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Media Advisory
New Classroom Program in Quebec to Combat Antisemitism, Racism and Hatred To
Be Unveiled at École internationale de Montréal Public
School
MONTREAL, April 26, 2007 – The
founders of Fighting Antisemitism Together (FAST) will launch
their first French-language education program, Choose Your Voice,
before an audience of students and educators of the École
internationale de Montréal, on Monday, April 30, 2007,
at 10 a.m.
The event will feature the presentation of a made-in-Quebec
DVD named Choose Your Voice, with testimonials of survivors
of the Holocaust, the Rwandan genocide, and victims of hatred
in Canada. The DVD and support materials, which will be made
available to all Quebec schools, are intended to spark discussion
in the classroom on the dangers of prejudice in all of its manifestations.
What:
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Launch of FAST's made-in-Quebec Choose Your Voice program
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When:
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Monday, April 30, 2007 at 10 a.m.
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Where:
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École internationale de Montréal, member
of the Commission scolaire de Montréal
11 Chemin Côte St-Antoine (off Sherbrooke Street near Clarke)
Westmount
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Who:
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Tony Comper, FAST Founder and Immediate Past President
and CEO,
BMO Financial Group
Adam Atlas, Officer of the Board, Canadian Jewish Congress, Quebec Region
Rupert Bazambanza, survivor of the Rwandan genocide
Guylaine Cormier, Principal, École internationale de Montréal
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Media wishing to attend should register in advance by calling
Sabrina Bercovitch at (514) 345-6411
#3170 or Ronald Monet at (514) 877-1873.
About FAST
FAST (Fighting Antisemitism Together) is a coalition of non-Jewish Canadian
business and community leaders who have come together to speak out against
antisemitism and to fund education and other projects that encourage other
non-Jews to speak out. This coalition was founded by Elizabeth and Tony Comper
in response to the documented increase in vicious anti-Jewish incidents in
Canada.
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Contacts:
Sabrina Bercovitch, Canadian Jewish Congress, Quebec Region,
(514) 345-6411 # 3170 or (514) 512-9056
Ronald Monet, BMO Financial Group, (514) 877-1873 or (514)
594-2501
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