MARCH 8, 2010

Launch of innovative publication

MONTREAL – As part of the 11th Annual Action Week Against Racism, Quebec Jewish Congress (QJC) and its partners will be releasing a compilation of 90 texts on the theme ‘Unlearn Intolerance’ from 6th and 7th grade Montreal area students of all faiths and backgrounds. In a public ceremony under the auspices of the President of the Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse, Gaétan Cousineau.

Monday March, 15, 2010

6:30 p.m.

Centre communautaire de Côte-des-Neiges

6767, Côte-des-Neiges

Montreal

The public launch of this fascinating look at intolerance through the eyes of Montreal school children from École Bois-Joli Laval, Solomon Schecter Academy and École Enfant-Soleil will provide the students with a tangible opportunity to commemorate the International Day Against Racism and send a message to their fellow Quebecers.

Other partners behind this innovative project include le Centre international de documentation et d’information haitienne, caribéene et afro-canadienne (CIDIHCA), l’Alliance israélite universelle (AIU), FAST and the Alex and Ruth Dworkin Foundation.

An advance copy of the publication is available to journalists upon request. Please contact Eta Yudin at (514) 294-6685 to request a copy.

Quebec Jewish Congress is the official voice of the Jewish Community of Quebec.

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PHOTO-OP: Gaétan Cousineau, young students receiving awards, award ceremony

For more informations:

Eta Yudin

Director of communications

Quebec Jewish Congress

eyudin@cjq-qjc.ca

Or

Jérémie Tapiero

Director of Public Affairs

Quebec Jewish Congress

jtapiero@cjq-qjc.ca