May 06, 2005 - Human Rights, Multiculturalism, Social Justice Top Issues at Candidates’ Forum
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VANCOUVER - The United Chinese Community Enrichment Services Society (S.U.C.C.E.S.S.), Vancouver Multicultural Society, and Canadian Jewish Congress, Pacific Region are jointly sponsoring a forum for candidates in the provincial election.
Monday, May 9, 2005 at 7 p.m.
Norman Rothstein Theatre, 950 West 41st Ave., Vancouver, B.C.
Confirmed attendees for this forum are:
Liberal candidates - Virginia Greene (Vancouver Fairview), Carole Taylor (Vancouver Langara), Colin Hansen (Vancouver Quilchena), Patrick Wong (Vancouver Kensington) and Wally Oppal (Vancouver Fraserview)
New Democratic Party candidates - Gregor Robertson (Vancouver Fairview), Anita Romaniuk (Vancouver Langara), Jenny Kwan (Vancouver Mount Pleasant), David Chudnovsky (Vancouver Kensington) and Jarrah Hodge (Vancouver Quilchena)
Green Party candidates - Damian Kettlewell (Vancouver Point Grey), Doug Warkentin (Vancouver Langara), Raven Bowen (Vancouver Mount Pleasant), Cody Matheson (Vancouver Kensington) and Stuart Mackinnon (Vancouver Kingsway).
"This forum will provide one of the most important venues for candidates to address issues that are top concerns for multicultural communities," says Mark Weintraub, Chair of Canadian Jewish Congress, Pacific Region. Other organizers echoed these statements.
"S.U.C.C.E.S.S. is very pleased to partner with CJC and VMS in organizing the Vancouver Candidates' Forum," says Ken Kwan, Chair of S.U.C.C.E.S.S. "As a bridge between the immigrant community and the community-at-large, S.U.C.C.E.S.S. has a continuing public education program that encourages Canadians to participate in public affairs. We hope that the forum will better inform the public and encourage the voters to exercise their citizen's rights to elect people they trust in shaping the Province's future."
Godwin Eni, Chair of the Vancouver Multicultural Society, says "The pre-election public forum provides a very important opportunity to get to know our candidates and to learn about their views on social justice, racism, immigration, multiculturalism and human rights."
This forum is an open event and members of the public and media are cordially invited to attend.
The meeting will present an opportunity for the public to learn more about where the parties and candidates stand on important issues of social justice, human rights, multiculturalism, education, healthcare and a range of other provincial concerns. In addition to introductory remarks from candidates and questions from the sponsoring organizations, the meeting will include an open forum during which members of the audience can present questions to the candidates.
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Contact:
Erwin Nest
Executive Director
Canadian Jewish Congress, Pacific Region
604-257-5101 (office)
erwinn@cjc.cawww.cjc.ca
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