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MEDIA ADVISORY
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For Immidiate Release |
February 20, 2007 |
(Toronto) KAIROS: Canadian Educational Justice Initiatives, a faith-based social justice organization, is touring Nova Scotia this week along with the Council of Canadians and Oxfam Canada to promote worldwide public access to safe drinking water.
Julie Graham, KAIROS’ Education and Network Coordinator,
will speak in Tatamagouche, Wolfville, Pictou, Halifax and Mahone
Bay as part of an Atlantic Canada tour organized by the Council
of Canadians to draw attention to the growing water crises in the
region.
Spokespersons for the Council, KAIROS and Oxfam Canada will speak
about increasing water contamination in the region, crumbling infrastructure,
links to global water concerns and the need for a national water
policy.
Julie Graham is working with grassroots congregations and ecumenical groups on the need to protect water, keep it public, and hold Canadian companies legally responsible when they contaminate water supplies anywhere in the world. Graham is speaking at 7PM on the following days and locations.
Wolfville, NS - February 20
Public School Library
Pictou, NS - February 21
Ward One Social and Recreation Centre, Corner of Brother and Tremont
Street
New Glasgow
Halifax, NS - February 22
5138 Spring Garden Road
Memorial Public Library
Mahone Bay, NS - February 23
Mahone Bay Centre
Susan Howatt, National Water Campaigner at the Council of Canadians Brian O’Neill, Public Engagement and Advocacy Officer for Oxfam Canada in the Maritimes are the other speakers on the tour.
Media Contact:
Adiat Junaid
Communications Coordinator
KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives
Telephone: (416) 463 5312
E-mail:
ajunaid
www.kairoscanada.org
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