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  Holocaust Education Series - Press Conference

  October 20, 2009

  Montreal, October 15, 2009 - The Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre invites journalists to a Press Conference on Wednesday October 21st et 11:00 am at the Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre (5151, ch. de la Côte-Ste-Catherine). François Bugingo, spokesperson, and members of the Holocaust Education Series committee, will present the programming for 10 days of events.
  
  The Holocaust Education Series (October 21th - November 1st)
  Offering 10 days of films, conferences, and discussions, the Series focuses on issues of human rights and serves to develop understanding on how citizens can better live together in respect of diversity.
  

  • 14 workshops to provide teaching tools to educators 
  • 6 testimonies to learn from the past
  • 2 discussions to promote action and reach forward
  • 3 lectures to learn and be sensitized 
  • 4 films to discover life stories

  
  The Series reaches out to Montrealers where they are:
  

  • In bars, cafés, Cégeps, & churches : Survivor testimonies so that we can become witnesses.
  • In cinemas, schools, theatres and bookstores : life stories and stories of involvement and action.
  • In universities, Cégeps & at the museum : activities and discussions to increase awareness.

  François Bugingo is the spokesperson of the Holocaust Education Series. He believes the Series gives us the opportunity to take notice of Quebecers who are involved in defending human rights here and elsewhere . He strongly believes that the Series can inspire us to look back and reach forward.
  A journalist for Radio-Canada, François Bugingo is founder and president of Reporters without Borders Canada and Vice-president of Reporters without Borders International, an organization which defends freedom of expression and human rights.
  
  Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre
  The Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre educates people of all ages and backgrounds about the Holocaust, while sensitizing the public to the universal perils of antisemitism, racism, hate and indifference.
  
  Detailed program of the Holocaust Education Series at: www.mhmc.ca/eng
  
  

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  Press Contact: Audrey Licop, 514-345-2605 poste 3026 514-892-2605 (cell.) audrey.licop@mhmc.ca