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CCS 25th Annual Tea & Tonic
May 9 @ 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
$300.00Event Navigation
Don’t miss your opportunity to hear activist, author, and founder of the ‘me too.’ Movement, Tarana Burke speak on May 9, 2024, at Center for Community Solutions’ 25th Annual Tea & Tonic. CCS’ signature fundraising event brings together business and corporate supporters, community and philanthropic leaders, donors, and committed volunteers to raise critical funds to support survivors of relationship and sexual violence and prevent assault.
“The tremendous support shown for survivors at Tea & Tonic is truly inspiring. I look forward to seeing you there this year!”
– Cori Austin, CEO
This year’s event will be held at the luxurious Park Hyatt Aviara in Carlsbad. In addition to a brief program featuring Tarana Burke, the event also features a silent and live auction, live music, and plenty of opportunities to network and build community with others in the movement to end sexual violence. Sponsorship opportunities start at $3,000. Tickets are $300. For more information and to purchase tickets, tables, and sponsorships, please visit ccssd.org/tea-tonic.
To join as a sponsor or for questions about the event, contact Alina Cota, Development Manager, at acota@ccssd.org.
About Guest Speaker Tarana Burke
For more than 25 years, activist, advocate, and author Tarana J. Burke has worked at the intersection of sexual violence and racial justice. Fueled by commitments to interrupt sexual violence and other systemic inequalities disproportionately impacting marginalized people, particularly Black women and girls, Tarana has created and led various campaigns focused on increasing access to resources and support for impacted communities, including the ‘me too.’ Movement, which has galvanized millions of survivors and allies around the world, and me too. International nonprofit organization, founded in 2018. Her New York Times bestselling books You Are Your Best Thing and Unbound have illuminated the power of healing, vulnerability, and storytelling in the movement to end sexual violence.
About Center for Community Solutions
Center for Community Solutions (CCS) is a San Diego-based nonprofit organization dedicated to ending relationship and sexual violence. Since 1969, CCS has been providing trauma-informed, wrap-around services to empower survivors as they heal and recover from trauma. CCS’ services are free and include a 24/7 confidential crisis hotline, four domestic violence shelters, counseling, legal services, safety planning, prevention education and more. For more information, please visit ccssd.org.
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