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Non-Professional Services Agreement between March 15, 2022 City of San Leandro and SF Urban Film Fest Exhibit B Page 1 of 2 EXHIBIT A SCOPE OF SERVICES AND FEE SCHEDULE EVENT TITLE: Climate Action Festival of the City of San Leandro DATE: May 21, 2022 LOCATION: Outdoors at Boys and Girls Club of the City of San Leandro Introduction: The City of San Leandro is organizing a day long Climate Action Festival. The goals of the festival are: (1) to increase the diversity of attendees to City of San Leandro convenings on climate change and sustainability including increasing representation of youth and people of color, among other groups; and (2) to educate and inspire the general public on ways they can engage in reducing the effects of climate change. Urban Jazz Dance Company: Founded in 2007 by Deaf dancer and choreographer Antoine Hunter, Urban Jazz Dance Company’s (UJDC) mission is to uplift and provide opportunities for Deaf, Hard of hearing (Hoh) and Disabled artists from marginalized backgrounds. UJDC amplifies visibility and creates opportunities for Deaf artists through programming by 1) being a Deaf- led dance company highlighting Deaf experiences, 2) teaching dance classes to Deaf and hearing dancers, 3) annually producing the Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival (BAIDDF) and social justice Deaf Louder November home seasons, both platforms for Deaf artists to celebrate their talents through performance/workshops that engage 70 artists and 750 attendees, 4) Deaf Dance Festivals in other locations including San Diego, Rochester NY and Turkey, 5) touring Deaf’s IM PRISONED Internationally, a production exploring Deaf Diaspora and how a Deaf person lives in a “prison within a prison”, 6) school engagements serving over 5,800 youth per year with 47% of whom are from low income backgrounds, 8) community workshops with local museums and organizations, 9) the ongoing virtual #DeafWoke and 10) teaching contracted organizations Deaf/Disabled access/inclusion practices through UJDC Access Services program. Antoine Hunter (Artistic Director/Founder): Bay Area native, Antoine Hunter also known Purple Fire Crow is an award-winning Internationally known African-American, Indigenous, Deaf, Disabled, choreographer, dancer, actor, instructor, speaker, Producer and Deaf advocate. He creates opportunities for Disabled, Deaf and hearing artists and produces Deaf -friendly events, and founded the Urban Jazz Dance Company and Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival. Antoine has received numerous grants and awards including the inaugural Jeanette Lomujo Bremond Award for Humanity, Isadora Duncan (Izzie) for Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival, and SF King of Carnaval. Antoine’s work has been performed globally, most recently in Turkey, UK and Russia. He has lectured across the U.S. including at Kennedy Center’s VSA, Harvard and Duke University, and the National Assembly of State Arts. In 2019 alone, his company Urban Jazz Dance Company, an ensemble of professional Deaf and Hearing dancers, performed for and engaged more than 4,200 schoolchildren. His shoe company DropLabs and Susan Paley just released an innovative product to help people feel music through their shoes. Hunter is curator for 2021 Bay Area Deaf Arts at SOMArts, a 2021 YBCA 100 honoree and is on the production team of Signing Animation actively working on inclusive films. Hunter serves on the boards of Dance/USA, BABDA and councils for CalArts Alumnx and Intrinsic Arts. In response to Covid-19 in July 2020, Hunter founded DocuSign Envelope ID: DD445A3E-59BF-4513-A22E-0615F2A75B3F