There are two primary ways we work to fulfill our social justice goals: one is to have community singalongs, and the other is to organize a number of benefits for other social justice and non-profit organizations each year. These performances raise funds for the partnering organization and increase the awareness and understanding of choir members about a particular aspect of social justice work in Toronto. These events are very much a partnership – both the choir and the beneficiary organization contribute to the organizing, promotion, and the benefit program.
Organizations that Common Thread has partnered with in the past include:
- L’Arche (Toronto)
- War Resisters Support Campaign
- Grandmothers to Grandmothers/Stephen Lewis Foundation
- Cecil Community Centre
- Pathways to Education – Regent Park
- LabourLink
- Sistering
- Hotel Employees and Restaurant Employees International Union
- Amnesty International
