Subjects: MAV, FOR, AVO, FVT
Media Advisory - Canadian Stories: Our Shared Experiences Over 150 Years
TORONTO and MONTREAL, Dec. 2, 2017 /CNW/ - The media is invited to participate in a one day conference on Genocide, Multiculturalism and Human Rights in the context of Canada's 150th has been organized by the Armenian National Committee of Canada, the Holodomor Research and Education Consortium, with the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, the Canadian Hellenic Congress and the Rwandan Humura Association. The conference will explore the history of Genocide experiences and Canada's response to them, the evolution of Canadian multiculturalism and the pivotal role Canada should play in International human rights today.
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WHEN: | ||||
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December 3, 2017 at 10:30 am - 5:30 pm the Armenian Community Centres of Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver, simultaneously, connected to each other via live broadcast. | ||||
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WHO: | ||||
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Shahen Mirakian, National President of the Armenian National Committee of Canada | ||||
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Paul Grod, National President of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress and Vice President of the Ukrainian World Congress. | ||||
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Jessica Labranche, Principal at Black Feather Law Professional Corporation | ||||
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Jonathan Kay, Journalist | ||||
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In Toronto ? live webcast | ||||
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Professor Isabel Kaprielian-Churchill | ||||
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Professor Frank Sysyn Holodomor Research and Education Consortium | ||||
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Garnett Genuis, MP Sherwood Park?Fort Saskatchewan | ||||
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Jonathan Kay ? Keynote Speaker | ||||
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Dr. John Young, President and CEO - Canadian Museum for Human Rights | ||||
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Arif Virani, MP Parkdale?High Park | ||||
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Jagmeet Singh, Leader of the Federal NDP | ||||
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In Montreal ? live webcast | ||||
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Hon. Irwin Cotler, P.C., O.C,Chair of the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights | ||||
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Anthony Housefather, MP Mount-Royal | ||||
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Dr. Kyle Matthews Executive Director Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies | ||||
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WHERE: | ||||
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Toronto: 45 Hallcrown Place, Toronto, ON, M2J 4Y4 | ||||
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Montreal: 3400 Rue Nadon, Montréal, QC H4J 1P5 | ||||
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Vancouver: 13780 Westminster Hwy, Richmond, BC V6V1A2 | ||||
SOURCE Armenian National Committee of Canada
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