City Of West Hollywood Staff

Special Event Co-Sponsorship Application

Apr 24, 2024
submission #92
Co-Sponsorship Application

Event Information

Name of Person Filling Out This Form Mikele Rauch
E-Mail of Person Filling Out This Form ---
Phone # of Person Filling Out This Form ---
Name of Primary Point of Contact, if other than the person filling out this form: Mikele RauchLMFT
Organization Name Taking Back Ourselves (www.takingbackourselves.org)
Organization Address ---
Proposed Event Address (if offsite from city facilities) Fiesta Hall, Arc
Is your organization a nonprofit organization, a West Hollywood Neighborhood Watch Association, West Hollywood business or business the serves the West Hollywood community, or a governmental organization? Yes
Name of Proposed Co-Sponsorship Event Event of Healing for Survivors of all Genders of Sexual Trauma
Anticipated Attendance 100
Is this event free and open to the public? Yes
If this event is charging for entry, please list the price(s) to attend ---
Please explain the purpose of this event and why it is important for the City to co-sponsor this event My name is Mikele Rauch. I am Executive Director of Taking Back Ourselves (www.takingbaCKourselves.org), an organization dedicated to survivors of sexual abuse and assault of all genders in collaboration with Men/Healing.org. (www.takingbackourselves.org, www.men/healing.org) We propose the City of West Hollywood co sponsor a Night of Healing for Survivors of Sexual abuse of all genders as a public service to the City and to communities across Los Angeles area as a public event.
How does this event benefit the West Hollywood community and/or the City? This event would powerfully support and educate survivors of all genders, as well as those who support them, and identify and support West Hollywood's place as a sanctuary space for LGBTQI individuals.
Please list the names of all event participants (panelists, presenters, performers, speakers, lecturers, etc.) for each/all day(s) of the event: ---
Please provide a summary of examples of a previous event(s) and/or programming produced by your organization that demonstrates the organization’s capability to deliver high-quality events and/or programming similar to the one you are proposing in this application ---
Has your organization received a City of West Hollywood co-sponsorship before? If so, for what event (name & date of event)? We were in the process of co-sponsoring an Event of Healing at the beginning of 2020. when the pandemic occurred and the City had to shut down their venues.
Is this event held on one date, or multiple dates? One Date

Day of Event Information

Can the dates be changed if needed (e.g., due to venue availability)? Yes
Event date (This date must be no earlier than 90 days from the day this application is submitted) 2024-09-06 00:00
If this event requires rehearsal, setup, or delivery time, please specify when: 15:00 - 22:00

Event Requests and Description

What does your event request in City support: City Facility Use (if yes, which facility and room, as applicable), Promotion of the event via the City’s communication channels, Validated parking at a City Lot (if yes, which City parking lot or parking facility), Monetary Support. Not all Co-Sponsorships will include monetary support from the City. Please keep in mind, public funds must be used to support the community, must serve a public purpose, and requests will be reviewed in accordance with all applicable laws. The request must explain how this funding would be used to cover direct program costs. Funds are disbursed on a reimbursable basis after the provision of suitable expenditure documentation (e.g., receipts).
If requesting monetary support, please list an estimated amount: $500.00
If requesting facility use, please list the name & location of the facility requested: Fiesta Hall, Arc

Optional

(Optional) Please include any other comments you wish for the City to know when reviewing this application. ---
Staff Assignment

Which staff member should review the Co-Sponsorship Application?

Assign to staff member: ---