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Media
Advisory
Elizabeth and Tony Comper to Speak Out Against Antisemitism
Canadians
challenged to live by standards of equality, fairness and tolerance
VANCOUVER,
May 24, 2006 – Elizabeth and Tony Comper, founders
of FAST – Fighting Antisemitism Together – will speak at the
Annual General Meeting of the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver
on May 29th. Banding together with other influential
non-Jewish leaders in the business community, the Compers have
helped create an educational program and video that challenges
Canadians to “Choose Your Voice” and speak out against intolerance,
racism, and particularly, antisemitism.
WHEN: |
Monday
May 29, 2006, 7:30 p.m. |
WHO: |
BMO
Financial Group President and CEO Tony Comper and his wife
Elizabeth founded FAST – Fighting Antisemitism Together – a
coalition of non-Jewish Canadian community and business leaders
dedicated to speaking out against humanity’s oldest hatred |
WHAT: |
The
Annual General Meeting of the Jewish Federation of Greater
Vancouver is open to the public and admission is free.
Western
Canadian public screening of the educational video “Choose
Your Voice”
Elizabeth
and Tony Comper are challenging all Canadians to live by
the standards of equality, fairness, and tolerance that
are at the heart of Canadian values. They will be available
for interviews after the presentation.
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WHERE: |
The
Jewish Community Centre, 950
West 41st Avenue |
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30 -
Contacts:
Mark
Gurvis, Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver 604-257-5100
Email: jfed@jfgv.com
Laurie
Grant, BMO Financial Group, 604-665-7596
Email: laurie.grant@bmo.com
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