

**Only Available to Registered 501 (c)3 Not for Profit Organizations and Accredited Media and Press Related Organizations, such as print or web magazines, blogs, news organizations, radio stations, etc.

VI. OTHER IN-KIND DONATIONSPlease contact us if you would like to make any other type of donation. We are in particular looking for travel and hospitality industry partners to bring down costs associated with artists accommodations and travel. We can create custom tailored opportunities for this and other types of in-kind donations.



thAnk you

Thank You!This concert and symposium series at UCLA represents the culmination of decades of combined work on the part of hundreds of committed activists, academics, students and artists. The situation in Darfur and in the larger Great Lakes Region surrounding Sudan has at recent begun to break down further, even previously stable countries such as Kenya are currently experiencing violence. Without immediate action at the international level to address urgent security and health related concerns, this conflict is sure to spread thereby infecting the entire area with violence. Please consider supporting this effort and help arrest the killings. At present over 500,000 innocent victims have been murdered as part of the on-going genocidal violence, another 2 million have been displaced as a result of the conflict. If we don’t act now, the future will hold us accountable for our inaction. Please help make this THE CONCERT TO END GENOCIDE in 2008, the 60th Anniversary of Raphael Lemkin’s 1948 Genocide Convention!

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