
PEACE PATRON
AWARD AND
CELEBRATION


Join us as we gather to raise critical awareness and funds to dismantle prejudice in Canada and pay tribute to Mosaic’s 2023 Peace Patron honouree: Wes Hall, Founder of the BlackNorth Initiative
DISMANTLING PREJUDICE TOGETHER
Join some of Canada’s most influential leaders, contributors and community members to raise critical awareness and funds for our mission of dismantling prejudice and pay tribute to a Canadian who has championed our shared purpose to advance peace, equity, and prosperity for all.

This evening is so much more than a fundraiser - it is an opportunity to advance meaningful social change at a critical time in our society, and to connect with like-minded leaders and individuals working to create a more inclusive and united society where everyone can feel safe and thrive.
Your presence and support will fuel dynamic and effective education, programs, dialogue, research, policy and training to equip people with the tools they need to dismantle prejudice.
THE EVENT
A cocktail reception
A program featuring an “In Dialogue With” with Wes Hall, our 2023 Peace Patron
Heavy appetizers
Program followed by a dessert and drinks gathering
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
Bram and Bluma Appel Salon
Toronto Reference Library
789 Yonge Street, Toronto

We are proud to annouce that Wes Hall is our 2023 Peace Patron Honouree.
Past sponsors include BMO, RBC, Donna and Gary Slaight, AGF Management Ltd., Toronto Metropolitan University, Reeta Roy and many other generous companies, individuals, and organizations.
TICKETS AND SPONSORSHIP
Your generous partnership is a highly visible and tangible demonstration of your commitment to diversity, equity and a safer, more inclusive, and prosperous future of Canada.
Purchasers of individual ticket(s) or a table of 10 will receive a charitable tax receipt for a portion of your purchase(s) following the event.
If you are interested in sponsorship opportunities to help profile your organization or business among leaders of social change, we would be pleased to work with you. Please contact Leigh Naturkach at ln@mosaicinstitute.ca or 416-644-6000 ext. 620.
Have questions? Please get in touch with us at development@mosaicinstitute.ca or 416-644-6000 ext. 620.
2023 PEACE PATRON
We are thrilled to announce that Mosaic’s 2023 Peace Patron honouree is Wes Hall, the Executive Chairman and Founder the BlackNorth Initiative, Kingsdale Advisors, and WeShall Investments Inc.
As the Chairman and Founder of WeShall Investments Inc, a private equity firm supporting BIPOC entrepreneurs, Wes Hall comes from humble beginnings in rural Jamaica.
Today, Wes is a staunch philanthropist, and deeply committed to community upliftment. He founded the ambitious and highly successful BlackNorth Initiative to help end systemic anti-Black racism in Canada. He has instructed Black Entrepreneurship & Leadership at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, a first-of-its-kind course in North America.
I'm honoured to be selected as Mosaic Institute's 2023 Peace Patron. Like Mosaic, I believe everyone has a right to be free from discrimination and prejudice. A society that proactively works to dismantle prejudice at all levels provides pathways to increased prosperity for us all.” – WES HALL

Wes sits on the Board of Directors for SickKids Foundation, TIFF, Pathways to Education Canada and SickKids Foundation.
Launched a podcast in partnership with the Toronto Star, "Between Us with Wes Hall," and is also on the hit CBC series, "Dragons' Den."
The Canadian Chamber of Commerce awarded him the Canadian Business Leader of 2022
Wes and his wife Christine are founders of the Wes and Christine Hall Family Foundation

FORMER PEACE PATRONS

2022
Mohamad Fakih

2021
Harnarayan Singh

2020
Margaret MacMillan, CC, CH

2019
General John de Chastelain, CC, CMM, CD, CH

2018
Edward Burtynsky, O.D

2017
His Worship, Naheed Nenshi

2016
Senator Murray Sinclair, O.C

2015
Louise Arbor, O.C

2012