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MEDIA ADVISORY
FIRST MAJOR INTERVENTION BY CITIZENS' GROUPS
IN FEDERAL
ELECTION: KAIROS Among 25 National Organizations to Launch
"Our Canada Project"
(Toronto) - The Our Canada Project -- an unprecedented initiative
of major environmental, women's, labour, student, arts, and social
justice groups-- will be launched at a news conference in Toronto
on Wednesday, March 31, 2004.
The Project, which is unique in uniting 25 diverse organizations,
represents
civil society's first major intervention in the upcoming federal
election. It urges Canadians to use the ballot box to affirm Canada's
traditions of compassion, peace-keeping, and strong public programs.
Date: Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Time: 11:00am ET
Location: Nathan Phillips Square (Queen and Bay streets),
Toronto
Speakers: Father Paul Hansen, KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical
Justice Initiatives; Maude Barlow, The Council of Canadians; John
Doherty, Greenpeace Canada; representatives from the labour movement
and the arts community.
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Media Contact:
Adiat Junaid
Communications Coordinator
KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives
Telephone: (416) 463 5312
E-mail: ajunaid@kairoscanada.org
www.kairoscanada.org
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