June 25, 2008

Dear Friend;

We are pleased to invite you to the "Somali Muslim Hate Crime Summit" scheduled on Saturday July 12, 2008 (3-7 pm) at the Thistletown Multi-Services Centre. This summit is organized by Somali-Canadian Association of Etobicoke, in collaboration with Dejinta Beesha and the Centre for Community Based Research.

We are expecting approximately 200 people representing different faith groups, business leaders, politicians, community leaders, media and the members of the Somali community to attend the summit.

A theatre presentation will showcase the reality of Somali Canadian Muslims' experience with hate incidents and crimes. Summit participants will discuss strategies and next steps needed to prevent and respond to such crimes.
It is an honour and privilege to invite you to join us at the Somali Muslim Hate Crime Summit opening at 3:30 pm. You may find this an excellent opportunity to share with the participants your views on this issue.

We look forward to your confirmation to join us on that day. It will be an honour for us and indeed for the Somali Muslim community. On behalf of our community and organization, we would also like to take this opportunity to thank you for supporting the hate crime project.

Kindly RSVP by July 2, 2008 to our Program Coordinator, Amina Yassin, at scae@somalicanadian.com or 416-742-4601.

Sincerely yours,

Osman Ali
Executive Director

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